Villainous Competition XV: The Horsemen Are Drawing Nearer

[daremetoidareyo]

Fire, Booo

Ooze monster!

[Venger]

Fire, Booo

Ooze monster!

I would be down for an ooze monster themed round. I've got a stub or two ready to go for that.

"villainous competition XVI: you ooze, you lose"

[GrayDeath]

Hmmm....how about "unlikely Class/Concept Combiantions 1: The Evil is in the Style"?

[ben-zayb]

Wow, another handful of entries right there! Props to the chefs and to the heroic ones who'll step up to judge.

I'm digging the Fire-themed concept, but I'd also suggest an "artificial creations" / "freaks of nature" round for a broader theme.

[Jormengand]

villainous competition x had 12 submissions, actually. Although a full quarter of those were from jormengand.

NO REGRETS! :p

[Telonius]

I'm finding it very amusing that the ad up top right now is for "Not a Villain" webcomic.

[Ywvbevlin]

oh no I still missed it crap it totally forgot

[Venger]

oh no I still missed it crap it totally forgot

there's always next time.

[daremetoidareyo]

The builds that I didn't finish were based upon the four elements:

Air: pestilence
Fire: famine
Water: war
Earth: death

I was going to use those chariot feats from sword and fist along with two trained zezirs for fire.

Here's my stub for war:

Level Class Feats 1 Cloistered Cleric water devotion, Mounted Combat, Saddleback 2 Bear Totem Barbarian Improved grab 3 Fighter 1 Mounted Fury, rideby attack 4 Fighter 2 Tremendous charge 5 Ranger 1 Track 6 Cloistered Cleric planar touchstone: Heart of the Sea 7 windrider 1 8 windrider 2 9 windrider 3 stalwart planar ally, IUS 10 windrider 4 11 windrider 5 12 blackblood cultist 1 snow tiger berserker 13 blackblood cultist 2 14 blackblood cultist 3 15 wind rider 6 spirited charge 16 wind rider 7 17 wind rider 8 extra rage 18 wind rider 9 19 wind rider 10

Mounted fury allows this guy to share the effects of his rage with his water devotion water elemental, which is empowered by planar touchstone + Stalwart planar ally. Black blood hunter gives the elemental bite and claw attacks, and snow tiger gives pounce. The only shaky part of this is allowing the same elemental to be summoned everytime to boost the HD via windrider.

The mount.

HD Rider HD Elemental feats BAB ability scores Bonuses AC attacks 1-5 Small: 2 1 Str 14, Dex 10, Con 13, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11 17 (+1 size, +6 natural) slam 6 Medium:4 Martial weapon proficiency, PBS 3 Str 16, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11 19 (+1 Dex, +8 natural) 7 Medium:6 power attack 4 Str 18, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11 23 (+1 Dex, +12 natural) 8 Medium:8 6 Str 18, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11 25 (+1 Dex, +14 natural) 10 Medium:8 6 Str 18, Dex 12, Con 17, Int 4, Wis 11, Cha 11 25 (+1 Dex, +14 natural) 11 Large:12 bloodspiked charger (12 HD), improved bullrush 7 Str 20, Dex 14, Con 19, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11 bonus +4 to its Armor Class and on saving throws for the duration 26 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +15 natural) 13 Large:12 7 Str 20, Dex 14, Con 19, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11 bonus +4 to its Armor Class and on saving throws for the duration 26 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +15 natural) Slam, gain two claw attacks at your highest base attack bonus. Each claw deals 1d6 points of damage plus your Strength modifier. You can use a one-handed weapon and a claw, but when doing so the claw counts as a secondary weapon (adding only half your Strength bonus to damage, and with a -5 modifier on the attack roll). 14 Large:12 7 Str 20, Dex 14, Con 19, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11 bonus +4 to its Armor Class and on saving throws for the duration 26 (-1 size, +2 Dex, +15 natural) slam, bite is your secondary weapon. The bite deals 1d4 points of damage plus half your Strength modifier. You can use a two-handed weapon with your bite as a secondary attack, or you can use a one-handed weapon with your claw and bite as secondary attacks. 16 Huge:22 penetrating shot (15)Cometary collision (18) snatch 21 17 Str 28, Dex 18, Con 21, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11 bonus +4 to its Armor Class and on saving throws for the duration 29 (-2 size, +4 Dex, +17 natural) 19 Huge: 24 19 Str 28, Dex 18, Con 21, Int 6, Wis 11, Cha 11 bonus +4 to its Armor Class and on saving throws for the duration 31 (-2 size, +4 Dex, +19 natural)

Name the Elemental "Weapon." Equip the water elemental with Called (+2000gp Magic Item Compendium p. 9) skillfull (+2 enhancement CA p.144) spiked armor, and a Called adamantine skillful adaptive (TOB) spiked Shield. The text for cometary collision says that you become a projectile, which is awesome because penetrating shot requires a projectile weapon. With snatch, the beast just collects a series of opponents in a 60' line into a giant grapple session.

[White Blade]

I think Ooze type would be really hard, though I'm down to try for fire. I also think that some Fairy Tale theme would be pretty cool.

[Venger]

I think Ooze type would be really hard, though I'm down to try for fire. I also think that some Fairy Tale theme would be pretty cool.

Well, it wouldn't have to be an ooze type necessarily, just oozy somehow. I'm sure there would be loose reqs with multiple options like with horsemen to maximize variety.

Oo, fairy tale theme would be super cool. I'm assuming we'd need to be the "bad guy" but beyond that it could be nebulous (e.g. giant from jack and the beanstalk, witch from hansel and gretel, etc)

[The Viscount]

We've done wicked witch, but we might do some fun stuff with the Mad King/Queen.

[GnomishPride]

The next competition should be entitled "Ooze"

Another idea is to use horror tropes: invasion of the body snatcher (must kill and replace people), critter from the black lagoon (must have swim speed, monstrous humanoid), Frankenstein (must be a created lifeform hellbent on destroying creator)

Alternative ideas:

-Optimize like a pirate day: all builds must be piratey. (perhaps best reserved for September, though)
-Not Meant To Be: all builds must be related to aberrations or the far realm in some way.
-Fright Night: all builds must have a fear theme. (maybe a halloween challenge?)
-Down there: villains must be evil outsiders.

Some stuff that I'd like to see...

1. Villains with particularly voracious evil appetites.
2. "Terror of the Deep" for aquatic villains.
3. Villains who are especially dangerous on their own home turf.

I'd be interested in the Ooze and Evil Outsider rounds as well.

Lovecraftain horror is most definitely a round I would do my best to enter!

Other suggestions above are all good too.

My own suggestion:

- Elemental Themed villain (either a specific element, or elements in general)

fire themed/air themed

Tiny horrors

But ooze is still my favorite

Ideas from Villainous Competition XIII; reposting for consideration.

[Troacctid]

It is getting to be Halloween. It would be a good time for a Halloween-themed contest.

How about Frankenstein? It's a classic public domain movie monster. We've done necromancers, but I don't think we've really hit the "IT'S ALIVE!" trope yet.

[GnomishPride]

Current Idea List:
Fire ("Some Entities Just Want to See the World Burn")
Ooze ("You Ooze, You Lose")
Artificial Creations
Freaks of Nature
Fairy Tales
Halloween [Frankenstein? "It Lives!" Horror Tropes?]
Pirates
Fear [potentially Halloween]
Evil Outsiders
Evil Appetites
Aquatic
Home Ground Advantage
Tiny Horrors
(compiled from VC XIII and VC XV with the aim of getting a feel for what the community wants and perhaps sparking some cool new ideas. By no means a finalized list)

[Troacctid]

Also from Villainous Competition II:

The Technomancer: A villain who uses machines and gadgets to carry out his evil schemes.
The Nightmare Lord: A villain who specializes in psychological warfare, using your own worst fears against you.
The Identity Thief: A villain who wears your face while he's committing his evil deeds.
The Necromancer: A villain who commands legions of undead servants.
The Pyromaniac: A villain who just wants to watch the world burn. Literally.
The Shadow Master: A villain themed around darkness and shadows.
The Hivelord: A villain with an insect or swarm theme.
The Elemental Master: Earth. Fire. Air. Water. Only this villain can master all four elements and bring balance...uh, I mean, destroy the world.

I think so far we've only done one or two of these.

[danielxcutter]

Also from Villainous Competition II:

I think so far we've only done one or two of these.

We've done Technomancer and Necromancer, so that makes two of them. Although the tech one had only one entry, which resulted in the last VC resigning.

Personally, I think Pyromancer is cool, as would be the Elements theme. In fact, maybe we could do the next one like this one and have people make entries for either a single element or all four.

[Venger]

We've done Technomancer and Necromancer, so that makes two of them. Although the tech one had only one entry, which resulted in the last VC resigning.

Personally, I think Pyromancer is cool, as would be the Elements theme. In fact, maybe we could do the next one like this one and have people make entries for either a single element or all four.

That's a good idea, pick one of the elements for an "elemental" round. I think that contributed to the high turnout this round. a prixe fixe of four concepts isn't a bad idea for some of these since so many go together. for example:

frankenstein, creature from the black lagoon, body snatcher, or ooze for a halloween theme: classic non-scary movie monsters. though any of those would be just as good individually.

[Troacctid]

I think the more iconic horror movie monsters are Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, Mummy, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

[danielxcutter]

I think the more iconic horror movie monsters are Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, Mummy, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

Funny, every time I see that last one I keep thinking of the Teacher from the Black Lagoon series.

[Inevitability]

Ooze would be interesting: I'd be willing to try that. Same for pyromaniac.

Horror movie monsters I like less. They're so iconic that many can be found within the game in some form already, and because the total number of possible builds is far less people are going to have similar entries. Besides, the Halloween date doesn't make too much sense: with judging and the subsequent delays it may very well be November before we even get started.

[remetagross]

Halloween theme seems very funny. For a more relaxed Villain, why not "Second-hand Halloween movie monster", with the most clichéd and well-known creatures ? :)

[Strigon]

I really want to do a pop culture one, if only because I've been keeping a build under my hat for months

Your time will come. Oh, yes, it will come...

[Venger]

I think the more iconic horror movie monsters are Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, Mummy, and Creature from the Black Lagoon.

sure. I was just pulling from the list of things people already asked for.

[Tiri]

Before you begin reading; this is just the base build, detailing base monsters and level progression.
I plan on sending in a snapshot of CR 11 (IE, 7th druid level, when Natural Spell is taken and the first power spike occurs) and CR 20 (IE: 9th level of Verminlord, when the vermin companion caps out.) as well as details on backstory, fluff, and descriptions of both the villain and it's various mounts as it levels, later. (Probably tomorrow before I go to work.) I just wanted to get this out ASAP so you know that I'm making progress on this. (And also because I was running out of room for text)

To summarize the build, though: Plague of locusts+ combined with walking drought.

I was just reading the Dessicator entry, and it occurs to me that maybe this part was supposed to be edited out before posting.

[One Step Two]

Hey guys, I'm 7/11 of the judging process done. My weekend was filled with unexpected guests, so I may be a little delayed in getting the post up.

[Thurbane]

Hey guys, I'm 7/11 of the judging process done. My weekend was filled with unexpected guests, so I may be a little delayed in getting the post up.

All good

...once judging is up, I'll hold the comp open for a couple days for disputes, then hopefully I can get the next comp posted before I go on break.

Still tossing up between Fire, Ooze, and the other suggestions. Not sure exactly what the reqs would be for an ooze round other than "be of the Ooze type".

[daremetoidareyo]

All good

...once judging is up, I'll hold the comp open for a couple days for disputes, then hopefully I can get the next comp posted before I go on break.

Still tossing up between Fire, Ooze, and the other suggestions. Not sure exactly what the reqs would be for an ooze round other than "be of the Ooze type".

Depends if you are going for scariest ooze type monster or an ooze manipulating creature. Maybe must be comfortable around oozes and capable of specializing in at least one ooze related ability if not an ooze type. That way you include ooze riders, ooze masters, ooze summoners, ooze shapers, and ooze fanatics as well as oozes themselves.

[Jormengand]

I'd personally like to vote against any of the "You can't be a humanoid" rounds because they mean I have to deal with annoying monster rules which I'd rather not. Ooze is especially bad because I don't want to be a mindless blob of jelly.

[daremetoidareyo]

I'd personally like to vote against any of the "You can't be a humanoid" rounds because they mean I have to deal with annoying monster rules which I'd rather not. Ooze is especially bad because I don't want to be a mindless blob of jelly.

Let's be real though, you would design one heck of a mindless blob of jelly.:)