By the way, who's missing a picture besides Bro'guard and Konamy? And if I can, what character do you want me to get another person to draw next? I'm leaning toward Learrette or Burson.
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Kira's missing a picture, right? She's still on ship, technically.
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Wow. Somebody betting against the odds would have made a pretty penny there, I actually FORGOT!
In other news I'm sick tonight so I buggered with character builder concepts and realized one fit for a character I've previously roleplayed on another forum.
Sure it did, it was about giant robots fighting giant aliens. That's sensible.
Then it got weird. But I actually liked it better that way. I may be the only person I know who vastly prefers the original series no-ending to EoE.
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I remember evangelion was among the first series i um...watched on my computer back in the days of kazaa...
Theme song was infernally catchy and giant robots rarely failed to disappoint. Not sure I caught a bunch of the subtleties back then but it was still alright...
Didn't watch the EoE stuff, but I have recently learned of a movie remake of the series. There are two movies out now, with a third in the works iirc.
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Rebuild? Yeah, known about it for awhile now. Haven't actually watched any of it, but I'm told it's a hell of a lot saner now that Anno isn't horrifically depressed, due in large part to his now being happily married, rich as hell, and extremely well respected because of NGE.
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Hey CPU, something I just noticed: With the advent of Soothing Voice and Amy's departure, some of the Warlock powers don't look so hot anymore. I'm wondering, maybe it's a good idea to switch to Focused Sound now? It's a really, really good power to deploy these days with the party we've got, since we have four characters who benefit tons from critting (Vance, Valerian, Brona, and Omega's Monk if he ever joins us).
PS: ...And this totally reminded me - you ever looked at Reckless Attacker Accel? I think you might like it.
Speaking of speeding up encounters, I changed my daily power selection a bit. I used to have Destructive Surprise and Howling Hurricane, which I rarely used; I replaced them with Grounding Rebuke and Scent of Victory. The latter should speed things up once they're bloodied.
And next level I get Death on Two Sides, so basically that's a Follow-Up Attack, and Scent of Victory is an All Out Attack...
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From: Sceptilesolar | #168 Speaking of speeding up encounters, I changed my daily power selection a bit. I used to have Destructive Surprise and Howling Hurricane, which I rarely used; I replaced them with Grounding Rebuke and Scent of Victory. The latter should speed things up once they're bloodied.
And next level I get Death on Two Sides, so basically that's a Follow-Up Attack, and Scent of Victory is an All Out Attack...
If you really wanna see hilarity, get a Helm of Heroes. Combine with DfTS. Mix in a Storm of Blades. 'laff'
(As a sidenote, Five Stars Five Strikes'd Storm of Blades is amazing. It's basically this:
maybe if people didn't spend too long deciding which of their at-wills to use
hint: it's hypnotism / staggering note
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From: Sceptilesolar | #172 maybe if people didn't spend too long deciding which of their at-wills to use
hint: it's hypnotism / staggering note
I gotta admit, I laughed. Though I don't think it's that, at this point - we just need to make fights take less rounds, the per-round pace is fast enough.
Incidentally, I dropped Psychic Lock for Linguist (Because Kirie didn't speak Draconic). And just for that remark Scep I'm going to find something to replace Staggering Note, and start using Dire Radience.
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From: IhatethisCPU | #174 Incidentally, I dropped Psychic Lock for Linguist (Because Kirie didn't speak Draconic). And just for that remark Scep I'm going to find something to replace Staggering Note, and start using Dire Radience.
Honestly, if you want to suck, CPU...we can't stop you. You're just going to be bored. Every recommendation we make is one that is going to boost fun, because winning with style is fun.
EDIT: Actually wouldn't a polyglot gem be better than Linguist? Quentyn can make you one, I believe.
KanzarisKelshen posted... From: Sceptilesolar | #172 maybe if people didn't spend too long deciding which of their at-wills to use
hint: it's hypnotism / staggering note I gotta admit, I laughed. Though I don't think it's that, at this point - we just need to make fights take less rounds, the per-round pace is fast enough.
I'm not sure how you want that to happen without just knocking enemies' HP down a peg so that they're less than extremely dangerous.
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Kanz, I can debuff the crap out of everything without resorting to straight up stupid effects, ignoring the -5 to Will I can inflict once per encounter, and the homebrewed melee power that inflicts Dazed (Save Ends) that I can kinda justify having in-story. <_<'
I consider that enjoyable when I actually get to hit something. Not that I mind you lot killing them while I don't take damage. >_>'
...And ignoring the power that doesn't let an enemy have a standard action for a bit that I'll be taking at 15, in the stupid effects thing.
And I never did pick something with the item voucher we got, did I... Where're polyglot gems at, incidentally?
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From: Anagram | #176 KanzarisKelshen posted... From: Sceptilesolar | #172 maybe if people didn't spend too long deciding which of their at-wills to use
hint: it's hypnotism / staggering note I gotta admit, I laughed. Though I don't think it's that, at this point - we just need to make fights take less rounds, the per-round pace is fast enough.
I'm not sure how you want that to happen without just knocking enemies' HP down a peg so that they're less than extremely dangerous.
Manufacture more rounds for us to take that don't require setup. Generate more crits. Get more powerups. Rip more faces.
From: IhatethisCPU | #177 Kanz, I can debuff the crap out of everything without resorting to straight up stupid effects, ignoring the -5 to Will I can inflict once per encounter, and the homebrewed melee that inflicts Dazed (Save Ends) that I can kinda justify having in-story. I consider that enjoyable when I actually get to hit something. Not that I mind you lot killing them while I don't take damage. >_>'
And I never did pick something with the item voucher we got, did I... Where're polyglot gems at, incidentally?
Can you? The -5 to Will only affects a single character now (Quentyn) who always hits even without the help, more or less. And Dazed, while good, is...kind of whatever at this point, because enemies can save at practically any time from what we've seen of them. When I look at your sheet, the encounter powers kind of look like...well, clutter, Sign of Ill Omen aside.
And the polyglot gems are in Adventurer's Vault, though I'd recommend picking up something on the level instead - the gems are so cheap you should be able to buy like eight of them next session.
EDIT: To clarify: Your dailies are good. I don't like Tentacles of Cryonax because enemies have so much HP at this point that 5 damage a turn basically tickles, but it gives slowing, so I can live with that. It's only the encounters that look weak to me, since they don't seem to do much of anything.
Eh, gonna have to get rid of Dreadful Word (Since I figure you lot still want RI.) next level because of it being Lev. 13 anyway, and I'm not getting rid of MGK. ...Which I'm going to want help with, since I honestly don't see anything worthwhile from the summaries in either of the Bard or Warlock handbooks I've been using.
...And I was kinda figuring that Amy was going to come back eventually, since 'mega mentioned the half-orc being a temp chara.
And I honestly don't have anything I want to pick up until after Kirie hits 13. I could do with some decent boots, but the interesting options aren't available until, again, after 13.
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From: IhatethisCPU | #179 Eh, gonna have to get rid of Dreadful Word (Since I figure you lot still want RI.) next level because of it being Lev. 13 anyway, and I'm not getting rid of MGK. ...Which I'm going to want help with, since I honestly don't see anything worthwhile from the summaries in either of the Bard or Warlock handbooks I've been using.
...And I was kinda figuring that Amy was going to come back eventually, since 'mega mentioned the half-orc being a temp chara.
And I honestly don't have anything I want to pick up until after Kirie hits 13.
If you're ever left wondering 'what should I get', the answer is Touch of Command. Failing that, here's a quickie list of stuff that annihilates the current choices...:
-Focused Sound. -Foolhardy Fighting. -Insult of Passivity. -Song of Storms. -Echoing Weapon. -Prescient Warning.
From: IhatethisCPU | #179 Eh, gonna have to get rid of Dreadful Word (Since I figure you lot still want RI.) next level because of it being Lev. 13 anyway, and I'm not getting rid of MGK. ...Which I'm going to want help with, since I honestly don't see anything worthwhile from the summaries in either of the Bard or Warlock handbooks I've been using.
...And I was kinda figuring that Amy was going to come back eventually, since 'mega mentioned the half-orc being a temp chara.
And I honestly don't have anything I want to pick up until after Kirie hits 13. I could do with some decent boots, but the interesting options aren't available until, again, after 13.
You can pick up an item up to two levels higher with the voucher, IIRC. So don't sweat that, you can take a level 13 item.
The problem is don't see Focused Sound. Ain't in either of the the handbooks, strangely.
Ooooohhh, earlier you were saying that lev 13 'lock encounters are crap. Yeah they are. Sorry. ...I kinda thought you had to balance powers between your classes when you were a hybrid, which is why I've been doing Bard Dailies and 'Lock encounters. <_<
And the other problem I'm having is the items I actually want start popping up at Level 15, hence Kirie needing to be Lev. 13 to get one.
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From: IhatethisCPU | #182 The problem is don't see Focused Sound. Ain't in either of the the handbooks, strangely.
Ooooohhh, earlier you were saying that lev 13 'lock encounters are crap. Yeah they are. Sorry. ...I kinda thought you had to balance powers between your classes when you were a hybrid, which is why I've been doing Bard Dailies and 'Lock encounters. <_<
And the other problem I'm having is the items I actually want start popping up at Level 15, hence Kirie needing to be Lev. 13 to get one.
Ohhhhh, that makes sense. Yeah, in that case that's understandable. And no, you don't have to juggle powers at all - as long as you have one power from each class in each category, everything else is cool. This is why I recommend going heavy on bardstuffs for now - they let you strike way better than heroic Warlock powers, and as a neat side effect, they make everybody else more powerful to boot!
PS: Focused Sound is a level 1 Bard power. It's in Arcane Power.
PPS: Which items are you thinking of? Maybe I can suggest something neat you can use.
Helm of Teleportation, Gloves of Missile Snaring, Broom of Flying. True Portable Hole, (MME.) Necklace of Fireballs, War Ring, and Ring of the Protector. (AV)(Although I'm not sure the campaign'll last until Lev. 18.)
And Polyglot Gems cost 1,800 GP each. 'ere's the description.
Wondrous Item 1,800 gp Property: Each polyglot gem contains the knowledge of one language, chosen when the item is created. As long as you carry the gem on your person, you are able to speak, read, and write that language fluently. If you carry more than one polyglot gem on your person, none of them function. Special: If you create a polyglot gem, you can imbue it only with a language you know.
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From: IhatethisCPU | #184 Helm of Teleportation, Gloves of Missile Snaring, Broom of Flying. True Portable Hole, (MME.) Necklace of Fireballs, War Ring, and Ring of the Protector. (AV)(Although I'm not sure the campaign'll last until Lev. 18.)
And Polyglot Gems cost 1,800 GP each. 'ere's the description.
Wondrous Item 1,800 gp Property: Each polyglot gem contains the knowledge of one language, chosen when the item is created. As long as you carry the gem on your person, you are able to speak, read, and write that language fluently. If you carry more than one polyglot gem on your person, none of them function. Special: If you create a polyglot gem, you can imbue it only with a language you know.
I'd try Feystep Lacings instead of that helm, and the boon of arrow deflection Dragon 404. That covers two of them, I think - a bag of holding covers another, which leaves the necklace of fireballs (don't take it, it has ****ed up keywords and won't scale well) and the rings. I'd take some Warlocky rings instead IMO, though.
Right, FSAD taken. Never going to use the Microphone of Corruption's property anyway, and I can have Kira teach it to Kirie properly next time I get a chance.
...I can't believe (Although it's for the best.) I didn't find a copy of Heroes of Shadow before now. How am I supposed to pass up a PP that's capped by a power called 'An Unkindness of Ravens'. >_<
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From: IhatethisCPU | #188 Right, FSAD taken. Never going to use the Microphone of Corruption's property anyway, and I can have Kira teach it to Kirie properly next time I get a chance.
...I can't believe (Although it's for the best.) I didn't find a copy of Heroes of Shadow before now. How am I supposed to pass up a PP that's capped by a power called 'An Unkindness of Ravens'. >_<
I think periodic items are nice and all, but I also think that spending money would be nice too. I suppose it is slightly more realistic to find a cache of items than a chest of gold equivalent to such (especially with higher and higher costing items), but like...takes some of the fun of rolling for items in town.
Every method has its merits though. The only real risk i see with you picking is that you might end up handing someone their most wanted on their list and someone else their least wanted. Overall not too huge a concern though.
Still, more monies might be nice too.
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