The Marshal Menu

[arhino]

Now that we've finally reached level 5 I've been able to take my first level of Marshal! What does this mean for you fine lot? Why I'll tell you!

Marshals are able to maintain a variety of different "auras" that grant various bonuses to all allies within 60 ft (120 ft later, but we're getting ahead of ourselves). Every few levels I'll be able to pick up a new type of aura, thereby increasing what kind of things I'll be able to buff.

Since these choices will effect whoever I'm traveling with as much as they will my self, I figured it might be fun to let the club vote on which auras I pick up at each level.

I'm thinking of a few different ways to determine the winning choice, but for this first one we'll do a strait forward vote.

At the first level of Marshal I am allowed to choose 1 minor aura. A minor aura allows me to give everyone a bonus equal to my charisma bonus (currently +5) to certain checks. Here are our choices:

1. A bonus on rolls made to confirm critical hits. Nothings more annoying than threatening a crit and botching the confirm!

2. A bonus on various special attacks, including disarm, trip, bull rush, and sunder attempts. Good for you fighter types

3. A bonus on Fortitude, Reflex, or Will saves. Choose one!

4. A bonus on beating spell resistance. Not too useful yet, but could be a god send at higher levels for casters

5. A bonus to AC against attacks of opportunity. Good for mobile types and against those with reach

6. A bonus on damage rolls when flanking. Now non rogues want that flank just as badly!

7. A bonus on ability and skill checks for any one attribute (Strength, Wisdom, ect.). Great for social types, sneaky people, or for noticing giant scorpions crawling on you in your sleep!

8. A bonus on damage rolls when charging. Because what charge builds are really missing is even more damage.

Just post your vote, by name or number! If you choose one of the save or ability boosters, make sure you say what type you want. Which ever one has the most votes by Wednesday will be selected.

[iglw]

CG: EQUIUS, ARE YOU THERE?
CT: D --> Yes
CG: OK, GOOD
CG: ARE YOU STILL REALLY STRONG?
CG: LIKE, IS THAT STILL YOUR THING?
CT: D --> I am still e%ceptionally STRONG
CT: D --> Strength continues to be my STRONGEST attribute
CG: OK GOOD.
CG: I GUESS THAT WAS A PRETTY DUMB QUESTION.

Motivate STRENGTH!!!

Who wouldn't want extra protection against knuckle-headed bull rushers?

(Not naming names)

[giovanni]

I've actually already run into some trouble with spell resistance so that's my vote. Since it isn't a popular vote, I wouldn't mind the bonus to fort or reflex saves.

[viamede]

flanking bonuses to damage are always effective and can be easily used in and throughout every fight.
fort save bonuses are the most important saves because they usually end in death if you fail.

my main vote is for the flanking damage.

[arhino]

@alvin: I'm almost certain that the strength bonus applies to things like knocking down doors or arm wrestling, not special attacks. If you want better bullrushes
go for the special attacks one.

[iglw]

Still convinced that bull rushes are opposed strength checks though.
If not, I'll go for Art of War I guess.

[rivet]

From the SRD Bull Rush Section: "...Second, you and the defender make opposed Strength checks..."

[arhino]

Okay then. That also means that motivate dexterity gives a bonus to initiative.

[rivet]

"Motivate Dexterity: Bonus on Dexterity checks, Dexterity-based skill checks, and initiative checks."

yep

[viamede]

flanking is best but sigh...
[green]GORGON WANT STRONGER!!!!![/green]

[Naelwyn]

Motivate Wisdom.

So people stop making silly decisions.

[viamede]

[green] No thunk is silly if right[/green]

[arhino]

Well it's Wednesday, and with an astounding 50% lead over any other aura, motivate strength has been selected! Now you can all enjoy not drowning, possibly not falling to your deaths, and being able to open doors with your faces!

Also, Alvin gets to bullrush people better. Goody.

[arhino]

There wasn't a lot of interest in this, so rather than doing a new vote every time another aura becomes available, I figure I'll just ask people what general form they want my boosts to take.

Do you want me to focus my auras on:

Defensive Combat (AC, DR, Saves, ect.)

Offensive Combat (Damage, To hit, piercing Spell Resistance)

Out of Combat (Skills, Attributes)

Or a Mix of all three. I wont be able to cover everything this way, but I should be able to get a few auras covering each category.

[Naelwyn]

Just chiming in to say: Do not worry about the minor Aura Motivate Int.