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3 years ago  ::  Apr 07, 2010 - 9:21PM #1
Ryxis47
Date Joined: Jul 30, 2009
Posts: 73
Recently my friends and i have been discussing what class we would be if we lived in a world similiar to dnd, based on our real life interests. Not necessarily our favorite class, or the one we think has the coolest powers, but the one most like us.

It was a lot of fun, and since we were about to start a new campaign that i would actually get to play in (usually i dm) I asked everybody to try playing as the class that they feel is most like them in real life.

It was so much fun! We were definitely not the most optimized characters or a group with the most synergy, but concept wise, it was great.

Granted, we have a pretty diverse group of people, between star athletes, artists, computer nerds, musicians, and journalists, so we had a pretty diversed and fairly balanced sort of party.

Personally, I was a hybrid Sorcerer/Ranger mainly because of my love of hiking and exploring nature, speaking skills, and love of magic within literature.

I don't know much about optimization, but im pretty sure I could have had a better build than this. But in the end, for our group, it didn't really matter, I still did well enough.

Mostly everyone else were at least some type of multiclass if not hybrid, which I can understand. It can be difficult to classify yourself within one class.

So for you guys im wondering: Has anyone ever tried this sort of thing before? What class do consider yourself to be? 

Hope to hear from some of you guys soon!
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3 years ago  ::  Apr 07, 2010 - 9:27PM #2
Proin
Date Joined: Sep 7, 2008
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I've done this before, but the people I play with tend towards... the nerdier bunch, I suppose? Though, until two of the people PCSed, we had a slightly more diverse group.

I'm definitely a ranged/implement artificer with a crossbow (preferably hand). I'm not a great shot, but  I'm decent and my entire job revolves around fixing electronics, and my hobbies include tinkering with my computer and programming.
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3 years ago  ::  Apr 07, 2010 - 9:34PM #3
Ryxis47
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Apr 7, 2010 -- 9:27PM, Proin wrote:

I've done this before, but the people I play with tend towards... the nerdier bunch, I suppose? Though, until two of the people PCSed, we had a slightly more diverse group.

I'm definitely a ranged/implement artificer with a crossbow (preferably hand). I'm not a great shot, but  I'm decent and my entire job revolves around fixing electronics, and my hobbies include tinkering with my computer and programming.




A friend of mine also chose Artificer because he enjoys working with technology, but he was hybrid with rogue because we all sort of agree that he has a bit of a rogue mentality.

Also, I didn't mean to imply that my group is not nerdy. We just have a variety of backgrounds and I think many of us were more closet nerds for a long time. But hey it just shows how great DND can be at bringing people together. It's really a shame that many can view it so negatively

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3 years ago  ::  Apr 07, 2010 - 11:46PM #4
Lord_Raziere
Date Joined: Aug 16, 2007
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I'd be a cunning bard. I like to write and tell stories, jokes, poems....I have the creativity of a true artist. I also like history and science....so I'd think I'd be some sort of Bard/Wizard hybrid, maybe Bard/Psion, or just pure Bard since they can learn history and arcana.
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3 years ago  ::  Apr 08, 2010 - 2:13AM #5
RPJesus
Date Joined: Nov 27, 2005
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I think I'd be a Paladin of Ceiling Cat. I have a set of morals largely adopted from early 90s Shounen anime, and I tend to go out of my way to help mah friends when I can. Plus I seem to have a decent tolerance for pain and can get extremely defensive about things I like.

Although, I could also go druid what with mah love of animals but then I could cover that by adding a flavor-only cat companion to a pally.
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Jul 29, 2012 -- 9:56PM, ChaosLight wrote:


Everything is better when you read it in Bane's voice.


Oct 18, 2012 -- 11:06AM, SteelWall wrote:

Your human antics and desire to continue living have moved me. Just kidding. You cannot move me physically or emotionally. Wall humor.


Oct 26, 2012 -- 8:17AM, Chaikov wrote:

Copy effects work like a photocopy machine: you get a copy of the 'naked' card, NOT of what's on it.



Dec 3, 2012 -- 10:18PM, Splattercat wrote:


Funny story:
InQuest Magazine (I think it was InQuest) had an oversized Chaos Orb which I totally rooked someone into allowing into a (non-sanctioned) game. 
I had a proxy card that was a Mountain with "Chaos Orb" written on it. When I played it, my opponent cried foul:

Him: "WTF? a Proxy? no-one said anything about Proxies. Do you even own an actual Chaos Orb?"
Me: "Yes, but I thought it would be better to use a Proxy." 
Him: "No way. If you're going to put a Chaos Orb in your deck you have to use your actual Chaos Orb."
Me: "*Sigh*. Okay."

I pulled out this huge Chaos Orb and placed it on the table. He tried to cry foul again but everyone else said he insisted I use my actual Chaos Orb and that was my actual Chaos Orb. I used it, flipped it and wiped most of his board.

Unsurprisingly, that only worked once and only because everyone present thought it was hilarious.


My DM on Battleminds:

no, see i can kill defenders, but 8 consecutive crits on a battlemind, eh walk it off.





Jan 15, 2013 -- 5:28PM, Iam_IronMan wrote:


Jan 15, 2013 -- 5:20PM, Jerrymm91 wrote:

Hi guys!  So, I'm a sort of returning player to Magic.  I say sort of because as a child I had two main TCG's I liked.  Yu-Gi-Oh, and Pokemon.  Some of my friends branched off in to Magic, and I bought two pre-made decks just to kind of fit in.  Like I said, Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon were what I really knew how to play.  I have a extensive knowledge of deck building in those two TCG's.  However, as far as Magic is concerned, I only ever used those two pre made decks.  I know how the game is played, and I know general things, but now I want to get in the game for real.  I want to begin playing it as a regular.  My question is, are all cards ever released from the time of the inception of this game until present day fair game in a deck?  Or are there special rules?  Are some cards forbidden or restricted?  Thanks guys, and I will gladly accept ANY help lol. 


I have the same problem with women.




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Jan 7, 2012 -- 6:59PM, KeeperofManyNames wrote:

And that's why you should never, ever call RP Jesus on being a troll, because then everyone else playing along gets outed, too, and the thread goes back to being boring.



Dec 2, 2012 -- 1:39PM, KeeperofManyNames wrote:

See, this is why RPJesus should be in charge of the storyline. The novel line would never have been cancelled if he had been running the show. Specifically the Slobad and Geth's Head talkshow he just described.



Dec 17, 2012 -- 4:27PM, KeeperofManyNames wrote:

Not only was that an obligatory joke, it was an on-topic post that still managed to be off-topic due to thread derailment. RP Jesus does it again folks.




Feb 8, 2012 -- 4:40AM, ArtVenn wrote:

I think I'm gonna' start praying to Jesus... That's right, RPJesus, I'm gonna' be praying to you, right now.

O' Jesus

Please continue to make my time here on the forums fun and cause me to chuckle.

Amen.


Feb 17, 2011 -- 3:08AM, ArtVenn wrote:

Feb 16, 2011 -- 6:43PM, RPJesus wrote:

It was wonderful. Us Johnnies had a field day. That Timmy with the Grizzly bears would actually have to think  about swinging into your Mogg Fanatic , giving you time to set up your silly combo . Nowadays it's all DERPSWING! with thier blue jeans and their MP3 players and their EM EM OH AR PEE JEES and their "Dewmocracy" and their children's card games and their Jersey Shores and their Tattooed Tenaged Vampire Hunters from Beverly Hills


Seriously, that was amazing.  I laughed my *ss off.  Made my day, and I just woke up.


ArtVenn
You're still one of my favorite people... just sayin'.




Jan 11, 2012 -- 7:19AM, Salla wrote:

Jan 11, 2012 -- 4:37AM, Ogiwan wrote:


.....would it be a bit blasphemous if I said, "PRAYSE RPJAYSUS!" like an Evangelical preacher?



Perhaps, but who doesn't like to blaspheme every now and again?

Especially when Mr. RPJesus is completely right.


May 16, 2011 -- 12:18PM, Salla wrote:

I don't say this often, but ...

LOL



May 10, 2010 -- 7:37AM, AivaRuin wrote:



You... You... Evil something... I actualy made the damn char once I saw the poster...

Now you made me see it again and I gained resolve to put it into my campaign. Shell be high standing oficial of Cyrix order. Uterly mad and only slightly evil.

And it'll be bad. Evil even. And ill blame you and Lizard for it :P.



Jun 29, 2011 -- 11:05AM, Lineov wrote:

Jun 28, 2011 -- 2:44PM, Litmus wrote:



I'm trying to work out if you're being sarcastic here.  ...



Am going to stop you right there... it's RPJesus... he's always sarcastic


Jan 16, 2012 -- 11:37PM, febbstalicious42 wrote:

Jan 16, 2012 -- 11:35PM, RPJesus wrote:

Jan 16, 2012 -- 9:58PM, HeartlessNobody wrote:

we can only hope it gets the jace treatment...it could have at least been legendary


So that even the decks that don't run it run it to deal with it? Isn't that like the definition of format warping?


I lol'd.


Oct 26, 2011 -- 11:40PM, zammm wrote:

Oct 26, 2011 -- 7:43PM, TyGuy42 wrote:

Uktabi Orangutan What the heck's going on with those monkeys?

The most common answer is that they are what RPJesus would call "[Debutantes avert your eyes]ing."



Feb 9, 2012 -- 8:41AM, Dilleux_Lepaire wrote:

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...Am I the only one that thinks this is reaching the point of downright Kafkaesque insanity?



I condone the use of the word Kafkaesque. However, I'm presentely ambivalent. I mean, that can't be serious, right? We're April 1st, right? They didn't mod RPJesus for off-topic discussion when the WHOLE THREAD IS OFF-TOPIC, right?

Right.



Mar 9, 2012 -- 3:32PM, Garthanos wrote:

Mar 7, 2012 -- 4:54PM, RPJesus wrote:


Save or die. If you disagree with this, you're wrong (Not because of any points or arguements that have been made, but I just rolled a d20 for you and got a 1, so you lose).



Mar 19, 2012 -- 5:07PM, Kalnaur wrote:

Mar 19, 2012 -- 4:41PM, DoctorBadWolf wrote:


This just won the argument, AFAIC.



That's just awesome.



May 12, 2010 -- 9:36AM, JustTerrorIt wrote:

May 11, 2010 -- 5:46PM, Master_Yumyums wrote:

HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THE BEAR PRODUCING WORDS OF WILDING?!  WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!



That's what RPJesus tends to do. That's why I don't think he's a real person, but some Magic Card Archive Server sort of machine, that is programmed to react to other posters' comments with obscure cards that do in fact exist, but somehow missed by even the most experienced Magic players.

And then come up with strange combos with said cards. All of that is impossible for a normal human to do given the amount of time he does it and how often he does it.

He/It got me with Light of Sanction , which prompted me to go to RQ&A to try and find if it was even possible to do combat damage to a creature I control (in light that Mark of Asylum exists).



Dec 16, 2011 -- 10:16AM, HairlessThoctar wrote:


+10



Jun 24, 2012 -- 8:23PM, Eonblueapocalypse1 wrote:

Jun 24, 2012 -- 8:13PM, RPJesus wrote:

Jun 24, 2012 -- 8:02PM, tehbeast wrote:

heaven or hell.


Round 1. Lets rock.



GG quotes!

RPJesus just made this thread win!



Jul 25, 2012 -- 12:06AM, WhiteRaven810 wrote:

Jul 23, 2012 -- 6:26PM, RPJesus wrote:

Jul 23, 2012 -- 5:47PM, felisdomesticus wrote:


Blue players get all the overpowerered cards like JTMS.  I think it's time that wizards gave something to people who remember what magic is really about:  creatures.


Initially yes, Wizards was married to blue. However, about a decade ago they had a nasty divorce, and a few years after that they began courting the attention of Green. Then in Worldwake they had a nasty affair with their ex, but as of Innistrad , things seem to have gotten back on track, and Wizards has even proposed .



You are my favorite. Yes you. And moments like this make it so. Thank you RPJesus for just being you.



On what flavor text fits me:

Nov 15, 2012 -- 12:55AM, CadaverousBl00m wrote:

Surely RPJesus gets Niv-Mizzet, Dracogenius ?



Sep 15, 2012 -- 4:24PM, Dragon_Nut wrote:


First: I STILL can't take you seriously with that avatar. And I can take RPJesus seriously, so that's saying something.



Sep 17, 2012 -- 1:31PM, Banderbear wrote:


I'd offer you a cookie for making me laugh but it has an Upkeep Cost that has been known to cause people to quit eating.



Jan 2, 2013 -- 7:46AM, royk wrote:



I you loads



Jan 20, 2013 -- 10:27PM, TV_Casualty wrote:

Jan 20, 2013 -- 10:17PM, RPJesus wrote:

"AINT NO LAWS IN THE SKY MOTHER****." - Agrus Kos, Wojek Veteran


10/10. Amazing.



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3 years ago  ::  Apr 08, 2010 - 3:17AM #6
Pluisjen
Date Joined: May 13, 2009
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This would be difficult... I think I'd be closest to an Artificer/Paladin fluffwise; someone who's very defensive of his friends and willing to stand where it hurts, and also someone who thinks about stuff and tinkers with it where possible.

But I'd also probably be a very bad one at it xD I don't have the physique to back it up in a world like that.
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3 years ago  ::  Apr 08, 2010 - 5:48AM #7
Dragon9
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Interesting... hmmm...  I have fenced saber and taken martial arts, so definitely somethign striker-ish in there.  I used to be a hockey goalie, so defender isn't out of the question either.  I used ot have rage issues as a kid and I'm am now slow to anger, but it tends to be pretty explosive once it gets there.

Maybe some kind of Rogue/Monk/Barbarian/Fighter combination.  Guess I'll have to go as a Hybrid from Windrise Ports.  Tongue out
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Check out the 4e Conversion Wiki.

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3 years ago  ::  Apr 08, 2010 - 10:57AM #8
Breadley
Date Joined: Feb 20, 2010
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Given I actually DO own a hand crossbow, maybe a ranger? Beastmaster, I love dogs. Sealed
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3 years ago  ::  Apr 08, 2010 - 8:33PM #9
Ryxis47
Date Joined: Jul 30, 2009
Posts: 73
thinking about it a little more, i really like art as well so i could easily be a Runepriest, i know bard is like an artist class as well, but Im pretty good at drawing but not so good at playing music
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3 years ago  ::  Apr 08, 2010 - 11:25PM #10
Salla
Date Joined: Apr 3, 2003
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Apr 8, 2010 -- 2:13AM, RPJesus wrote:

I think I'd be a Paladin of Ceiling Cat.




Dude, that's awesome.  What are Ceiling Cat's domains?

Another day, another three or four entries to my Ignore List.
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