darksoul
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Post by darksoul on Dec 3, 2008 21:22:39 GMT -5
So, heres the deal. I came to the realization, that my clerics rp is as deep as a puddle. I made him for the sake of argument, and i'm trying to come up with a new character, or remaster an old one. Was thinking a Paladin, but not quite sure. I am looking to make a character that is good, or neutral aligned, using a Falchion, or a Halbred. A good amount of damage to them, what type of armor doesn't matter. Heres some specs i like, and maybe you can help me. Its just been bothering me since i've been having some trouble coming up with ideas, or atleast deciding upon ideas the last couple of days. Heres my opinions: I Enjoy playing: Paladins Humans Elves Dwarf fighter as a multiclass Ranger(sometimes) Arcane Casters(like Bards but tired of Wizards and Sorcerers) Barbarians(oh those vikings) Two Handed Weapon Users Monkey Gripping Versitile Characters(A mix of spells, armor, damage, and never without a way of fighting)
So, hope that helps you with idea, because i need help >< *edit: **Shakes fist at Eldur** *
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Post by eldur(retired) on Dec 3, 2008 21:26:45 GMT -5
A simple choice that you missed: Bard So, heres the deal. I came to the realization, that my clerics rp is as deep as a puddle. I made him for the sake of argument, and i'm trying to come up with a new character, or remaster an old one. Was thinking a Paladin, but not quite sure. I am looking to make a character that is good, or neutral aligned, using a Falchion, or a Halbred. A good amount of damage to them, what type of armor doesn't matter. Heres some specs i like, and maybe you can help me. Its just been bothering me since i've been having some trouble coming up with ideas, or atleast deciding upon ideas the last couple of days. Heres my opinions: I Enjoy playing: Paladins Humans Elves Dwarf fighter as a multiclass Ranger(sometimes) Arcane Casters(but tired of Wizards and Sorcerers) Barbarians(oh those vikings) Two Handed Weapon Users Monkey Gripping Versitile Characters(A mix of spells, armor, damage, and never without a way of fighting) So, hope that helps you with idea, because i need help ><
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darksoul
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Post by darksoul on Dec 3, 2008 21:37:18 GMT -5
Note to self: Nveer post on 5 hours of sleep, when you've been up for 14 hours ><
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Post by DEV Akavit on Dec 4, 2008 1:59:12 GMT -5
Well I don't have any specific ideas for you but I can tell you how I go about making a PC. There are several starting points that I begin my PC creation process from.
1. Pick some skill or creative combination that I want to play around with ingame:
Kerto Brudenburg started out this way since I wished to see if using parry would compliment an arcane spellcaster well. His history and personality were built around the build so to speak. It worked out pretty well and anyone who reads the his biography can get some inkling of how he progressed in his multi-class.
2. Pick a class that I want to play and make up just about any kind of personality. It would be pointless to elaborate on this one.
3. Choose some weird character flaw or quirk and pick the class that best fits it:
This would be Crescentius Vilhalmsson. He turned out well except that few PC's are willing to stay around listening to his boastings long enough for decent RP.
4. Make a character of the opposite personality as a previous PC:
Dehj Ojanees was intended to be the opposite of Flail. As it turned out, he developed a little differently (but not too much so) than intended. I like this character alot but he's only playable if the right PC's are around for interaction.
5. Completely flesh out the personality and character of the PC before getting into stats or classes:
It is hard to do (for me at least) but in my opinion is the best way to get the kind of RP depth that you are looking for. This is how I made Sheritomo Orestes. The concept was taken from one of my favorite characters out of a mystery novel and adapted to fit into the Baldur's Gate setting. Stats, class, feats and skills were picked to highlight her personality The next step was to take her ingame and refine her with some RP (resulting in a PC that shared similarities but yet differed from the novel character). At this point all that was left to do was figure out what would drive someone like her to to make the journey to Baldur's Gate and write up a history accordingly.
So my recommendation is that you dig around a bit for some concept for the personality before making the build. The idea is to come up with something that is enjoyable enough to do solo RP if necessary. Once the personality is established everything else just seems to fall into place.
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Post by tapemeasure on Dec 4, 2008 7:24:00 GMT -5
You could always take a character towards the Storm Lord PrC, also. I, sort of, just found out about the class, and I started a Druid that I plan on taking in that direction, and it has been a lot of fun.
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Post by caveman282 on Dec 4, 2008 9:31:10 GMT -5
Just make sure if you make a Druid/Spirit Shamen Stormlord you are Chaotic Neutral Alignement and Devoted to Talos. Stormlords only come from Talos and Druids must maintain a neutral alignment.
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Post by broham2 on Dec 4, 2008 10:06:21 GMT -5
Akavit has a good system there, so I wont elaborate..
But as for a suggestion, I'd say make the Viking-type if you like to play them. Have him be from around the Moonshaes and you will have a ton of info out there for a backstory/RP choices.
A LN or CN Viking-type mercenary would be pretty sweet.
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Post by DM haunted on Dec 6, 2008 4:18:33 GMT -5
Yea,as a lover of Stormlords myself....Please make sure you worship Talos.If it was up to me,you would have to go through more requirements to get the prc,but its not,so enjoy.
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Post by broham2 on Dec 6, 2008 14:57:25 GMT -5
Has there ever been a discussion about limiting PRC's to an application process?
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darksoul
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Post by darksoul on Dec 7, 2008 13:45:11 GMT -5
not to my knowledge, but i have been on a server, where you have to apply for a prestiege class, and there is a quest done, upon completeing you'll have access to such a thing. Also, the same for epic lvls. Was quite cool, as well as interesting.
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Post by Tiefling on Dec 7, 2008 14:42:07 GMT -5
Oh, which reminds me... Nebbie Silverwits, never catch her slaying bandits... As she is never pleased to be found in the middle of her morbid training. Thus, be prepared to witness her swinging her rapier right under your throat, wondering whether you're a bandit or not. The result, depending solely on your words. Or meet her at road, or at Elfsong Tavern, she'll annoy you to death with questions ranging from small to huge - that is if you're hailing from Icewind Dale. Or just talk with you for hours, about what? Who knows. Ask her of Luskan. - - - She is going to be Rogue/Wizard/Arcane Trickster/Eldritch Knight... Decent balance of skills. Jack of All Trades, Fighter/Wizard/Rogue of BG2. - - - You could try Fighter/Frenzied Berserker/Weapon Master... Truly a fearsome sight on a field of combat. If you have SoZ, try Swashbucklers. Or... Well... Human Sorcerer/Eldritch Knight, or Wizard/Eldritch Knight. Wielding halberd, you could also mix in couple levels of fighter simply for feats and extra AB. Just imagine a sorcerer wielding a Halberd in fullplate, hiding under a tower shield and tossing Stilled Spells.
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Post by His Masters Voice on Dec 7, 2008 19:49:21 GMT -5
not to my knowledge, but i have been on a server, where you have to apply for a prestiege class, and there is a quest done, upon completeing you'll have access to such a thing. Also, the same for epic lvls. Was quite cool, as well as interesting. Rubbish, the prestiege classes should be a part of the character's journey naturally than from social acceptance of a overly restrictive module. That breeds favortism like none other.
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Post by driderman on Dec 8, 2008 13:55:18 GMT -5
not to my knowledge, but i have been on a server, where you have to apply for a prestiege class, and there is a quest done, upon completeing you'll have access to such a thing. Also, the same for epic lvls. Was quite cool, as well as interesting. Rubbish, the prestiege classes should be a part of the character's journey naturally than from social acceptance of a overly restrictive module. That breeds favortism like none other. There's plenty of arguments both for and against that. I can think of a couple of servers that have restricted races and prestige classes while still maintaining fair and honest dealings. Of course, it does require something extra of a DM-team for it to work, and I realise that not all DM-teams have the time or interest in that. That doesn't make them worse of course, just different
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Post by Raist on Dec 8, 2008 14:02:55 GMT -5
not to my knowledge, but i have been on a server, where you have to apply for a prestiege class, and there is a quest done, upon completeing you'll have access to such a thing. Also, the same for epic lvls. Was quite cool, as well as interesting. Rubbish, the prestiege classes should be a part of the character's journey naturally than from social acceptance of a overly restrictive module. That breeds favortism like none other. I'm just going to agree with this, beeing a firm hater of favourtism...
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