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Raepdog Posted:
you need to focus on Charisma, Dexterity and Intelligence. |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 2:34PM | View ANGRY HOBO's Profile | # | ||||||
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What if hes a strength bard? |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 2:37PM | View 1337xxxxxxxxxlol...'s Profile | # | ||||||
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1337xxxxxxxxxlolololololololololxxxxxxxxx1337 Posted: Then we’re all completely buggered ): |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 2:41PM | View cya's Profile | # | ||||||
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ANGRY HOBO Posted:
How do I make the character Im confused? |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 2:41PM | View Raepdog's Profile | # | ||||||
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1337xxxxxxxxxlolololololololololxxxxxxxxx1337 Posted:
he will have a bard with lot’s of strenght and stuff |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 2:41PM | View ANGRY HOBO's Profile | # | ||||||
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Okay, that works even better.
I’ll be making my character later tonight. If anyone wants any advice on a good build for their character, TM me. |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 2:42PM | View Sergeant Cid's Profile | # | ||||||
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Raepdog Posted:
http://www.forumwarz.com/discussions/view_post/589625 And ill make most of the rest |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 2:42PM | View ANGRY HOBO's Profile | # | ||||||
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Raepdog Posted:
You’ve got 72 points to spend on your 6 different statistics: Strength, Constitution, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma. An average human has 10-11 in each of these stats. If the number is lower, then they are deficient in that area in some way. If it is higher, then they are exceptional in some way. This is represented by a penalty or bonus to any action related to that statistic. 2-3 (-4) 4-5 (-3) 6-7 (-2) 8-9 (-1) 10-11 (No Bonus/Penalty) 12-13 (+1) 14-15 (+2) 16-17 (+3) 18-20 (+4)
Virtually all game mechanics are resolved by a 20-sided die. The DM bumigns a difficulty clbum (DC) to a particular task, and you roll a D20 and add/subtract any bonus/penalty. For example, if you are attempting to break down a simple wooden door, this is a Strength related task with a DC 13. If you have a Strength of 14, you get a +2 to your die roll. So, you have to roll an 11 or higher to break down the simple door. If you fail on the first attempt, you can try again. So, with a Strength of 14, you’ve got about a 50%/50% chance of breaking it down on the first try. If your Strength was an 8, then because of your penalty, you’d have to roll a 14 or higher to break down the door. So, you’ve only got a 35% chance to break it down on the first try.
The same idea applies to any statistic, and any task. Walking along a tightrope would be a Dexterity-related task, researching the location of a long-lost tomb would be an Intelligence-related task, persuading a town mayor to hire your adventuring company might would be a Charisma-related task, and so on.
A Bard’s primary focus in these kinds of areas (especially knowing all kinds of useful & useless trivia about anything and everything), so Dexterity, Charisma & Intelligence are all important for you.
A Bard’s spellcasting ability is directly tied to his Charisma. His Bardic Music is directly related to the Perform Skill, which is a Charisma-based Skill. For this reason, a high Charisma is critical to a Bard’s success. I would recommend no less than a 15 in this statistic.
Next is Intelligence. Bards rely heavily upon Skills, and your Skill Points are determined by your clbum and your Intelligence. I recommend a 14 in this stat. That would give you 32 Skill points, which means you could have 8 different skills all maxed out as high as possible.
Then there’s Dexterity. Bard’s tend to favor light armor, and a high Dexterity can combine well with light armor to make you difficult to hit and/or injure. I would go with a 13 here.
This leaves you 30 points to spread among your 3 remaining stats. You can avoid having to worry about any penalties this way, or if you’re willing to play a Bard that’s not very strong, not very wise, and/or not very healthy, you can drop to an 8 or 9 in one or more of those stats and spend those points in one of your three primary stats. |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 10:11PM | View Sergeant Cid's Profile | # | ||||||
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Sergeant Cid Posted:
I would totally blow you as a thank you, DND is so simple now.
Strength 7 Constitution 7 Dexterity 13 Intelligence 15 Wisdom 10 Charisma 20 |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 10:20PM | View Raepdog's Profile | # | ||||||
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No problem. D&D (at least 3.0/3.5) has always been this simple. The beauty is that you can expand from this foundation to get more complex, but always come back to it if it get’s overly complex.
You also need to select a Race, and each one has pros/cons. Look over this page to get some ideas for what you might like. Personally I like halfling bards, but any of the races are good for bards, in one way or another. |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 10:30PM | View Sergeant Cid's Profile | # | ||||||
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Sergeant Cid Posted:
Racial purity. Half-Elf. |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 10:36PM | View Raepdog's Profile | # | ||||||
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Did you read up on the Bard Clbum description? It will give you some ideas on how to play the character. And since AH is going to let us use feats, you get to pick one to begin with as well. The easy choice is Skill Focus: Perform, of course, but there are lots of good choices.
Basically, with a +5 Charisma Bonus, 4 Ranks in a Perform Skill (may I suggest: Comedy (buffoonery, limericks, joke-telling) and Feat: Skill Focus – Perform: Comedy, you would have a +12 at first level to your Perform checks, which affect most of your special Bard abilities. Sergeant Cid edited this message on 05/21/2009 10:46PM |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 10:43PM | View Sergeant Cid's Profile | # | ||||||
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Elf Dominator Wizard Strength – 8 Dexterity – 8 Constitution – 10 Intelligence – 15 Wisdom – 20 Charisma – 11 |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 11:05PM | View AtomicScripter's Profile | # | ||||||
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That’s a really high Wisdom for a Wizard, compared to the relatively low Intelligence. Why did you go that way? |
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Posted On: 05/21/2009 11:20PM | View Sergeant Cid's Profile | # | ||||||
You can bumign the stats how you like you know. Or you could always change to a divine spellcaster. Anyway: wow, that was a lot of posts in a small time I was away busy. Am I still in, or should I just be pencilled in for NPCing? If I’m a PC, I’ll be a drow cleric. Possibly multiclbuming. |
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Posted On: 05/22/2009 2:24AM | View Novaix's Profile | # | ||||||
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