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1 year ago  ::  Apr 10, 2012 - 11:39PM #1
RaizielDragon
Date Joined: May 15, 2009
Posts: 891
Ok, so, I told my D&D group that while I was out here in Afghanistan, I had been making characters for Star Wars Saga Edition to pass the time, but that I wanted to get back into making D&D characters.  The only problem was, I didn't have any inspiration, so I asked them to come up with ideas of what I should make.

While they were figuring it out, I made the lightning-based teleporter that's already up on the boards.  While I was making that, the decision was made that my next character to make was to be: "Montgomery Burns (complete with hounds)".

So, if anyone would like to assist me with this challenge, it would be greatly appreciated.  I don't know how I'm going to represent him.  The only aspect I can think of focusing on is the hounds, so I'm going to look into everyway to get an animal follower that is a dog.  Other than that, I can't think of anything MB has done that could remotely resemble combat, so I'm thinking hybrid BeastRanger|Lazylord.  I'll try looking into that, but in the mean time, please feel free to post any ideas of what should be included.

Thanks in advance to all my fellow COers.   
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Yes, I killed your BBEG with his own lair: Show

Setting: Tomb with a perilous bridge and cliff 100 feet above a lava pit.

Mummy pops out of his sarcophagus, initiative:

Felix, Half-Elf Artificer: Twin Strike with crossbow.

Trump (ala Donald), Eladrin Warlord: Charges mummy with Opening Shove, pushing off the cliff.  Mummy fails saving throw, and falls into pit.

Sanshiro (ala Japanese "superhero" Segata), Minotaur Barbarian: Strength check to lift sarcophagus and carry to cliff.  Free action, drop sarcophagus into square above mummy.  Sarcophagus drops on mummy, shoving him further down into lava.

Mummy: proceeds to make a series of horrible athletics checks to swim and climb cliff.  Dies a horrible death with lava permeating every orifice.

Entire Party: Watches on in delight, faces alit with the glow of lava and flaming undead.



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I soap myself up, and turn up the hot water in the shower, so my sweat mixes with the soap, slickening my skin: +5 to grapple

I use my own legs as a shield since only upper-body hits matter: +5 defense

I use my teammates bodies to construct a vehicle for myself, and dual-wield their weapons because as long as I win, we all win: +10 attack, +10 defense

I completely ignore the enemy, their attacks, the devastating damage they are dealing to me and my team, and strike directly for their base, completely obliterating them, their way of life, and any chance they had at survival as a species: WIN

Ender: The Original CharOpper and Power Gamer.



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1 year ago  ::  Apr 10, 2012 - 11:45PM #2
kilpatds
Date Joined: Nov 23, 2003
Posts: 5,029
Fey beast Tamer BeastRanger|Sentinel mc Shaman?  Blink Dog, two wolves, and a ghost dog.  How can you go wrong?
"Nice assumptions. Completely wrong assumptions, but by jove if being incorrect stopped people from making idiotic statements, we wouldn't have modern internet subculture." Kerrus

Practical gameplay runs by neither RAW or RAI, but rather "A Compromise Between The Gist Of The Rule As I Recall Getting The Impression Of It That One Time I Read It And What Jerry Says He Remembers, Whatever, We'll Look It Up Later If Any Of Us Still Give A Damn." Erachima
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1 year ago  ::  Apr 10, 2012 - 11:45PM #3
Koshinuke
Date Joined: Feb 23, 2012
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Fey Beast Tamer with a blink dog should be part of it.
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1 year ago  ::  Apr 10, 2012 - 11:48PM #4
RaizielDragon
Date Joined: May 15, 2009
Posts: 891
I was just looking at themes, because I knew there were some that gave you animals.  I would think that Animal Master with a dog would be more fitting, but I suppose a Blink Dog could work too, and I know how popular Fey Beast Tamer is because of CA.
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Yes, I killed your BBEG with his own lair: Show

Setting: Tomb with a perilous bridge and cliff 100 feet above a lava pit.

Mummy pops out of his sarcophagus, initiative:

Felix, Half-Elf Artificer: Twin Strike with crossbow.

Trump (ala Donald), Eladrin Warlord: Charges mummy with Opening Shove, pushing off the cliff.  Mummy fails saving throw, and falls into pit.

Sanshiro (ala Japanese "superhero" Segata), Minotaur Barbarian: Strength check to lift sarcophagus and carry to cliff.  Free action, drop sarcophagus into square above mummy.  Sarcophagus drops on mummy, shoving him further down into lava.

Mummy: proceeds to make a series of horrible athletics checks to swim and climb cliff.  Dies a horrible death with lava permeating every orifice.

Entire Party: Watches on in delight, faces alit with the glow of lava and flaming undead.



Original CharOpper Show


I soap myself up, and turn up the hot water in the shower, so my sweat mixes with the soap, slickening my skin: +5 to grapple

I use my own legs as a shield since only upper-body hits matter: +5 defense

I use my teammates bodies to construct a vehicle for myself, and dual-wield their weapons because as long as I win, we all win: +10 attack, +10 defense

I completely ignore the enemy, their attacks, the devastating damage they are dealing to me and my team, and strike directly for their base, completely obliterating them, their way of life, and any chance they had at survival as a species: WIN

Ender: The Original CharOpper and Power Gamer.



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1 year ago  ::  Apr 10, 2012 - 11:52PM #5
RaizielDragon
Date Joined: May 15, 2009
Posts: 891
BeastRanger|Sentinel it is.  MC Shaman for a spirit dog, I assume?
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Yes, I killed your BBEG with his own lair: Show

Setting: Tomb with a perilous bridge and cliff 100 feet above a lava pit.

Mummy pops out of his sarcophagus, initiative:

Felix, Half-Elf Artificer: Twin Strike with crossbow.

Trump (ala Donald), Eladrin Warlord: Charges mummy with Opening Shove, pushing off the cliff.  Mummy fails saving throw, and falls into pit.

Sanshiro (ala Japanese "superhero" Segata), Minotaur Barbarian: Strength check to lift sarcophagus and carry to cliff.  Free action, drop sarcophagus into square above mummy.  Sarcophagus drops on mummy, shoving him further down into lava.

Mummy: proceeds to make a series of horrible athletics checks to swim and climb cliff.  Dies a horrible death with lava permeating every orifice.

Entire Party: Watches on in delight, faces alit with the glow of lava and flaming undead.



Original CharOpper Show


I soap myself up, and turn up the hot water in the shower, so my sweat mixes with the soap, slickening my skin: +5 to grapple

I use my own legs as a shield since only upper-body hits matter: +5 defense

I use my teammates bodies to construct a vehicle for myself, and dual-wield their weapons because as long as I win, we all win: +10 attack, +10 defense

I completely ignore the enemy, their attacks, the devastating damage they are dealing to me and my team, and strike directly for their base, completely obliterating them, their way of life, and any chance they had at survival as a species: WIN

Ender: The Original CharOpper and Power Gamer.



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1 year ago  ::  Apr 10, 2012 - 11:53PM #6
Franger
Date Joined: Dec 20, 2009
Posts: 166
I think the Beastranger idea works but I'd be doing it to call the beast "smithers" and make it do all the attacking.  Alternatively yes go Lazylord and just call anyone you make attack "smithers" regardless of their character name.
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1 year ago  ::  Apr 11, 2012 - 12:02AM #7
RaizielDragon
Date Joined: May 15, 2009
Posts: 891
That's a good point about a Lazylord and a part of "Smithers".  It would mean giving up 1 animal companion, but that's perfectly acceptable.

So, which hybrid is better for animal companion use?  Sentinel or Ranger?  The Ranger has to use up the Hybrid feat for it's animal companion, but I think the Sentinel doesn't have an animal attack without the Hybrid feat as well. 
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Yes, I killed your BBEG with his own lair: Show

Setting: Tomb with a perilous bridge and cliff 100 feet above a lava pit.

Mummy pops out of his sarcophagus, initiative:

Felix, Half-Elf Artificer: Twin Strike with crossbow.

Trump (ala Donald), Eladrin Warlord: Charges mummy with Opening Shove, pushing off the cliff.  Mummy fails saving throw, and falls into pit.

Sanshiro (ala Japanese "superhero" Segata), Minotaur Barbarian: Strength check to lift sarcophagus and carry to cliff.  Free action, drop sarcophagus into square above mummy.  Sarcophagus drops on mummy, shoving him further down into lava.

Mummy: proceeds to make a series of horrible athletics checks to swim and climb cliff.  Dies a horrible death with lava permeating every orifice.

Entire Party: Watches on in delight, faces alit with the glow of lava and flaming undead.



Original CharOpper Show


I soap myself up, and turn up the hot water in the shower, so my sweat mixes with the soap, slickening my skin: +5 to grapple

I use my own legs as a shield since only upper-body hits matter: +5 defense

I use my teammates bodies to construct a vehicle for myself, and dual-wield their weapons because as long as I win, we all win: +10 attack, +10 defense

I completely ignore the enemy, their attacks, the devastating damage they are dealing to me and my team, and strike directly for their base, completely obliterating them, their way of life, and any chance they had at survival as a species: WIN

Ender: The Original CharOpper and Power Gamer.



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1 year ago  ::  Apr 11, 2012 - 12:09AM #8
kilpatds
Date Joined: Nov 23, 2003
Posts: 5,029
If this isn't intended to be particularly practical, PMC shaman and pick up a 2nd hybrid talent for free. (Or paragon-hybrid, if that exceeds your cheese threshhold)
"Nice assumptions. Completely wrong assumptions, but by jove if being incorrect stopped people from making idiotic statements, we wouldn't have modern internet subculture." Kerrus

Practical gameplay runs by neither RAW or RAI, but rather "A Compromise Between The Gist Of The Rule As I Recall Getting The Impression Of It That One Time I Read It And What Jerry Says He Remembers, Whatever, We'll Look It Up Later If Any Of Us Still Give A Damn." Erachima
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1 year ago  ::  Apr 11, 2012 - 12:23AM #9
RaizielDragon
Date Joined: May 15, 2009
Posts: 891
I think when you're making a character based off of Montgomery Burns, there is no cheese threshold.  Feel free to pull no punches Laughing
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Yes, I killed your BBEG with his own lair: Show

Setting: Tomb with a perilous bridge and cliff 100 feet above a lava pit.

Mummy pops out of his sarcophagus, initiative:

Felix, Half-Elf Artificer: Twin Strike with crossbow.

Trump (ala Donald), Eladrin Warlord: Charges mummy with Opening Shove, pushing off the cliff.  Mummy fails saving throw, and falls into pit.

Sanshiro (ala Japanese "superhero" Segata), Minotaur Barbarian: Strength check to lift sarcophagus and carry to cliff.  Free action, drop sarcophagus into square above mummy.  Sarcophagus drops on mummy, shoving him further down into lava.

Mummy: proceeds to make a series of horrible athletics checks to swim and climb cliff.  Dies a horrible death with lava permeating every orifice.

Entire Party: Watches on in delight, faces alit with the glow of lava and flaming undead.



Original CharOpper Show


I soap myself up, and turn up the hot water in the shower, so my sweat mixes with the soap, slickening my skin: +5 to grapple

I use my own legs as a shield since only upper-body hits matter: +5 defense

I use my teammates bodies to construct a vehicle for myself, and dual-wield their weapons because as long as I win, we all win: +10 attack, +10 defense

I completely ignore the enemy, their attacks, the devastating damage they are dealing to me and my team, and strike directly for their base, completely obliterating them, their way of life, and any chance they had at survival as a species: WIN

Ender: The Original CharOpper and Power Gamer.



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1 year ago  ::  Apr 11, 2012 - 12:33AM #10
RaizielDragon
Date Joined: May 15, 2009
Posts: 891
What ability scores are we looking at here?  I don't know enough about Beastmaster Rangers to know what stats they care about.  Is it Wis?

I know Warlords usually like Str, but that isn't true for Lazylords is it?  What about Warlord secondary?  I know Int and Cha are the typical choices, but which one is better for the Lazylord?
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Yes, I killed your BBEG with his own lair: Show

Setting: Tomb with a perilous bridge and cliff 100 feet above a lava pit.

Mummy pops out of his sarcophagus, initiative:

Felix, Half-Elf Artificer: Twin Strike with crossbow.

Trump (ala Donald), Eladrin Warlord: Charges mummy with Opening Shove, pushing off the cliff.  Mummy fails saving throw, and falls into pit.

Sanshiro (ala Japanese "superhero" Segata), Minotaur Barbarian: Strength check to lift sarcophagus and carry to cliff.  Free action, drop sarcophagus into square above mummy.  Sarcophagus drops on mummy, shoving him further down into lava.

Mummy: proceeds to make a series of horrible athletics checks to swim and climb cliff.  Dies a horrible death with lava permeating every orifice.

Entire Party: Watches on in delight, faces alit with the glow of lava and flaming undead.



Original CharOpper Show


I soap myself up, and turn up the hot water in the shower, so my sweat mixes with the soap, slickening my skin: +5 to grapple

I use my own legs as a shield since only upper-body hits matter: +5 defense

I use my teammates bodies to construct a vehicle for myself, and dual-wield their weapons because as long as I win, we all win: +10 attack, +10 defense

I completely ignore the enemy, their attacks, the devastating damage they are dealing to me and my team, and strike directly for their base, completely obliterating them, their way of life, and any chance they had at survival as a species: WIN

Ender: The Original CharOpper and Power Gamer.



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