Tome of Magic in play?

At Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:04:16 +0200, Peter Knutsen wrote:

> > Is anybody here using Tome of Magic classes? How do they work in actual
> > play?
> >
> > I'm especially interested if anyone did something to incorporate them
> > into the setting rather than just allowing the players to pick one for
> > their PC.
>
> What classes are in Tome of Magic?

The binder, who binds "vestiges" to himself that give him various sets
powers. A sort of medieval demonologist: let a thing from beyond posess
you and you get nifty powers.

The truenamer, who uses skill-based name magic. The most interesting of
the three, IMO, but probably most poorly executed, since the DCs are
calculated in wonky ways.

The shadowcaster, which is most like a standard spellcaster, and uses
shadow-themed effects.


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Jasin Zujovic wrote:
>
> Is anybody here using Tome of Magic classes? How do they work in actual
> play?
>
> I'm especially interested if anyone did something to incorporate them
> into the setting rather than just allowing the players to pick one for
> their PC.

I can't help you much, because I only played a binder in one session (it was a
one-shot game), but I found them very interesting.

Basically, I played the character a bit like a warlock - I had bound Focalor.
The Aura of Sadness applies to allies as well as enemies, so it meant I kept my
character on the move, or at least well away from the other PCs. I used the
Focalor's Breath ability as a combat-opening attack, trying to blind the most
dangerous target, and thereafter made best use of the Lightning Strike ability
as my main attack.

Obviously, this would change if I had bound another vestige, like Paimon or
Savnok. I didn't get much of a chance to use non-combat abilities, so I stayed
bound to Focalor all game - though the Water Breathing power did come in very
handy when we set up an ambush for some pirates on a beach.

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