The Monster Prom PCs as a DnD Party
This is a Party Build I’ve been wanting to do for a while, but I’ve been putting off because as the Player Characters, they’re all effectively the same characters. They all get the same dialogue options, so in the first game, they weren’t really characters. The game was more about what deranged and downright horrible atrocities you’re willing to commit so that Damien will ask you commit arson with him, or to get Vera to step on you. However, since Monster Prom took off, the developers have fleshed out the PCs, and Monster Prom Reverse is scheduled to be one of the upcoming games where you plays as one of the Love Interests, now with the intent on pursuing the Playable Characters as your objects of desire. With the recent release of Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip, I figured now was the time to try and tackle these characters. The new playtest rules for One DnD have recently revealed that the future of DnD will have 4 class categories, so while I’ll try to get one from each of the four, I’m also trying to stay close to their characters.
Oz is the physical embodiment of Fears and Phobias. According to his actual character lore, Oz is shy, lacks charisma, and has a passion for dorky and niche hobbies, like board games and comic books. He often fears that his peers will look down on him for his interests, and he often wishes he could be more bold and outgoing. While he’s shy and enjoys his alone time, Oz is described as an Ambivert. Among his friends, Oz is the most cautious. While he himself is reserved and anxious, he enjoys surrounding himself with loud and interesting people. Though he doesn’t like it when those around him take it too far, and he doesn’t enjoy being mean or hurting people. Oz has the best relationship with Vicky, due to her supportive and nurturing personality mixing well with his nervous and insecure nature. Brian’s chill is a comfort to Oz, as he knows that Brian is dependable, and consistent. Meanwhile, the daring Amira tends to clash with Oz due to their vast differences. However, their differences also gives them strengths where the other is weak. Oz is the voice of caution that Amira lacks, and Amira pushes Oz out of his comfort zone to try new things. In the Auditorium, Oz is cast in the role of a swashbuckling musketeer type, while in a canon photo of Oz playing DnD, he seems to be playing a Bard. In Monster Roadtrip, Oz’s sprite in the Dungeon is that of a Bard scared of a level 1 rat.
Oz’s race is difficult to define, he’s just the personification of fear and phobias. We’ll just label him as a Custom Lineage and pick up Shadow Touched for his free feat, teaching him Inflict Wounds and Invisibility. We’ll give him +2 CHA, +1 DEX for his stats, and Dark Vision.
None of the characters really have backgrounds per se, so we’ll just assign him two skills: Intimidation and Persuasion.
In terms of group dynamic, Oz seems to be the squishy support of the group. He’s the most nervous one and doesn’t like fights or confrontation. He clearly cares about his allies, enough that he’d fight to protect them, but he’s clearly afraid of getting hurt, suggesting he’d have a low hit die. Of the four party roles, I’d probably suggest he’s either an Expert Class, since they can serve the party outside of combat, or a Healer class, since supporting their friends is important.
BARD COLLEGE OF WHISPERS
I know Bard seems counter intuitive for someone so shy as Oz, but it makes the most sense for his character. He supports his friends and encourages them, but doesn’t live for the spotlight. Not all bards have to love being the center of attention. And some people love singing and dancing, but hate performing for others. The main reason we want Bard though, is because Oz is the embodiment of Fear. And we want him to grab the spells he needs to terrify others. As a Bard, he gets any three skills. I’ll give him History, Perception, and Stealth. He also gets Skill Expertise, and we’ll put his Expertise into Intimidation, Stealth, Persuasion, and Perception.
OZ’S SPELL BOOK
C Mage Hand, Mind Sliver, Minor Illusion, Prestidigitation 1 Dissonant Whispers, Inflict Wounds, Tasha’s Hideous Laughter 2 Invisibility, Mind Spike, Phantasmal Force 3 Antagonize (UA), Fear 4 Phantasmal Killer, Raulothim’s Psychic Lance 5 Dream, Mislead, Modify Memory 6 Eyebite 7 Etherealness 8 Feeblemind 9 Psychic Scream
OZ’S MAGICAL SECRETS 10 Arms of Hadar, Hunger of Hadar 14 Summon Aberration, Synaptic Static 18 Maddening Darkness, Weird
Amira is the spunky Fire Djinn of the group. Not much is officially stated of her personality, but she seems to be a trailblazer with a bold streak. She doesn’t hesitate to push ahead and try new things. She also seems to be almost effortlessly popular with a lot of the other students, though considering the PCs all seem to be something of losers, it’s possible that she’s just putting on a cool and popular facade. The only thing we know for certain about Amira is that she seems to lack patience, and isn’t much of an artist. Her attempt to make a sculpture of Vera didn’t come out looking so hot. In the Auditorium, Amira’s outfit looks like some sort of dark witch, but it’s hard to discern past that. She could be a warlock, a voodoo witch doctor, an evil shaman, a witch, or just some sort of dark mage. It’s not entirely clear. She reuses this outfit in Monster Roadtrip as her Dungeon attire where she’s burned the entire top half of a skeleton to nothing and is preparing to do the same to another.
Amira’s race is the easiest of the four. She’s a Fire Genasi. She gets +2 CHA, +1 CON.
The Monster Prom PCs don’t really have backgrounds, so we’ll give her proficiency with Persuasion and Deception.
In terms of group dynamic, it’s clear that Amira is the one to lead the charge into peril, overflowing with charisma. She’s also the only one of the four proven to be able to perform small feats of fire magic. So of the party, she’s the one to be in the role of the party’s primary Mage. Since her spell list is pretty much just fire, you’ll absolutely want to grab Elemental Adept - Fire to keep enemies from resisting your fire damage.
SORCERER DRACONIC BLOODLINE (RED)
I know that her bloodline comes from Efreetis and Elementals, but there’s not a printed sorcerer subclass that fits that mold. Pyromancy and Phoenix Sorcerer are both dead UA. Draconic Bloodline is the only one that can technically align with making her a better fire mage. Mostly because the 6th level feature adds her Charisma modifier to fire damage spells. As a Sorcerer, we’ll give Amira proficiency with Arcana and Intimidation.
AMIRA’S SPELLBOOK
C Control Flames, Create Bonfire, Fire Bolt, Green-Flame Blade, Light, Mending 1 Burning Hands, Chromatic Orb 2 Flaming Sphere, Scorching Ray 3 Ashardalon’s Stride, Fireball 4 Fabricate, Fire Shield, Wall of Fire 5 Creation, Immolation 6 Investiture of Flame 7 Fire Storm 8 Incendiary Cloud 9 Meteor Swarm
Brian is a Zombie with a very “Go with the Flow” personality. He has no strong sense of ambition or drive, preferring to relax and veg out. His hobbies mainly include eating, sleeping, and smoking weed. But, occasionally, his intense side comes out when he’s playing sports or video games. He’s also described as being something of a foodie, and is noted as a ride-or-die friend. He sometimes creates fan work for the fandoms he’s in, but isn’t big on sharing this side of himself with others. Brian and Amira are surprisingly good friends, as her intensity often lights a fire under his butt, while his chill mindset gets her to stop and enjoy the moment. He appreciates that Oz is a bit more chill than most of their classmates, good for when the urge to do nothing rears its head. There’s no official stance on his dynamic with Vicky. In the Auditorium, Brian wears a dragon onesie as his costume. In Monster Roadtrip, when Brian goes to the Dungeon, he’s seen looting a treasure chest while ignoring an enemy skeleton. Due to holding the box in front of him, it’s hard to say for certain what his outfit is, but he seems to be some sort of Rogue or Ranger.
For his Race, we’ll label Brian as a Reborn Human, since that’s the closest a player character can get to playing as a Zombie in DnD. We’ll give him +2 DEX, +1 WIS
The Monster Prom PCs don’t really have backgrounds, so we’ll just make him proficient with Athletics and Acrobatics.
Brian’s known for his chill attitude, so he’s unlikely to raise a big fuss about taking charge or calling the shots. He’s cool just following other people’s lead. But, he will absolutely throw himself in the line of fire to protect those he cares about. He is a true ride-or-die that never abandons his comrades, which slots him into the role of party Tank. As such, you’ll want to be sure and grab the Tough feat for him so he can take more hits on the chin.
MONK WAY OF LONG DEATH
Brian was by far the hardest of the four to assign a class to. I figured based on his size, athleticism, and ride-or-die mentality that Brian made the most sense as the Tank of the party. I landed on Monk almost arbitrarily, but I think it makes sense. Like Brian, Monks are rather Zen, valuing inner peace. They’re also not super complicated, only needing to keep track of their ki pionts in combat. They also regain ki points on a short rest, which encourages Brian to take frequent naps, letting him work a core character trait into a roleplaying necessity. Way of Long Death just made sense because he’s already Dead and it seemed to fit. As a Monk, we’ll give Brian proficiency in Insight and Stealth. However, I’m willing to admit that Monk is not a perfect fit. Firstly, for being in the Warrior group, his hit die is only a d8, same as a Bard and a Warlock. Secondly, Monks are the fastest class, and Brian is a Zombie. Lastly, Monk has been sorely neglected by WotC. While they’ve been hard at work trying to fix the Ranger, the Monk has not gotten the same amount of love, leaving it underdeveloped. As such, while Monk is a fine fit for Brian, I want to give him two build suggestions, just in case you’re like me, and you like Brian, but you don’t like Monk.
WARLOCK UNDEAD PATRON (PACT OF THE BLADE)
I did not land on Warlock just because Brian likes sleeping and Warlocks constantly stop to take short rests, though that’s certainly a bonus. Rather, I chose Warlock because it gives Brian a lot of what Monk was giving him, like the d8 hit die, and the option to be a front-liner through the blade pact. I chose Undead for much the same reason I chose Long Death for Monk. However, due to his Go-with-the-Flow nature, Brian is a natural ride-along for his love interest, to the point where you could just make his Patron the person he’s dating.
Obviously, if you choose Warlock, make your racial stats +2 CHA, +1 CON or STR. As a Warlock, we’ll give Brian skills in Persuasion and Intimidation. For the spell list below, I’m using the Undead Patron, but if you want to go the route of Brian gaining powers from his lover, feel free to change up his spell list however you see fit. For anyone who didn’t make the list, they don’t have an obvious counterpart for a DnD Patron, so I left them off. Dealer’s choice on that one.
C Chill Touch, Eldritch Blast, Mage Hand, Toll the Dead 1 Armor of Agathys, False Life, Hex 2 Darkness, Cloud of Daggers, Shadow Blade 3 Animate Dead*, Spirit Shroud, Summon Undead, Vampiric Touch 4 Blight, Death Ward, Spirit of Death (UA) 5 Antilife Shell, Enervation, Negative Energy Flood 6 Create Undead 7 Finger of Death 8 Dominate Monster 9 Blade of Disaster
BRIAN’S ELDRITCH INVOCATIONS 2 Agonizing Blast 2 Armor of Shadows 5 Thirsting Blade 7 Relentless Hex 9 Undying Servitude 12 Life Drinker 15 Lance of Lethargy 17 Maddening Hex
Vicky is the bubbly and sweet Frankenstein’s Monster of the group. She has a hunger for learning and knowledge, is an overachiever, and is fascinated with all things electronic, mechanical, and cute. The only friendship that’s been expanded upon is her friendship with Oz, though I doubt she’d have too much of an issue with Amira or Brian. Though, her being an energetic overachiever might put her in slight conflict with the lazy and unambitious demeanor of Brian. In the Auditorium, she dons the costume of a knight in shining armor. Like Amira, she reuses her Auditorium costume in Monster Roadtrip if you stop at the Dungeon, though she’s swapped out her sword for a two-handed giant mace.
Like Brian, Vicky is a reanimated corpse, and therefore is a Reborn Human. We’ll give her +2 WIS, +1 CON.
Again, we don’t really have backgrounds, so we’ll just base her skills on Frankenstein. Nature is probably the skill for Science, and bringing a corpse to life requires understanding the gross, squishy parts of life, so we’ll give her Medicine as her other skill.
In terms of Party Composition, Vicky is the voice of reason. She’s the defacto team leader, and the mom friend who takes care of everyone else. As such, we can guess that either her Wisdom or her Intelligence will be her best stat.
CLERIC GRAVE DOMAIN
I know this probably seems redundant, given that the Undead Warlock version of Brian is a necromancer, but I think this is fitting for Vicky. Cleric is one of the best support classes in the game, and feels true to Vicky. She’s known for being reasonable and level-headed, a clear sign of a wise leader. Brian breathes life into those who have already passed, Vicky keeps the living from dying until she dismisses them. For her Cleric skills, we’ll give her Insight to know when her friends need a hug, and Persuasion so that she can convince the #1 prince of Hell that it’s a good idea to replace someone’s organs with live possums.
VICKY’S SPELL RECOMMENDATIONS 1 Bane False Life 2 Gentle Repose, Ray of Enfeeblement 3 Revivify, Vampiric Touch 4 Blight, Death Ward 5 Antilife Shell, Raise Dead C Guidance, Resistance, Sacred Flame, Spare the Dying, Thaumaturgy, Toll the Dead 1 Bless, Cure Wounds, Inflict Wounds, Sanctuary 2 Hold Person, Spiritual Weapon, Warding Bond 3 Aura of Vitality, Mass Healing Word, Remove Curse, Speak with Dead, Spirit Guardians, Spirit Shroud 4 Aura of Life, Guardian of Faith 5 Flame Strike, Mass Cure Wounds 6 Harm, Heal, Sunbeam 7 Regenerate, Resurrection 8 Sunburst 9 Mass Heal
I’m rather pleased with how evenly split this party came out. Oz is the Expert, Amira is the Mage, Brian is the Tank, and Vicky is the Healer. They feel well-balanced. They each have a role to play without stepping too hard on each other’s toes. Even if both Vicky and Brian end up being necromancers, they still stand out from one another without egregious overlaps in their spells. They’re still bringing different things to the table. If this post does well, I’ll cover the Original Six Love Interests next, then move on to the Supplementary Love Interests, and then maaaaaybe I’ll cover the Secret Unlocks Love Interests if they’re interesting enough to get made. And if I can actually unlock those secret event routes for myself.
