Summoner Class

Frankto · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:23 am Post subject: Summoner Class

I'm thinking about rewriting the Summoner class almost in its entirety. Mostly to include an ability that should have been added long ago: A summoning companion.

I'd like to hear some thoughts about that idea. Think it's worth it? The summoner class right now is pretty dull.
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Infinitus · Holiday Ninja Joined: 25 Mar 2007 Posts: 1976

A summoning companion? Meh... not want it.

A talent tree like genjutsu master or taijutsu master, or puppeteer would still be nice. Very Happy

Apart from that, I have no opinion
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Chaos4knuckles · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:01 am Post subject:

I like it, but first a few questions. How long would the companion be out per say... all the time or just a daily chakra cost. Also, would it be limited to normal summons or sires and broodlords as well...
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Mizuno Kaitsu · Kage Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 292 Location: Detroit, MI

Seems to me that it would probably be likened unto a Sorcerer's familiar.
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Frankto · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 6:15 pm Post subject:

If anything, it would be like Jiraiya and Gamabunta.
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Frankto · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 7:31 pm Post subject:

Moreover, it's a bitch to come up with NPCs when you have to not only choose the classes, but you have to choose a dozen abilities from up to 5 different pools.

It's not going to happen. Ever. You can stop asking.
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Chaos4knuckles · Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 8:44 pm Post subject:

zolniena · Derp Joined: 23 Sep 2007 Posts: 172

i like the idea involving gamabunta. the summoner could have a familiar type summon that costs chakra and isnt just some random summon, but one he is familar with and has formed some sort of friendship or mutual gain. sounds like an idea worth hashing around a bit.

Shun · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:31 am Post subject:

In all honesty it can just be a special summon with longer duration and of course a few fitting special abilities/techniques.
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Cupidzs · Special Jounin Joined: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 100

Honestly I'm liking the idea of a faithful summon, that's slightly more powerful or specialized for my needs. Having it like a familure from DnD might be more of a hiderance though. What about setting it up like the templete that gives you a nin animal companion, only with your particular animal summon type. Maybe a few adjustments to the progression chart, to fit a base 10 class.

I also think that would fit better with the world, considering anyone of note from Naruto that summoned had a goto summon that they tried before anything else.
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Pumperknicle · Genin Joined: 06 Jun 2008 Posts: 16

Please, please, please, forgive me for resurrecting this post from the dead.
I recently got back into this game and wanted to make a summoner, went on the forums just to read up on what some other people have done and saw this thread...

whatever happened to this?

i want this, badly...

Shogimaru · Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 12:34 pm Post subject:

Pick up the Conjurer's Codex. It's now a feat among other cool stuff.

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Frankto · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2011 7:14 pm Post subject:

No, thanks.
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wash17 · Genin Joined: 28 Mar 2011 Posts: 24 Location: college

I actually had a thought on this a while ago, and made my own house rule small change to the summoning class. At the time, conjurer's codex hadn't been released, and I felt like the class was missing something. My solution was a player with a certain number of summoner levels would be allowed to design an elite summon how they wish-gm still as the right to refuse builds for the summon, tho if they stick to the feats in the summons section as a guideline, it usually ends up ok. The summoner then can use said summon without having to trip into it via normal processes. The pinnacle at summon level 7 was to be able to do the same with a paragon.

At the risk of starting an argument, I still favor this approach over the familiar feat in conjurer's codex, simply because I think the CP cost reduction is too extreme at higher levels. The concept is sound, but is a bit too overpower in my mind.

Alternate solutions might be to combine the approaches, and say make a feat that lets you make a summon, requiring x summoner levels, there are many options/ideas.

Just my 2 cents
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demoralizer · ANBU Leader Joined: 23 Jul 2009 Posts: 196

Please stop with the thread necromancy.

Dairius_Chi · Situationally Useful Joined: 02 Jun 2010 Posts: 2633

This one's actually only a couple months old, far from necromancy...more like ressucitation.