Lair Larrikin
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Joined: Monday, 10th January 2011, 18:17
New hybrid summoner background and a Reaver rework.
However I think that hybrid backgrounds are well worth saving and even expanding on since they provide players with a needed middle ground between pure casters and pure melee characters while saving them the pain of having too train up fighting as a caster or spell-casting for a fighter. This is why I have come up with a new proposed background and a rework proposal for reavers.
Summoner melee hybrid: Battle Caller
Starts with the Book of Battle Spirits which contains:
Summon Small mammals L1
Sticks to Snakes L2
Tukima's Dance L3
Recall L3
Summon Elemental L4
Same starting inventory as Cr and Re otherwise.
Starting skills: L2 in Fighting, L2 in chosen weapon, L1 armor, L1 dodge, L2 spellcasting, L2 summonings.
Justification: Summoning counterpart to Reaver’s; intended for races that play well as hybrids but are terrible at conjurations (merfolk, vampires, sludge elves, felids) and could use an alternative to crusaders. Would also be useful for prospective vehumet followers who want to get some summoning in before he starts gifting books.
Suggested builds: MfBc, SeBc, KeBc
II: New Reaver starting book:
Easy Battlefield Conjurations (or even better Battlefield Conjurations for dummies)
Magic Dart L1
Shock L1
Throw Frost L2
Blink L2
Conjure Flames L3
Stone Arrow L3 (this got buffed right?)
Otherwise starting kit would remain the same.
Justification: Blink would give players a real reason to pick Re over a normal conjurer while conjure flames and Stone arrow would give the armor lovers a reason to pick up magic (especially DD's with their +3 to Earth magic in trunk) and start blasting. Finally having all elemental schools represented would make this a great find for a caster looking to branch out into elemental schools like say Battle callers.
Suggested builds: HeRe, DDRe, KoRe