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8 months ago ::
Oct 15, 2012 - 6:29PM
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Another cool character concept that I plan to play soon is Jerusalem S.L.I.M. (Sentient Living Intelligent Machine), a warforged bard. He's part Bender, part Jesus, and part Enjolras from Les Miserables.
"Do you hear the robots sing, singing the song of angry droids..."
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8 months ago ::
Oct 15, 2012 - 11:22PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 12, 2011
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None of my current batch are too whimsical, but some are amusing nonetheless.
Rumble is a str/int earthsoul/sandsoul genasi berserker with the Unseelie theme. She's in a feywild campaign, so she is fluffed as the consciousness of an ancient mountain, furious at the Fomorians for mining out her innards. both her defender aura and her shadow-wrought heavy war pick are fluffed as sand seeping out of her, condensing into the pick when she needs it, and swirling around her getting in foes eyes (def aura). When she is finished with her pick for the fights, she opens her mouth too-wide and drops it down her throat. She has 3/encounter surge value in THP, and fluffs them as sand plugging the holes which have been carved into her sides.
Possibly more amusing is my fire elementalist who is convinced that she is a priestess of Amaunator, but whose fires tend to burn rather than heal.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 4:49AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 28, 2010
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My other comedy concept is the Pixie Brawler Fighter/Monk who hits you with his 1d12 fists. He is called Bellflower, but what's it to ya, bigjob?!
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 10:24AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 21, 2009
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i've discovered the fun of taking a class, a race, and a theme, with at least ONE of those being a complete opposite of the others.
My current character (detailed in the favorite characters thread) is a human brawler fighter with the WIZARD APPRENTICE theme! he has average intelligence, but because he has an arcane power (the chromatic orb power from the theme) that he uses EVERY fight and uses big words with....mediocre accuracy, he constantly has his party convinced he's a really tough wizard or at least a multi-talented person. His smart speech is an affectation, and he will usually mispronounce a word, or use a wrong word when he's trying to sound super smart.
Another idea along the same lines would be a young, impetuous, clumsy, headstrong avenger from a really reserved and distinguished order. the character would have just enough talent and skill (it is a HERO after all) to not fail the tests and requirements of the order. But the leadership of the order is getting sick of him, so for his final test, he's sent out of the monastery (or whatever) to do some ridiculous or impossible task aligned with the party's goal (explore undermountain, or live the adventuring life successfully for 5 years, or something like that).
Any various mix of race/theme/class that feels like it contradicts could be amusing, and fun and interesting to play as well!
Drow rogue with the chevalier theme (never fear madam, i'll save your...wait, why are you running away?)
Deva Paladin with the infernal slave theme (what my god doesn't see...)
Pixie Knight or fighter with the gladiator theme (tiny ball o' hurt)
Hamadryad Assassin with the Guttersnipe theme (its a city dryad!)
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 10:56AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 15, 2012
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I played a halfling druid (Summer), which recently died in a rather epic way and was brought back and is now bound to a tree as a Dryad, thanks to her Godess.  Anyhow, I played her as a compassionate, serious druid, which in combination with a halfling, must have been very comical to everyone else, because everyone knows that halflings are not serious creatures and can't possibly be taken serious at all. And since when would a halfling want to become a druid anyways? She must be a thief in disguise... at least that is what a lot of people thought. However, there is one character in the group, which I absolutely love, love, love and adore. It's a rat (humanoid?)- alchimist. Interestingly that rat-person became schitzophrene and the player plays his character phenominal. It's epic.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 11:18AM
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Date Joined:
Jun 20, 2012
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Another cool character concept that I plan to play soon is Jerusalem S.L.I.M. (Sentient Living Intelligent Machine), a warforged bard. He's part Bender, part Jesus, and part Enjolras from Les Miserables.
"Do you hear the robots sing, singing the song of angry droids..."
Or you could call him Brother D.R.I.P.
Deified Revolutionary Intelligent Preacher
He'd be a walking-talking jukebox whose adventures begin in a theater coffeehouse on the campus of a religious university, which is where they hold meetings for groups with Anonymous in their name.
A rogue with a bowl of slop can be a controller.
WIZARD PC: Can I substitute Celestial Roc Guano for my fireball spells?
DM: Awesome. Yes.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 11:22AM
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Or you could call him Brother D.R.I.P.
Deified Revolutionary Intelligent Preacher
He'd be a walking-talking jukebox whose adventures begin in a theater coffeehouse on the campus of a religious university, which is where they hold meetings for groups with Anonymous in their name.
Please don't give him any more ideas. I'll be running an adventure for him (and Jerusalem SLIM) soon...
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 12:24PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 20, 2012
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I played a halfling druid (Summer), which recently died in a rather epic way and was brought back and is now bound to a tree as a Dryad, thanks to her Godess.
Anyhow, I played her as a compassionate, serious druid, which in combination with a halfling, must have been very comical to everyone else, because everyone knows that halflings are not serious creatures and can't possibly be taken serious at all. And since when would a halfling want to become a druid anyways? She must be a thief in disguise... at least that is what a lot of people thought.
However, there is one character in the group, which I absolutely love, love, love and adore. It's a rat (humanoid?)- alchimist. Interestingly that rat-person became schitzophrene and the player plays his character phenominal. It's epic.
I love the idea of a halfling druid. Traditional folklore is filled with small quiet woodfolk. A halfling druid fits that concept well.
A rogue with a bowl of slop can be a controller.
WIZARD PC: Can I substitute Celestial Roc Guano for my fireball spells?
DM: Awesome. Yes.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 12:27PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 20, 2012
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Or you could call him Brother D.R.I.P.
Deified Revolutionary Intelligent Preacher
He'd be a walking-talking jukebox whose adventures begin in a theater coffeehouse on the campus of a religious university, which is where they hold meetings for groups with Anonymous in their name.
Please don't give him any more ideas. I'll be running an adventure for him (and Jerusalem SLIM) soon...
 If I were to play such a character, I'd have shoulder-mounted trumpet canons. Beware of rust-monsters.
A rogue with a bowl of slop can be a controller.
WIZARD PC: Can I substitute Celestial Roc Guano for my fireball spells?
DM: Awesome. Yes.
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8 months ago ::
Oct 16, 2012 - 12:32PM
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Date Joined:
Jun 20, 2012
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I've played as a halfling barbarian, weilding a two-handed short-sword called "Ankle Biter." In the same campaign we had an illusionist that was super vain and used all his spells to make himself look better. There was also a half-orc cleric cursed to wear a pink choker that turned him into a half-orc-mermaid when he went underwater...
You know, I'm also playing an escaped slave revenant monk that "escaped" the Raven Queen's realm by cutting the "reincarnation" line. My group's pretty loose with the rules I guess, but it's all in good fun.
I played a halfling barbarian who spent most of his adventures baking cakes and defending his flocks and gardens from monstrous raiders. When our village was raided, I was in the middle of baking a cake. The noise from the warhorns and bagpipes caused my cake to collapse. So I grabbed up my spear and went on a free-for-all slaughter of the enemy. My battle cry was "I'M TRYING TO BAKE A CAKE HERE!!!"
A rogue with a bowl of slop can be a controller.
WIZARD PC: Can I substitute Celestial Roc Guano for my fireball spells?
DM: Awesome. Yes.
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