Phhase
2019-04-18, 01:15 AM
So, in an odd coincidence, I was thinking about how to use an Immovable Rod offensively (Barring stuffing it down something's throat) when the word "hangman" floated into my head, along with a drop of western flavor. Against the odds, the two bumped and shed a little spark.
Thus went my idea (Mostly 5e here):
Race: Human Revenant (For extra spooky Weird West flavor)
Class: Rouge/Wizard....? I'm not really sure.
This character's main weapon is a length of rope with an Immovable Rod on one end, and a noose on the other. He attacks by lassoing the target's neck, activating the Rod to fix it in place, then using a spell to blast the target backward until they meet rope's end. You could use the Spellblade (https://dnd-5e-homebrew.tumblr.com/post/141718534123/spellblade-class-by-ricodyn) to achieve this with the Spellweaving class feature (Thunderwave), or you could use an animated rope and some other spell as a wizard (suggestions appreciated). Thing is, I'm not even sure what kind of damage that sort of neck-breaking attempt would do. Any ideas?
Alternatively/supplementally, this character could also use various means to gain a ludicrous jump height and a high acrobatics skill, jump upwards very high, and set an Immovable Rod underneath themselves as a platform. They could then jump from Rod to Rod, creating a makeshift jungle gym in midair, tie animated ropes to the rods, and send them down to hoist up enemies and suffocate them (for which there are rules). This method has the thematic bonus of leaving spooky disembodied gallows in the wake of the character.
All that aside, this character obviously has an oversize preacher hat with a ludicrous brim that casts his face in shadow.
Thus went my idea (Mostly 5e here):
Race: Human Revenant (For extra spooky Weird West flavor)
Class: Rouge/Wizard....? I'm not really sure.
This character's main weapon is a length of rope with an Immovable Rod on one end, and a noose on the other. He attacks by lassoing the target's neck, activating the Rod to fix it in place, then using a spell to blast the target backward until they meet rope's end. You could use the Spellblade (https://dnd-5e-homebrew.tumblr.com/post/141718534123/spellblade-class-by-ricodyn) to achieve this with the Spellweaving class feature (Thunderwave), or you could use an animated rope and some other spell as a wizard (suggestions appreciated). Thing is, I'm not even sure what kind of damage that sort of neck-breaking attempt would do. Any ideas?
Alternatively/supplementally, this character could also use various means to gain a ludicrous jump height and a high acrobatics skill, jump upwards very high, and set an Immovable Rod underneath themselves as a platform. They could then jump from Rod to Rod, creating a makeshift jungle gym in midair, tie animated ropes to the rods, and send them down to hoist up enemies and suffocate them (for which there are rules). This method has the thematic bonus of leaving spooky disembodied gallows in the wake of the character.
All that aside, this character obviously has an oversize preacher hat with a ludicrous brim that casts his face in shadow.