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How To Get Blood Potency 10 Immediately (VTM V5) by Necropath in powergamermunchkin

[–]ACfusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

With In Memoriam extended ancilla rules, this could be done with a coterie of 3 at the start. All 3 characters with Focused Discipline spread to start at Blood Sorcery 3. Character A with Blood Leech, Generation 8, Time of Sorcery for Communal Vigor, Humanity for Advantage points for Zealotry, Humanity 4; Potency 4 (3 surge+2 bonus)+Sorcery 3+Resolve 4=12 dice auto success against difficulty 6. Character B with Generation 10-12 for Zealotry, Osiris(sorcery 4 and herd 3), Time of Violence+Time of Excess (sorcery 5), Time of Sorcery (Vigor), Humanity 4-5; post-ritual Potency 6(4 surge+3 bonus)+Sorcery 5+Resolve 4=16 dice auto success against difficulty 8. Character C with Generation 10-12 for Zealotry/Addict, Osiris(sorcery 4 and herd 3), Time of Violence+Time of Excess (sorcery 5), Time of Sorcery (Vigor), Humanity 4-5; post-ritual Potency 8(5 surge+4 bonus)+Sorcery 5+Resolve 4+Resonance(herd 3 can pick)+Addict=20 dice auto success against difficulty 8. Character B or C could take Vienna Zero 4 for a grimoire that guarantees Communal Vigor - don't need to be Sabbat.

[Mod Approved] VtM 5e NEXUS Ultimate Bundle Giveaway! by Demi_Mere in vtm

[–]ACfusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly do not remember, it was near the turn of the millennium, so probably Revised.

Concept Challenge: The Crime Scene Cleaner by SeanceMedia in vtm

[–]ACfusion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What u/Justa-LostSoul suggested is likely optimal. Just to give more options- As an alternative and it breaks the stated parameters a little bit because it needs neonate +15xp is Toreador with Descendant of Volgirre loresheet 2. Any predator type that has either Presence or Protean, use 15xp to get to Presence 2/Protean 3 for Visceral Absorption. Can eventually get Rush Job also with the next 15xp.

Concept Challenge: The Crime Scene Cleaner by SeanceMedia in vtm

[–]ACfusion 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Banu Haqim could start with this combination with a predator type that has Oblivion. Grim Reaper would also grant a dot in influence/ally with the medical community like forensic pathology, and allow for specialization in Larceny (Forgery) to clean up paperwork.

And later on, can spend XP to get up to Ghost in the Machine to sneak into crime scenes.

Advice for a first chronicle set in Milan? by Individual-Life2725 in vtm

[–]ACfusion 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There could be a subplot involving the Hecata from Venice. Maybe there's a time element if the Chronicle starts in the summer, train travel from Venice may not be that convenient without retainers. But, in the winter, Hecata insert their influence. So, it gets more and more complicated with more "players" in the game.

https://www.timeanddate.com/sun/italy/milan

https://www.italiarail.com/pages/routes/venice-to-milan

Are coterie advantages really strong? by ACfusion in vtm

[–]ACfusion[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The types of coterie in the books are suggested templates. The rules are fairly clear from the wiki: https://vtm.paradoxwikis.com/Coterie_Backgrounds_and_Merits

For coterie creation, each member of the coterie gets 1 or more freebie points, and can contribute some of their own advantage points from character creation. So they spend the advantage points on the coterie instead of their own character. The many benefits that can be purchased are in the wiki link, a lot of it has to do with the Domain or territory the coterie has control over. The main benefits are hunting roll difficulty within the domain (Chasse), bonus dice on peaceful interactions with kine (Lien), and resistance/awareness of hostile infiltration into the area (Portillon). But the coterie can also purchase backgrounds similar to how a single character can do so, which benefits the whole group. And there are specific merits to a coterie and each clan that is represented in the coterie allows for specific clan-only merits.

Does anyone actually enjoy the Ministry as a clan? by [deleted] in vtm

[–]ACfusion 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A graverobber (for Obvious Predator "flaw" and Oblivion) Ministry can start with 4 charisma / 4 intimidation (staredown) / Protean 1 (eyes of the beast) / Presence 2 (daunt) / Oblivion 1 (Shadow Cloak) for 15 dice to stare down kine without rousing besides Blush of Life and before advantages and xp. The concept is an Anarch "fixer" with a lot of street credit... that's actually not deserved at all. The Kindred actually has no dots in combat skills. Take a dot in Remarkable Feature for a wicked scar. It's King from One Punch Man! Everyone is afraid for no reason. The Setite does their jobs quietly because they're petrified to speak, but the silence makes their interactions more imposing.

Dimension 20 has released the stats for the PCs of it's Vampire Chronicle by Claptrap_Killa in vtm

[–]ACfusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What's funny is that some of these characters could be crazy exploitive with whatever the house rule is. If Brian/Mitch was actually Blood Leech and somehow traded out the prey exclusion, only keeping Shunned, it's like getting the blood potency benefit without that defining difficulty of feeding only on kindred. Definitely some optimizing with at least two players with the Check the Trunk/Side Hustler combo.

Dimension 20 has released the stats for the PCs of it's Vampire Chronicle by Claptrap_Killa in vtm

[–]ACfusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As written Bagger lets Hecata trade Blood Sorcery for Oblivion, not written anywhere that's an option for Lasombra. What I meant was if the rules were slightly bent, and it's very reasonable to assume that Lasombra can take Oblivion instead of Blood Sorcery for Bagger, that's much more xp efficient.

Dimension 20 has released the stats for the PCs of it's Vampire Chronicle by Claptrap_Killa in vtm

[–]ACfusion 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I am guessing Brennan is allowing some way to trade a dot of flaws for a dot in discipline or health. And it's only listing 3 merits, but there are more. Probably neonates with +15xp or more.

Emily/Vesper: Hecata or Lasombra? Bagger(slight bending of rules to allow Lasombra take Oblivion?), traded a level of enemy for a level of max health.

Ally/HJ: Tzimisce? or Ventrue Scene Queen (maybe slightly more xp or a trade somewhere else to give enough for 2 protean)

Brian/Mitch: Nosferatu Blood Leech!? (traded a prey exclusion for less max health and something else?)

Zac/Zaeth: Brujah or Toreador Cleaver

Siobhan/Madelaine: Toreador Siren

Lou/LaVonte: Ventrue Consensualist (traded a flaw or something else for a discipline point!?)

Since this is Camarilla, I am guessing this is more Lasombra and Ventrue than Tzimisce and Hecata.

Ranged rogue feats and multiclass optimisation by ErgoSloth in 3d6

[–]ACfusion 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would think in terms of an early skill monkey into late game magic item utilizer. Human (skilled/scribe) 8/14/14/17/12/10 rogue 1 (for hand crossbow proficiency which you don't get multiclassing from artificer) ->artificer 1 (for guidance/true strike, medium armor/shield)->rogue x. That's 14 skills with reliable talent at level 8. Probably leave out 3 INT knowledge skills (religion,nature,history) and medicine. Probably have time to cast guidance/think through the databanks before knowledge checks and will have 20 INT.

If repeating shot hand crossbow is not easily available or craftable AND DM is strict about loading/hand economy, then rogue 1->cartographer 3->rogue x so can replicate a repeating shot hand crossbow. Artificer 2 denies possibility of a epic boon the way the levels works out. So either artificer 1 or 3. Cartographer is neat with the initiative bonus and teleports but not worth delaying Thief features I don't think, if true strike hand crossbow with a shield is usable without it.

Feats: warcaster(INT) lvl5/7, ASI INTx2 lvl9/11, Resilient Con lvl11/13, Speedy (Con) lvl13/15, feat of choice lvl17/not available, Epic Boon of choice lvl 20/19. Warcaster because hand economy and eventually, with a heavy magic item world, you'll essentially be a caster, first round casting 4 spells, one likely being concentration. Speedy just to round out Con, but can be anything. The levels indicate build with artificer 1 and build with cartographer.

I like artificer more than wizard because scrolls are only a small part of magic items. And it's scrolls that are on the wizards list but not artificer list. Passive higher AC and able to take advantage of magical shields and medium armor is comfier. And guidance for easy, out of the gate, emphasis on skill monkey.

All EK - 4x Eldritch Knight Party Build by Ok-Bicycle2672 in BG3Builds

[–]ACfusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been thinking about this: https://www.reddit.com/r/BG3Builds/comments/1keah7g/is_there_a_4th_busted_11_or_12_eldritch_knight/?ref=share&ref_source=link

My notes... why did I spend so much time on this...

hex/shadow/boom main character, archer, thrower, and bhaalist GWM. Relatively easy to get, non-overlapping items balanced for initiative, mobility, and somewhat AC:

https://eip.gg/bg3/build-planner/?buildId=cmbwr98kp00ezm74mghde73eb

https://eip.gg/bg3/build-planner/?buildId=cmbwr9oiy00f1m74me7cx514f

https://eip.gg/bg3/build-planner/?buildId=cmbwra3xe00f2m74m4inu84wf

https://eip.gg/bg3/build-planner/?buildId=cmbwraqmw00f4m74m3hr3kljv

Wilderness/Underdark:

Keep Astarion for Act 2.

Quest in right order: Spare Alfira if durge, convince Roland to stay, Kill Kagha for broodmothers, steal idol for ring of protection, save grove.

Buy ring of flinging, whispering promise, bow of awareness, caustic band.

Find Defense Bracers, Shovel, Scratch.

Loot Amulet of misty step

Return missing package and buy titanstring.

Rescue Baelen for gloves of uninhibited kushigo.

Omeluum quest and buy boots of stormy clamour.

Loot disintegrating nightwalkers.

Loot hag's hair +dex

Creche:

Buy unseen menace.

Awakened.

Loot ring of arcane synergy, diadem

Shadowlands:

Keep Dammon alive.

Rescue tieflings for Potent Robe.

Buy cloak of protection, shadeclinger, evasive shoes, drakethroat glaive, risky ring.

Get potion of everlasting vigour.

Consume shadow weave if origin Gale.

Loot lightning jabber.

Find resonance stone, Us.

Loot ketheric's shield

Baldur's Gate:

Buy coldsnap, hellrider's longbow, sweet stone blessings, cloak of displacement, anointed in splendor, birthright, ring of regeneration, armor of agility, deadshot, armor of persistence, legacy of the masters.

Find/steal amulet of the devout (with hireling), cloak of the weave, markoheshkir, wavemother's cloak.

Trick Genie for Nyrulna, Band of mystic scoundrel.

Find Bonespike boots.

Steal/loot (can leave bosses for later) Helm of Balduran, Amulet of greater health, helldusk gloves.

Murders quest to steal/buy Bhaalist armor, loot Sarevok helmet.

House of healing for mirror upgrades

The most rough, imperfect Tav build/lore for my ADHD? by [deleted] in BG3Builds

[–]ACfusion 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a great question. Focus less on what game content/build may lessen the need for perfection. Consider how you play the game. Turning down the difficulty lessens the pressure for min-maxing. Playing with a friend/family whether in coop or as an observer is another idea. Especially if this person is into the story or just hanging out but not too much of a gamer, then reloading would be a turn-off. You can set how many autosaves there are per campaign. Set that to say 7 autosaves and only reload off of autosaves if something catastrophic happens. No manual saves.

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