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| Managrimm | Dec 19 2014, 10:59 PM Post #1 |
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Pokémon Trainer
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I'm currently setting up a one-player game for a friend of mine (I've actually become rather fond of one-player campaigns over the years) and he's interested in playing a character who uses a crossbow seeing as this is something that fits in easily with my campaign world. He's fairly new to pen and paper games so he's going to want some guidance in choosing his features and such. He's wanting to play a pretty rough and intimidating character - his Charmander starter is going to transition from growly bulldog to fearsome mount - who uses a crossbow. The setting is modern-tech on a group of low-to-mid tech islands. There will be gym challenges. My question is: when out in the wilderness and fighting my Team Bad Guys and such, how would he best be suited building his character? I want to make sure he feels like his character is being a significant enough badass in fights compared to his Pokemon. The game isn't medieval fantasy, but certain Game of Throhs classes - like Weapon Specialist - are allowed. Rider is probably in the cards down the line and I think he's tentative about Roughneck as well. Obviously I'm going to make sure there's a lot of non-gym content so he can get a lot out of his trainer combat, but I know that some things tend to sound good on paper but don't end up working out that way. Thoughts? |
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| Grand Silver | Dec 19 2014, 11:07 PM Post #2 |
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Athlete, Soldier, Survivalist are all classes that would fit pretty well for making him a tough guy going out on his own. |
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| Pandora | Dec 20 2014, 04:01 AM Post #3 |
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Crossbow users are probably my favorite kind of weapon user in any system. Currently I have a sniper Crossbow Specialist that focuses on the use of Deadly Strike and lots of accuracy bonuses, but if he wants to go more crowd-control, Rapid Assault is definitely the way to go. My character is also a Hunter with Finisher, and combining that with Suppressive Fire makes for a great way to shut down a target. As for non-Weapon Specialist things, Solider is always handy for a combat-oriented trainer, especially one that uses Struggle often, and for that same reason so is Roughneck. And as contrary as it may seem, investing at least a little into Martial Artist helps to not only cover bases on the melee front, but also provides some extra oomph. Survivalist really adds to the whole nature wilderness ranger, but doesn't necessarily complement a crossbow character. |
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