Rainshadow (Private thread) Labyrinth of Madness

[TristenC]

This is a Private Thread for Rainshadow. It will contain:
-Character sheets (maintained by the DM)
-Character creation details for any/all of Rainshadow's characters
-Experiences separate from the party

Name: Landro
XP: 2000000
Class: Fighter
HP: 84
Alignment: Neutral
Race: Firbolg
Level: 12

STR 19 +3+7 485 640 16(8) 50%
INT 10 two languages
WIS 11
DEX 11
CON 15 +1hp
CHA 9

Age: 27
Height: 9'
Weight: 750 pounds
Gender: Male
Movement: 12
Languages: Common
AC: 0 (Nat AC 3, RoP +3)

Saves: PPDM (4); RSW (6); PetPoly (5); BW (5); Sp (7). [Includes +3 from Ring of Protection]

Thac0
Base: 9 (Melee 6)
RoF 3/2 melee, 2/1 for Giant 2-H

Weapon Proficiencies:
(2)Giant two-handed sword - Specialization (Thac0 4)
(1)Two-handed sword (Thac0 6)
(1)Heavy Crossbow (Thac0 9)
(1)Long Sword
(1)Short Sword
(1)Quarterstaff
(1)Open

NWP:
(1)Hunting
(1)Mountaineering
(1)Gaming
(1)Running
(1)Survival
(2)Reading/Writing

Equipment
Heavy crossbow RoF 1/2, dmg (1d12/1d12) R 8/16/24. sf 10
Crossbow bolts (60)
Giant Two-Handed sword +4 (Thac0 0 with bonus)
RoF 2/1, (1d10x2+11/3d6x2+11), sf 13

Giant Quarterstaff

5 Quivers (each containing 12 bolts)
5 Torches
4 Wineskins of water
1 Backpack
1 Blanket
1 Set of leather tunic and breeches
1 horned leather hat
1 riding boots
2 Large Belt Pouches
1 Flint and Steel
4 Large Sacks
14 Dry Rations
1 100' Thick rope (like the one in gym class)

In camp
1 Common Carriage
4 horses
4 bit and bridle
1 cart harness

Magic Items
Heward's Handy Haversack

+4 Giant two-handed sword (2000 xp)
+3 Ring of Protection (3000 xp)

Potions
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400 Water Breathing
2000 Extra-healing x5 (400 each)

[Rainshadow]

Hokay. I've looked around, weighed the options, read some rules...
(By the way, my favorite rpg writer, Aaron Allston, wrote the Complete Priest's Handbook.)

I feel like I want to undo everything and play a Fighter. Because I'm not good at 2e, I think going simple will be best. I'm considering a "giant" character, if that's an option, or a human.

I just have this image in my head of having a crossbow, and being a smart fighter, so I don't want to resist that. For some reason the character in my mind's eye has a mustache, so I'm going to go with it.

I'll go with my plan, and if it's not good, let me know. I think the process will help me even if you want me to take a different route.

[Rainshadow]

Roll 1
[4d6k3]=15

[Rainshadow]

Roll 2
[4d6k3]=13

[Rainshadow]

Roll 3
[4d6k3]=14

[Rainshadow]

Roll 4
[4d6k3]=15

[Rainshadow]

Roll 5
[4d6k3]=15

[Rainshadow]

Roll 6
[4d6k3]=13

[Rainshadow]

Other method

roll 1
[3d4]=8

roll 2
[3d4]=10

roll 3
[3d4]=10

roll 4
[3d4]=8

roll 5
[3d4]=6

roll 6
[3d4]=5

[Rainshadow]

8, 10, 10, 8, 6, 5

Str 10 + 7 = 17
int 8 + 3 = 11
Wis 5 + 6 = 11
Dex 8 + 3 = 11
Con 10 + 5 = 15
Cha 6 + 4 = 10

[Rainshadow]

Hmmm...

If I use method 1, I get

15, 13, 14, 15, 15, 13

Which is better all around....

Str 15
Int 13
Wis 14
Dex 15
Con 15
Cha 13

Yeah, he doesn't need to be super strong, so I think I'll go with this.

[TristenC]

Sweet
so when you say 'giant'...
The Complete Humanoid book has Firbolg giant kin. I can send you a link to a free version on 'anyflip' Here if you're interested.
+2 str, -2 cha. Natural AC 3, 15% magic resistance, Several daily powers (like diminution, det magic, etc), and they have giant weps that do a lot of dmg

-the caveat is it requires twice as much xp to level so 2 mil would het him to lvl 12 instead of 16 he'd start

[Rainshadow]

Sweet
so when you say 'giant'...
The Complete Humanoid book has Firbolg giant kin. I can send you a link to a free version on 'anyflip' Here if you're interested.
+2 str, -2 cha. Natural AC 3, 15% magic resistance, Several daily powers (like diminution, det magic, etc), and they have giant weps that do a lot of dmg

-the caveat is it requires twice as much xp to level so 2 mil would het him to lvl 12 instead of 16 he'd start

I'm digging it. I read the Firbolg entry. Even though he's 10.5 feet tall, can he have a giant crossbow? Could I take a heavy crossbow and treat it as a light crossbow for speed etc.?

I want him to have been raised by humans, and his father was a city guard, and he started as a 10.5-foot city guard before venturing out.

[Rainshadow]

Maybe he could be just under nine feet, like 8 feet 10 inches....?
(And I'm cool with 12th Level)

[TristenC]

He can be as short as 9 ft, since that's where the line is for a Large category creature.

There are some Giant weapons (like longbow and 2-H sword) in Complete Humanoid. For the heavy crossbow, the time is because it operates with a crank; otherwise high-atrength warriors wpuld be able to speed it up as well.

That said, I use a different damage table for crossbows than in the book (they do more dmg). I added the list to the rules thread

Heavy Crossbow RoF=1/2rd, dmg=1d12/1d12, range=8/16/24