Geralt of Rivia/The Witcher's D&D style class and stats
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What do you think Geralt's stats would be in D&D terms?
I think he's a combination of Ranger, Fighter and Sorcerer.
I think he's a combination of Ranger, Fighter and Sorcerer.
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As for stats I'll need to think about that more.
Ciri, according to the novels, is a source. Which is sort of like a sorcerer, but with a more elemental connection to magic than Mages like Yennefer.
From the wikipedia article on him: In Sapkowski's books, witchers are monster-hunters who receive special training and have their bodies modified at an early age to provide them with supernatural abilities so they can kill extremely dangerous monsters and survive the encounter. These modifications (which involve herbal preparations, magic potions and virus inoculations) leave them with superhuman strength, reflexes, dexterity, healing and the ability to open and contract their pupils at will (giving them improved night-vision). These modifications also leave them sterile, as well as immune to disease and poisons, and they are said to be completely devoid of human emotions (this is later discovered to be false).
In the stories, Geralt, the central character, is said to be one of the world's best witchers. He is said to have resisted the "changes" during his childhood better than most, which encouraged his makers to perform even more dangerous experimental procedures on him. Because of these additional procedures, Geralt lost all body pigmentation. Because of his pale skin and white hair, he is also known in the Elder Speech as "Gwynbleidd", the White Wolf.
In addition, he has alchemy skills. And he can use signs, which I suppose are magical powers, but not spells, exactly.
Maybe like Ranger 3 (Two-handed combat style)/Alchemist 4/Magus X
Stats something like (Not using point buy or anything, just kind of guessing what his stats would be like)
Strength: 16
Dexterity: 16
Constitutions: 18
Intelligence: 16
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 8
Maybe higher strength and dex but he seems to be quite knowledgeable and knows alot about the world. He must have high fortitude saves because of being able to down near-toxic potions. Low charisma due to all the crazy stuff that has happened to his body and he seems to be very unsociable.
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/core-classes/ranger
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/alchemist
http://www.d20pfsrd.com/classes/base-classes/magus
Edit: I'll look to see if any archetypes fit him well in a bit.
Edit the second: Oh, and for race I'd roll with Half-Elf unless you want to homebrew a Witcher race.
I think Witcher's by default usually scare people hardcore and they are treated as outcasts.
Blind fight (to fight invisible creatures or while blinded)
Power attack (Strong style)
Combat Expertise + Whirlwind Attack (Group style)
Weapon focus: Longsword (given how he hardly uses any other weapons)
- Mutations. Thanks to them, witchers are able to see in the dark quite well, have extraordinary reflexes that are not attainable for ordinary humans, immunity to most of diseases and some poisons (actually in the Witcher universe, witcher's potions are like strong poisons for normal humans). Aside from that, accelerated regeneration and sterility.
- Each Witcher goes through training from hell in their school. In Geralt's example, Kaer Moren. They are recieving knowledge about monsters and how to fight them, how to make potions and how they work. The most important thing - they are becoming excellent swordsmen, even able to reflect incoming missiles (like bolts from crossbow). All swordplay they learn becomes their second nature, instinct.
- Geralt is exceptional and experienced witcher. I think he'll be able to be as good fighter, if not better, than Drizzt* (since the later doesn't have genetically enhanced reflexes). Point is, he'll be a high level - he's not famous in his own universe for nothing.
- Whatever profession you are willing to give him, remember he's mostly swordsman. He can make potions, but that doesn't make him alchemist right away. Also, he's not the sorcerer either, since witcher's sights are a child's play in comparison what sorcerers and sorceresses can do (in games, it's not that evident, I know).
- Bombs and crossbows are in-game only. Geralt never used them in the books.
EDITS:
- Each of witchers, Geralt included, is a dex-based fighters. They fight with speed, practicaly not using armour at all.
Here are some pointers from me.
*I'm not going to argue who would win. Comparing characters from different universes is pointless.
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His usual lack of involvement is actually more because of who he believes he is (a witcher, therefore a mutant, not part of society etc.), instead of his actual look on good and evil.
True Neutral does make the most sense for him.
Stats
Str 15
Dex19
Con19 or maybe even 20
Int15
Wis14
Chr14
Dex is high because Geralt relies on it for all of his fighting techniques, he never blocks an attack unless he has too, it's all about dodging. The Con is so he because any Witcher potion with straight up kill a normal human.
Class looking at BG for a base, I would say I like the Stalker idea, but maybe Kensai would be a another option. Geralt is an amzaing swordsman, who doesn't wear armour. Either or he would be pretty high level, as he is about 100 yrs old and been a active Witcher since before he was 20.