Comments on: Story Time – Chicken Mage

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:22:52 +0000

While I do miss a bit of that as well, nothing about this character was 3e-specific. In fact, it wasn’t anything system-related that made him cool at all. I could just as easily remake him in 4e, 1e, or Shadowrun.

But level adjustment and the strangeness in balance that comes with that? And the utter cheapness of some combos like Half-Ogre Goliath?

No, I can’t say I really miss that all that much.

…well, maybe a little.

By: Ishcumbeebeeda

Ishcumbeebeeda — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 15:41:56 +0000

Customization is one of the reasons that I still like D&D 3.5 better than 4.0. I like to play mid to high level campaigns so as to have room to play with templates and such that require LA. Some of my favorites have been Thak, the Half-Ogre Goliath Duskblade (so named because it is the sound that is made when he bitch slaps you), Onyx, my Half-Dragon Stonechild Dragon Adept, and the one I haven’t yet played, so I’ve forgotten if I’ve named him yet, the six armed two headed Goliath Sorcerer I think. I also like my Katane (sort of a Blade-ish part vampire) Watcher (half Gargoyle half Dwarf) who was a male Witch. Ahhh, he would be so fun to play….

By: Sandrinnad

Sandrinnad — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:28:59 +0000

huh! I wonder what it is about chickens – one of my favourite longest running characters had a chicken companion who ended up following her through battles, time shifts, death….everything really

one I never did get to play but that sounded kinda fun (and kinda creepy) was for Heroes or Champions (can’t remember which) and had all her powers involving instantaneously created (and usually exploding) turtles. Just a cosmetic effect, but darn startling I imagine (I also can’t remember if we’d come up with a way to make invisible non-exploding ones, but if so that’d be pretty sweet )

By: Graham

Graham — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:53:51 +0000

Both totally awesome, guys!

Keep em coming!

By: ironregime

ironregime — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:39:59 +0000

I had a chicken mage when I was much younger, too. Instead of using them as spell components, I named each one (Abdul, Raoul, Night Chickee…) and managed to teach some of them tricks. Their little chicken brains could handle only about one trick each. Ah, good times, good times.

By: The Chatty DM

The Chatty DM — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:54:12 +0000

Ahhh yes, the chicken mage! I’d have loved to see you go for the Extra Crispy combo!

My favorite NPC concept back in early D&D 3.5 was a halfing god of food.

His Holy symbol was an unending, always fresh roasted chicken leg and his weapon of choice was a mug of some spirit or other.

I once explained how the PCs in our game never had to eat by the fact that they did a great service to that cleric.