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2012-01-11, 05:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
No synergy, no easy exploits, no casting/manifesting/maneuvers/soulmelds/binding/mystery progression, NOTHING.
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2012-01-11, 05:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Well, my idea didn't really pan out, so I'm still clueless. After the Big Reveal, I'll mention what I tried to do, and where I failed.
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2012-01-11, 07:39 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-11, 09:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
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Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live. - Samuel Clemens
Oh, and DFTBA.
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2012-01-11, 09:20 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
I might have figured out a way to use this beast. I'll know soon. If not, then I might just sit back and watch instead of judging (Since we seem to have a lot now).
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2012-01-11, 10:09 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-11, 11:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
ugh I am really feeling the clock on this second entry. Good news is I made it work well enough to justify entering it and it is a pretty cool looking character. Bad News is the clock is ticking and of course it couldn't be a simple character so there is still butt loads of stuff to fill out. I wish I knew this computer voodoo that filled out your charts for you
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2012-01-12, 12:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Who do?
You just need to make a field entry like:PHP Code:=AD28&"|"&AE3&" "&AG3&"|+"&AU3&"|[center]+"&AY3&"[/center]|[center]+"&AZ3&"[/center]|[center]+"&BA3&"[/center]|"&BH3&"|"&BC3&"|"&BD3
Those numbers, in order, refer to fields in the spreadsheet referencing to following: Level, Class, Base Attack Bonus, Fort Save, Ref Save, Will Save, Skills, Feats, Class Features.
I made a chart with each level entry going across then used 20 lines like this underneath to concatenate the information into a single line with the appropriate BBCode to format it, then copy/pasted it here.Last edited by Jeriah; 2012-01-12 at 12:23 AM.
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2012-01-12, 12:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-01-12, 01:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Do a google search for spreadsheet tutorials then. This isn't really the place to be teaching you, and I'm not a good teacher...
Last edited by Jeriah; 2012-01-12 at 01:24 AM.
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2012-01-12, 07:04 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
The thing I love about Excel is when people much more versed than myself can point out simple, elegant solutions to replace my awful guerilla tactics. This whole time, I've been typing up the table in Excel with semicolons wherever I intend to have final commas. Then, I save it as a comma delimited file and open in Word. Two quick "find & replace"s change my commas to |s and my semicolons to commas.
But concatenating is just so much simpler. Bless you, Jeriah.
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2012-01-12, 06:16 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
YES!
Just finished the second entry, and not a moment too soon. I have something to do tonight and would not have had time to work on it tomorrow before the deadline.
It was a bastard of a challenge for sure but I have to say now that it was over I had a lot of fun. I really can't believe I squeezed 2 pretty cool builds out of such a horribly designed PrC.
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2012-01-13, 02:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Little under a day left, yes?
Seems like people really had some trouble with this one, heh.Awesome fremetar by wxdruid.
From the discomfort of truth there is only one refuge and that is ignorance. I do not need to be comfortable, and I will not take refuge. I demand to *know*.
So I guess I have an internets? | And a trophy. | And a music cookie (whatever that is).
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2012-01-13, 11:27 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
7 and a half hours til the deadline, I wonder if we will get any last minute entries?
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2012-01-13, 11:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
I've been back and forth over mine so many times and finally decided not to submit...It works totally in spite of Cyro instead of with it, and I'm so busy with a recruit thread in pbp forum that I can't get my head round what I need to change to make it happen.
And I used to love Frostburn too.....Avatar(that seems to have disappeared) by Darwin
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2012-01-13, 01:54 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
I think I'm in the same boat as FyreByrd. My build works in spite of Cryo and does nothing particularly great with it. It could be a good deal stronger without it too. I probably will not submit.
Damn you and your evil prestige-class-pickery, Amphetryon! That's two contests in a row that have stumped me until the last few days, leaving no time to finish an entry!
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2012-01-13, 01:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Well, I'm glad I submitted mine a few days ago.
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2012-01-13, 06:59 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Deadline in 2 minutes!!
I wonder how long it will be until the BIG REVEAL!
(excited)
I wonder how many entries there ended up being. I know there were at least 3 but I am hoping for more. I don't like the idea of automatically placing simply due to lack of contestants.
*Edit: Apparently, it took 2 minutes to type this message... deadline is now.Last edited by Gotterdammerung; 2012-01-13 at 06:59 PM.
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2012-01-13, 07:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Now it's time for the reveal! Please refrain from posting in the thread until after I give the all-clear. Thanks.
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2012-01-13, 07:25 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
The old man down the road. . . .
Originally Posted by Old Man Winter
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2012-01-13, 07:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Got the calypso beat down cold. . . .
Originally Posted by Calipso
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2012-01-13, 07:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Ice like a mirror. . . .
Originally Posted by The Antipode
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2012-01-13, 07:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Chilled alphabet soup, anyone?
Originally Posted by SGACSPD
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2012-01-13, 07:35 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Bjorn, free(ze)
Originally Posted by Bjorn Doragoniru
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2012-01-13, 07:36 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
That's the last of them, folks. On your mark, get set, JUDGE!
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2012-01-13, 07:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
- Old Man Winter - Human (Illuskan) Wilder 10/Cryokineticist 10
- Calipso the Icicle - Pixie Wilder 6/Cryokineticist 10
- The Antipode - Feytouched Paladin (Harmonious Knight) 3/Ardent 2/Cryokineticist 9/Pyrokineticist 6
- SGACSPD - Dragonborn Human Fighter (Dungeoncrasher) 6/Ardent 4/Cyrokineticist 10
- Bjorn Doragoniru - Human Ardent 3/Icarnate 3/Soul Manifester 9/Cyrokineticist 5
...took me a while to figure out SGACSPD's race!Last edited by Thurbane; 2012-01-14 at 12:20 AM.
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2012-01-13, 08:00 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
I wish I would have been able to complete my entry before the deadline. I'll finish it up and post it anyway, but it's disappointing that I'll be out of the running.
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2012-01-13, 08:29 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
Old Man Winter:
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Originality: You went with human (-.25), but at least it was a variant human who fit the SI quite well (+.25). You also ended up going with perhaps the most commonly seen “ice/snow” themed winter character in Old Man Winter (-.5), you also use Jotunbrud (-.5) which was used by other competitors. Wilder was also an expected entry (-.5). 1.5
Power: You chose powers that complimented your chosen combat style (+.5), and you have a huge grapple modifier (+.5). Other than that however, you can’t really do much (-.5). 3.5
Elegance: You have a long, and well written backstory that addresses your character’s choices (+.5), you lay out everything clearly, including ideal strategies, tips, tricks, and site your sources (+.5). You also address the question of “Why?” honestly and include a section on troubleshooting (+.5). 4.5
Use of Secret Ingredient: And here is where it looks like most people won’t do that well. I’m going to be a bit lenient on this one, but in the case of a grappler in particular, you might have been much better off with any (or even no) other class (-.5). That said, you use the fluff well, and I wasn’t expecting wonders with this SI (+.5). 3.0
Total: 12.5
Calipso the Icicle:
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Originality: I was definitely not expecting a Pixie (+.5). Wilder however, was very much expected (-.5). What I was absolutely not expecting was a ranged combatant (+1.0). 4.0
Power: In perhaps one of the most unusual turn of events I’ve seen, using LA doesn’t actually hurt you very much here. Arguably, it is in fact better than your PrC. Small size and flight are always great, especially for a ranged combatant (+.5). As with Old Man Winter, you chose powers that compliment your style as well (+.5). Better than I was expecting for this PrC. 4.0
Elegance: While your build itself is pretty clean, you don’t have much in the way of backstory (-.25) and didn’t proofread everything (-.25). Other than that, standard fare. 2.5
Use of Secret Ingredient: Very little of your overall power comes from Cryokineticist other than Bone Chill, which doesn’t come online until level 20 (-1.0). Moreover, given your CG alignment, you don't technically qualify for the class, as it requires "Any Lawful" (-.5). Note this is not a full-point deduction as alignment issues with this sort of PrC (as opposed to Ur-Priest, where it is obvious) are debatable. On the whole, this build works despite rather than because of Cryokineticist. 1.5
Total: 12.0
The Antipode:
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Originality: Like Old Man Winter, I was expecting someone to try the “Fire and Ice” route (-.5). I recommend the Robert Frost poem of the same name incidentally. That said, you went Paladin, which I was not at all expecting (+1.0), but then Ardent, which I was (-.5). I did very much like the Water Whip though, and I hadn’t seen it before (+.25). 3.25
Power: Imperious Command and Never Outnumbered will help the character out, and factoring in your Water Whip and Devotion feats, this character won’t be too bad (+.5). On the whole, this character is decidedly “meh” on the power scale. 3.5
Elegance: Like Calipso, you went a bit a light on backstory (-.25) and didn’t use all 10 levels (-.25). Your build is simple and you explain it well. I would have liked more, but it was good (+.5). The also showed dedication to the theme with Fire Devotion and Water Devotion (+.25). 3.25
Use of Secret Ingredient: Your build is more or less built around the idea of Fire and Ice, so you use the Cryokineticist relatively well despite it’s flaws, of which there are many (+.5). The end result is a balanced, thematic character. Well done. 3.5
Total: 13.5
The Smashing Good Architect of the Curb-Stomping Platinum Dragon:
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Originality: You also went human (-.25), but unfortunately also forgot that to take Jotenbrud you need to be from Damara or Illusk, which is not addressed anywhere either in backstory or in build (-.5). That said, I was not expecting someone using Wall of Ice to help with Bull Rushes. Unfortunately, that was also the shtick of Old Lob (using Wall of Stone) in the Stonelord IC (-1.0). You also went Ardent (-.5). .75
Power: Despite the Originality problems, your character does more or less what it is meant to do: Bull Rush and hurt things (+.5). This is also probably the most damaging of the builds presented (+1.0). However, your character is not great outside his one shtick (-.5). 4.0
Elegance: You have the least background of any build presented (-.5). You do a fairly good job of explaining things (+.25), but that said, you don’t really cover much, presenting only 3 levels (-.5). 2.25
Use of Secret Ingredient: You make good use of a number of the Cryokineticists tricks (+.5), but the tricks used are compliments to your build, rather than its focus (-.5). 3.0
Total: 10.0
Bjorn Doragoniru
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Originality: You too went Fire and Ice (-.5), but Incarnum was utterly unexpected (+1.0). You also have a number of very unique combos and can do things no other submitted build can (+.75). You also went human however (-.25), as well as Ardent (-.5) 3.5
Power: Bjorn is in my mind the most versatile of the builds presented (+1.0), has a large number of tricks up it’s sleeve, and has counters to boot (+.5). Great job on this one. 4.5
Elegance: You have a solid backstory (+.25), though it could have been longer, and you have numerous sections to fully address all concerns (+.5). Your progression continually strengthens the build as well (+.5). 4.25
Use of Secret Ingredient: Here’s where you lose points. This build doesn’t incorporate the full SI (-.5), and while your build supports Ardent, the SI itself was utterly vestigial and could have been better replaced by anything else (-1.0). 1.5
Total: 13.75
Calipso gets my Honorable Mention vote.Last edited by TravelLog; 2012-01-13 at 09:37 PM.
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2012-01-13, 08:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
I might judge later, but I'm surprised we didn't see any Psychic Warriors around, with their compensatory feat progression and decent low level powers.
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2012-01-13, 09:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Iron Chef Optimization Challenge In The Playground #XXVIII
-.5 for super strict judging
+.5 for applying it unbiased and across the board
+1 for super speedy judging
4.0 Judge!!!!!!!!!!