Alternating ghoul/vampire centipede!Several co-workers and I have been brainstorming out characters for a Vampire: the Masquerade game. He wouldn't work very well as a PC, but as an NPC, a Tzimisce with one dot in Intelligence who is convinced he'll eventually get into the Prince's good graces with one of his flesh-sculpting genius ideas. Unfortunately for him, he comes from the "Dr. Mephesto" school of scientific experiments.
So his creations are things like a ghoul with seven armpits, blood-gorged leech/tick hybrids, or a fish with a pair of full-sized human lungs stitched to it so that it can breathe air (but cannot swim).
An old D&D joke...
It was a D20 Modern campaign in New Mexico that directly led to the Expanse book series and TV show (and if everyone already knew that, my apologies for wasting people's time).
Just role a D20 every time the DM tells you to. Also, randomly yell "I attack!"You know that moment where you create a space for people to talk about D&D and almost immediately find out you know basically nothing compared to everyone else?
No? Just me?
I didn't know that, thanks!
FULL POWER ATTACK! KILL! CLEAVE!
Was he named Groo the Wanderer?
If you're playing a 3rd/3.5 edition game, you'll want to take Cleave (especially if you're a martial character). Improved Initiative is... well, it's not bad, but I wouldn't rank it over Cleave, unless you have a power/ability that really benefits from your character going first in a round.
Improved Initiative wrecks on archers and wizards. A well targeted Sleep or a massive damage spike on an unprepped, flat-footed enemy just rewrites the combat. An archer with a bunch of levels in something that gives sneak attack gets to add that sneak attack damage to flat-footed enemies (and you're flat-footed if you haven't gone yet).
I usually play DEX-based characters, so Improved Initiative gives me extra options. Also, I hate having to wait for everyone else to complete their actions.
I'm trying to go with wildly different classes. The one I currently have mocked up is a druid I created for a one-shot but went with a cleric when I realized nobody could actually heal, but I'm trying to figure out something to be a good party compliment for the campaign I just left in case they invite me back as a more permanent member (not sure if it'll happen, there's a guy who dropped a while ago who expressed mild interest in coming back). When I was guest-sitting for that campaign, I went with barbarian since the entire party was glass cannons and gimmicky characters, so they needed murder tank, and by God, I went murder tank. I wound up getting about 2/3 of the kills on average in a party of 6. A couple times I was the only one who killed people. I also almost died three times because I aggro'd all the enemies.
Favorite use of a mimic.
I keep reading that as, “An ADHD Tavern.”
Honestly, it's probably that as well.
Tease.
Damn straight. God didn't give me these feathers for nothin'.
I once made a Tzimisce chiropractor/dermatologist, but no one let me play her in a campaign.Several co-workers and I have been brainstorming out characters for a Vampire: the Masquerade game. He wouldn't work very well as a PC, but as an NPC, a Tzimisce with one dot in Intelligence who is convinced he'll eventually get into the Prince's good graces with one of his flesh-sculpting genius ideas. Unfortunately for him, he comes from the "Dr. Mephesto" school of scientific experiments.
So his creations are things like a ghoul with seven armpits, blood-gorged leech/tick hybrids, or a fish with a pair of full-sized human lungs stitched to it so that it can breathe air (but cannot swim).
Thank god his favorite movie wasn't Edward Penishands...
