My character died and I have created a level 17 swarmkeeper ranger human, who fights with a spear. It is a home brew world, like eberron. I need a hilarious or badass ideas for my swarm. Hit me with your best ideas.
I had a "half-fire-giant" themed character who was a reflavored tiefling Rune Knight/Swarmkeeper. His swarm was cinders and shards of obsidian. Shards of ice could also work with a cold-themed character, and I've always liked swirling leaves for an eladrin or wood elf.
I've always thought a cool Swarmkeeper would be a revenant/Hollow One who has a ton of maggots literally inside their flesh that crawl out of their eye sockets and mouth randomly. It would be disgusting but cool and intimidating.
My Triton Swarmkeeper doesn’t have animals at all, instead having a surge of water always pooling around his feet. The movement of the swarm is just waves of water, and the piercing damaging is the water quickly freezing and then stabbing an enemy.
I haven't actually played it yet, but planning a ranger whose swarm is sand for a dark sun campaign. Going the WIS ranger route with shillelagh and magic stone to have the swarm be their primary offense too.
Not really what was in my head at first but...kinda. Just more low key about it. Was closer to a bender from AtlA in scale. Think some sand flows out from your sleeve to make a weapon and you've got a couple streamers of sand whirling around you.
I've always thought a cool Swarmkeeper would be a revenant/Hollow One who has a ton of maggots literally inside their flesh that crawl out of their eye sockets and mouth randomly. It would be disgusting but cool and intimidating.
That's utterly horrifying, but would make a great villain.
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My brother is running an arcane archer who is going to be multiclassing into swarmkeeper ranger. We're thinking of flavoring his swarm as a bunch of magic arrows and it sounds like it's going to be pretty awesome.
My character died and I have created a level 17 swarmkeeper ranger human, who fights with a spear. It is a home brew world, like eberron. I need a hilarious or badass ideas for my swarm. Hit me with your best ideas.
So many options.
For more intimidating options you could go with a crows/ravens, snakes, bats, stirge, scorpions velociraptors (they are tiny) or snakes.
For more quirky swarms you could have cats, squirrels, frogs, bees, crabs, rabbits, butterflies, or lizards.
"Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
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Thank you, I love the velociraptor idea!
I've got a coastal fisherman swarmkeeper with a tiny crustacean swarm on the backburner that I'm in love with. Tiny crab rave, everyone's invited.
I had a "half-fire-giant" themed character who was a reflavored tiefling Rune Knight/Swarmkeeper. His swarm was cinders and shards of obsidian. Shards of ice could also work with a cold-themed character, and I've always liked swirling leaves for an eladrin or wood elf.
My homebrew subclasses (full list here)
(Artificer) Swordmage | Glasswright | (Barbarian) Path of the Savage Embrace
(Bard) College of Dance | (Fighter) Warlord | Cannoneer
(Monk) Way of the Elements | (Ranger) Blade Dancer
(Rogue) DaggerMaster | Inquisitor | (Sorcerer) Riftwalker | Spellfist
(Warlock) The Swarm
My backup character is a swarm keeper with a raccoon swarm. All those tiny little hands...terrifying!
I've always thought a cool Swarmkeeper would be a revenant/Hollow One who has a ton of maggots literally inside their flesh that crawl out of their eye sockets and mouth randomly. It would be disgusting but cool and intimidating.
My Triton Swarmkeeper doesn’t have animals at all, instead having a surge of water always pooling around his feet. The movement of the swarm is just waves of water, and the piercing damaging is the water quickly freezing and then stabbing an enemy.
I haven't actually played it yet, but planning a ranger whose swarm is sand for a dark sun campaign. Going the WIS ranger route with shillelagh and magic stone to have the swarm be their primary offense too.
Like gaara?
If it has some of the steam punk vibe maybe you need nanobots or mechanical insects as your swarm.
Not really what was in my head at first but...kinda. Just more low key about it. Was closer to a bender from AtlA in scale. Think some sand flows out from your sleeve to make a weapon and you've got a couple streamers of sand whirling around you.
That's utterly horrifying, but would make a great villain.
Please check out my homebrew, I would appreciate feedback:
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I made snow white raised by the huntsman. My swarm is all the woodland animals that follow any Disney princess
Like in the movie "*batteries not included"
These are brilliant ideas!
Naked Mole Rats. If you don't know what they are. Look them up.
Swarm keeper of a swirl of leaves. Like in Snow in the movie Hero. See from 1.50min
https://youtu.be/watzMSbA0Cw
My brother is running an arcane archer who is going to be multiclassing into swarmkeeper ranger. We're thinking of flavoring his swarm as a bunch of magic arrows and it sounds like it's going to be pretty awesome.
I had similar thoughts. Rogue soulknife swarm keeper that has flashing daggers flying around him