Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

Tekill wrote:I don't want to come across as an ungrateful jerk here but while we are spending time and energy on mechanics shouldnt we confirm if anyone will actually play this class?

Are there any of you orc fans out there seriously excited to play this new class?
Let's hear you opinions.
Im not trying to make assumptions here but I figure "IF" it's not going to be used then why go through the trouble.

chad878262 wrote:or you could take INT to 12 and then go +1 at level 4 or 8... I once did that on a wood elf.

STR: 18
DEX: 14
CON: 15
INT: 14
WIS:  8
CHA:  6

STR: 18
DEX: 14
CON: 14
INT: 14
WIS: 10
CHA:  6

Tekill wrote:Couple issues I have with this class.
It is not a very archetypal orc class. It seems like a very specialized class or niche, to me. Especially when comparing it to the other races prc's.
Synergy would be limited compared to the other orc prc suggestions people previously suggested. With this prc I can't help but keep thinking....an orc bard.
If the purpose of an orc prc is to encourage orc rp I find this an odd choice. Don't you think it would be odd if suddenly there were a bunch of drumming orcs wandering around the sword coast?
A party of battlerages teaming up would be cool. A party of war drummers?
Who is the war drummer going to play to?
With the low orc pop on this server, this support class is not ideal....if I was a war drummer I would not be wandering around alone which would be it's fate on this server. I would be looking for a large warband to join.

AlfarinIcebreaker wrote: This. We need "bread and butter" PRC for Orcs before this, in a way like Elves get Arcane Archer and Dwarves get Dwarven Defender or Battlerager.

Battle rythm: A war drummer inspires his fellow Orcs into a frenzy (including himself), bolstering them against fear and improving their combat abilities.

Orc War Drummer

While Orcs have no bardic tradition nothing whips them into a frenzy more easily than War Drummers. Using everything from elaborate drums to hollow trees the War Drummers can often be found in large orcish war parties.

Requirements:
Race: Orc
Alignment: Any non-lawful, non-good.
Skills: Perfom 5 ranks
Base Attack Bonus: +5
Feats: Iron will, Skill Focus : Perform or Skill Focus : Intimidate

Class Features:
Hit Die: d8
Base Attack Bonus: High
High Saves: Will
Weapon Proficiencies: None
Armor Proficiencies: None
Skill Points: 4 + Int Modifier.
Class Skills: Perform, Listen, Intimidate, Taunt, Survival, Tumble


Class Abilities:
Level 1: Battle rythm +1
Level 2:
Level 3: Inspire fear
Level 4: Orders to Charge
Level 5: Orc War March, Battle rythm +2

Battle rythm: A war drummer inspires his fellow Orcs into a frenzy (including himself), improving their combat abilities. This gives a bonus to hit and damage. It starts at +1, and becomes +2 at 5th level. It does not stack with bard inspire courage or dread pirate inspire courage.

Inspire fear: Instead of encouraging his brethren an Orc War Drummer of 3rd level can choose to play ominous, demoralizing rythms. Enemies of the War Drummer must pass a save vs fear or suffer a -2 penalty to hit, damage and saves. DC is 15 + War drummer levels + (perform ranks+intimidate ranks)/3. Capped at 32.So that they can go any mix of perform/intimidate as they see fit, which lessen the need for able learner as intimidate is a class skill for most classes that could go for War Drummer.

Orders to Charge: At 4th level a War Drummer is able to signal the charge in a particularly enthralling way. The nearby allies gain +30% movement speed, +1 dodge AC, as well as the benefits from Furious Charger and Powerful Charge. If the War Drummer has Barbarian or Frenzied Berserker levels his allies also gain strength bonuses equal to half the bonuses of the War Drummer rage or frenzy.

The bonuses last for 10 rounds, cooldown : 4 minutes.

Orc War March: At 5th level an Orcish War Drummer, through skill and habit, is able to inspire fear in his enemies while playing a Battle Rythm.