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Mr. Friendly
2008-03-18, 10:53 AM
This is a pseudo-gamey-character creation challenge;

Name a song, then post a build based around that song.

quick example:


Song: "Sunshine on my Shoulders" - John Denver
Build: 10 Cleric/ 10 Radiant Servant of Pelor

Obviously, be as elaborate or creative as you want.

Winners will recieve a super secret and totally awesome prize.*

*disclaimer, super secret awesome prize may in fact be nothing.

EvilElitest
2008-03-18, 11:19 AM
Cool idea

Mozart's Requiem, last measure

Level 10 bard, level 10 priest, human

can we submit other ideas? Also does the build have to be good or just interesting

Favored Soul 10, Monk 3
Lenard Cohen's Hallelujah

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SamTheCleric
2008-03-18, 11:22 AM
"Master of Puppets" - Metallica

Beguiler 10/Mindbender 5/Evangelist 5

valadil
2008-03-18, 12:11 PM
I actually did play a character based on a song. Pink Floyd's The Gnome inspired me to play Grimble Gromble, Gnome Illusionist extraordinairre.

an kobold
2008-03-18, 12:17 PM
The Doors-The End

Druid 10/Walker of the Waste 10

Also, I laughed heartily at the image of Grimbil Gromble and where he came from, validil.

Solo
2008-03-18, 12:18 PM
Metal Slug Theme Song:

Barbarian18/Fighter2

SamTheCleric
2008-03-18, 12:21 PM
Lynard Skynard - Simple Man

Commoner 1

:smallbiggrin:

Enzario
2008-03-18, 12:28 PM
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells

Rogue 20:smallamused:

Indon
2008-03-18, 01:37 PM
Styx - Mr. Roboto

I give you, Kilroy. Kilroy. Kilroy.
Kilroy - Human
Chaotic Good Bard X/Sorceror 8
Favorite Spell - Polymorph (Warforged)

Squash Monster
2008-03-18, 01:40 PM
Johnny Cash - Ring of Fire
Swordsage 20 - specializing in Desert Wind with emphasis on a certain 6th level maneuver.

The Gilded Duke
2008-03-18, 01:58 PM
I'm going to assume we can use other d20 systems for this as well.

Imperial March

Human Noble 6 / Jedi 1/ Sith apprentice 8/ Sith Lord 5

Tsotha-lanti
2008-03-18, 02:05 PM
Basil Poledouris - The Anvil of Crom.

Male human Barbarian 15/Rogue 3/Fighter 2

(Alternatively in Conan d20: Male Cimmerian Barbarian 15/Soldier 2/Thief 1/Pirate 2)

an kobold
2008-03-18, 02:07 PM
Styx - Mr. Roboto

I give you, Kilroy. Kilroy. Kilroy.


I'm wondering who he is.
Secret secret, he's got a secret.

That was beautiful. I seriously cannot stop laughing.

Okay, um. . .

Well. We all know The Final Countdown. However, any character I'm going to make with it is going to be tainted by Arrested Development. Help, please.

BRC
2008-03-18, 02:12 PM
Cult of Personality
Any characte wtih really high Cha and Leadership

Ascension
2008-03-18, 10:05 PM
When somebody mentioned "The Final Countdown" it reminded me of JAM Project's "The Gate of Hell (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0q0jgScOD4)."

Now I'm trying to figure out how to build Mazinkaiser. I think a level twenty warforged favored soul (deity: Go Nagai) with eyes of destruction, distant slam, and massive frame (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74886) would suit it pretty well.

kirbsys
2008-03-18, 10:18 PM
God's Gonna Cut You Down- Johnny Cash
Paladin-20

Farmer42
2008-03-18, 10:26 PM
The Proclaimers - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)
Ranger 10/Horizon Walker 10

SadisticFishing
2008-03-18, 10:38 PM
Oh I've just decided to do this for my campaign. Make baddies based on cool songs.

Chainheart Machine - Soilwork
Fighter 8/Crusader 1, dual wielding Kasari-Gamas

Follow the Reaper - Children of Bodom
Crusader of Nerull 13, Raptoran with a cloak and scythe. Woopie.

Hilf Mir - Rammstein
Outsider 9. Actually, I designed an encounter with a flaming corpse.

Superbeast - Rob Zombie
Goliath Fighter 10. Dungeon Crasher, fought in his den, which is a maze with a whole bunch of traps around.

Iron Man - Ozzy Osbourne (Black Sabbath? I have no idea)
Half-Golem Goliath Fighter 4 in Mechanus Gear

Xefas
2008-03-18, 10:48 PM
Beast and the Harlot - Avenged Sevenfold

Kobold Cleric 15 with the Trickery Domain

Casts Polymorph Any Object as a domain spell to permanently turn into a Seven-Headed Pyrohydra. Take Leadership and add appropriate cohort.

Ponce
2008-03-18, 10:57 PM
Neil Young - Helpless
Monk.



...*coughs*

Sorry. Here's a better one.

The Who - Pinball Wizard
Psion 5, Powers: Animal Affinity, Touchsight

DrowVampyre
2008-03-18, 11:27 PM
Symphony X - Set the World on Fire

Any winged race (raptoran, avariel, etc.) Dragonfire Adept (with lots of metabreath feats) or Focused Specialist Evoker/appropriate fire-themed PrC or Druid focused on fire spells

an kobold
2008-03-18, 11:43 PM
Stubb (a dub)-Mr. Bungle

Any familiar or animal companion.

Collin152
2008-03-18, 11:52 PM
A British Tar (Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore)
Schroedinger's Wizard
Spells: Fly, Freedom of Movement, resist energy, bull's strength, shout, gust of wind, eagle's splendor, vengeful gaze of the gods, etc.

Bleen
2008-03-18, 11:54 PM
Yackety Sax -
Human Commoner 1 with a lot of pets

hylian chozo
2008-03-18, 11:58 PM
REM- It's the end of the world as we know it.

Kobold Divine Minion 1/Wizard 1/Master of Many Forms 3.

AKA_Bait
2008-03-19, 08:48 AM
Zombie Jamboree- Harry Belafonte

Necropolitan Dread Necomancer 12 / Bard 5

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Appalachian Spring- Aaron Copeland

Marshall 20

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Time is On My Side- The Rolling Stones

Lich Wizard 15 (Spell Focus: Necromancy) making much use of Magic Jar.

SilentNight
2008-03-19, 09:01 AM
I actually did base this concept on this song.
Charles Mingus- Haitian Fight Song

Bard10/Dirgesinger5 Plays opening bass solo to animate corpse and keeps playing while munchkinized corpse owns.

Cleric of Nerull 20. Blue Oyster Cult-don't fear the reaper.

Anything you can do I can do better. Rog5/Chameleon10, powergamed like hell.

Indon
2008-03-19, 09:27 AM
Blue Oyster Cult - Astronomy. This is more of an NPC, but oh well.

Desdenova -
Solar Angel Wizard 25//Druid 25
Lawful Neutral

Animal Companion/Familiar (Houserule an epic feat for it if neccessary)

Canis
Blink Dog HD-18
AC-46 Str-20 Dex-24 Int-18

Swooper
2008-03-19, 09:42 AM
Live to Tell the Tale, by Nightwish:
Monk 20 :smallamused:

The Hunter, by Iced Earth:
Aasimar Ranger/Crusader, with 'infidels' as favoured enemies :smalltongue:

Time Stands Still, by Blind Guardian:
Anyone who can cast Timestop.

Soul Man, by The Blues Brothers:
Human Incarnate?

Jotun, by In Flames:
Half-Ogre Barbarian with the Jotunbrud feat.

The Inquisitor, by Kamelot:
There's a PrC called Church Inquisitor somewhere, right? Help me out here...

Serpentine
2008-03-19, 09:48 AM
'Bin Caught Stealin' by... I forget who, is the themesong for Goff's Rogue/Thief Acrobat (total 12), Nuturion.

Azerian Kelimon
2008-03-19, 09:52 AM
Please. No love for the classics?

Dazed and confused:

Barb 10/Frenzied berserker 10. Has just managed to recover from the frenzy.

Freebird, Stairway to Heaven:

Wizard 10/Incantatrix 10//Druid 10/Planar Shepherd 10

Sweet child o' mine:

Any male char with leadership, a female cohort, and an amazing skill at roleplaying.

Knockin' on Heaven's door, Guns version:

Homebrewed Thaumaturgist that doesn't suck and is NG.

Cowboys from hell:

Cambion warblades, level 20

Bohemian Rhapsody:

Human Commoner 1, with such a good backstory the DM transforms him into an epic wizard.

Paradise City:

Wizard, level 21. 'Nuff said.

Collin152
2008-03-19, 04:19 PM
Please. No love for the classics?

Dazed and confused:

Barb 10/Frenzied berserker 10. Has just managed to recover from the frenzy.

Freebird, Stairway to Heaven:

Wizard 10/Incantatrix 10//Druid 10/Planar Shepherd 10

Sweet child o' mine:

Any male char with leadership, a female cohort, and an amazing skill at roleplaying.

Knockin' on Heaven's door, Guns version:

Homebrewed Thaumaturgist that doesn't suck and is NG.

Cowboys from hell:

Cambion warblades, level 20

Bohemian Rhapsody:

Human Commoner 1, with such a good backstory the DM transforms him into an epic wizard.

Paradise City:

Wizard, level 21. 'Nuff said.

Classics?
Please.
Come back with soemthing from at least the Nineteenth century, then we'll call it classic.

Azerian Kelimon
2008-03-19, 04:28 PM
The pastoral can be done with a level 23 commoner who maxed Animal empathy.

Awetugiw
2008-03-19, 07:12 PM
Wilhelm Richard Wagner - Die Walküre

Anything that flies and rains down death. That movie really stole the music.

Indon
2008-03-19, 07:15 PM
Classics?
Please.
Come back with soemthing from at least the Nineteenth century, then we'll call it classic.

Okay.

Whiskey in the Jar - Swashbuckler X (in an Iron Kingdoms setting).

Over the Hills and Far Away - Commoner 1 (maybe becoming Warrior 1 later) and Aristocrat X.

Awetugiw
2008-03-19, 07:24 PM
Wilhelm Richard Wagner - Walkürenritt

Anything that flies and rains down death. That movie really stole the music.

geez3r
2008-03-19, 08:47 PM
Dope - Die MF Die
Frenzied Berserker

Jordan - Buckethead
Warforged

Slipknot - Wait and Bleed
Dwaven Defender

Vivaldi - "Spring" From "The Four Seasons"
Druid specializing in lightning and weather based effects

SilentNight
2008-03-20, 08:54 AM
Nineteenth century, hmmmmm...

The 1812 Overture-(Name escapes me)

Pyro sorcerer capable of casting multiple delayed blast fireballs.


Bastille Day by Rush

CG badass rebel Rog11/ftr4

Glawackus
2008-03-20, 09:11 AM
The Phantom of the Opera--Andrew Lloyd Webber

Not quite sure just yet. Rogue/bard with a prestige class or two, methinks. I'll tinker with this once I'm home. :smallwink:

an kobold
2008-03-20, 09:20 AM
The Phantom of the Opera--Andrew Lloyd Webber

Not quite sure just yet. Rogue/bard with a prestige class or two, methinks. I'll tinker with this once I'm home. :smallwink:

Oh great, you brought up A. L. W. Now I'm going to have to dig up my "Jesus Christ, Superstar" soundtrack.

Hosanna: Andrew Lloyd Webber

NG Human
Favored Soul 20/Cleric 20/Risen Martyr 10

leperkhaun
2008-03-20, 09:23 AM
The Joker by steve miller band

Build: Bard 20

Swooper
2008-03-20, 09:57 AM
Nineteenth century, hmmmmm...

The 1812 Overture-(Name escapes me)
Tchaikovsky. :smallwink:


Where is My Mind, by Pixies:
Any psionic character, really... I'm thinking a clueless psion with a low Wisdom score :smallsmile:

SamTheCleric
2008-03-20, 10:07 AM
Into the Night - Santana w/ Chad Kroeger

Bard 5/Cloaked Dancer 5

... And Justice for All - Metallica

Paladin of St Cuthbert 20

Call Me When You're Sober - Evanesence

Monk 5/Drunken Master 10

Azerian Kelimon
2008-03-20, 10:09 AM
Fleetwood Mac's/Santana's

Black Magic Woman: Necromancy and Enchantment specialist Female Wizard 20.

AC/DC's

Night Prowler: Shadow Dancer 10/Anything else.

JBento
2008-03-20, 10:57 AM
REM's "Everybody Hurts":

Psion, with a Permanencied, Enlarged Affinity Field, and Quickened Empathic Transfers

Robbie Williams (oh yes, it's all gone down the crapper now) "I don't wanna dance DJ (but you're making me feel so good)"

Bard/The Gish class from PHB2 (mind blocked right now). Whip, Greater Arcane Channeling, Otto's Irresistible Dance :smallbiggrin:
Then cast Dancing Lights to make a discoball overhead :smallbiggrin:

hippie_dwarf
2008-03-20, 11:21 AM
I did play a song inspired character once.

Runs to my Memory - Amon Amarth

Straight barbarian. I couldn't think of anything more "vikingy"