I've liked what I've seen of most of the previous preview posts but not these last 2 blogs. I can see what you are trying to do with Resonance but so far it looks to be contradictory and clunky due to combining X/day with another resource management system. That combined with the logic issues of having a healing potion you can't drink due to not enough resonance and fact you have to spend two resources each time you use a consumable. My ideas on how to fix the issue is to have remove the X/day limits. Either lower the power of the magical effect or raise it's resonance cost if it's so powerful. The 2nd thing I would do is let consumables not use resonance. That gets rid of the un-fun issues of trying to drink a potion when out of resonance and dying due to a coin flip.
I have a couple of questions regarding The Veiled Moon combat style feat. Does it take a standard action to use or can it be used on any attack once per round? If it can be used on strikes does that mean every target hit has the 50% miss chance? My DM is a bit worried about an almost guaranteed 50% miss chance from my opponent every round without a saving throw. PS Thanks for the great work!
This might be a bit too late but I just noticed something interesting while leveling up my Stalker. The Stalker does not actually have Diplomacy nor Survival as class skills. You would think a class named Stalker would have some way to be able stalk a target, either in a city or through the wilderness. I'm still loving my Stalker but I just thought it a bit wierd.
Hello! I just wanted to say I am loving alot of the Path of War and wish to give a little bit of feedback of the Broken Blade discipline after trying out a Stalker in a campaign. I have a dual wielding tri-bladed katar Stalker that is having some trouble with selecting manuevers in the Broken Blade discipline. A lot of them seem to require unarmed strike in order to function well which is bit limiting. I was wondering if there was any work on opening up the ability to use discipline weapons for those maneuvers such as Cartwheel Axe Kick instead of requiring Unarmed only. BTW I loved the art work for the Stalker which made me want to play a duel wielding katar Stalker
So let's say I have a flowing monk with reach being attacked by a wizard 10ft away. The wizard casts scorching ray defensivly within reach of the flowing monk. So would Redirection allow the flowing monk to trip the wizard once he tried to target the flowing monk with the scorching ray? If the wizard was tripped would he still be able to shoot the scorching ray from the prone position?
I have a couple of questions regarding these abilites. 1. Does the attack that triggers these abilities have to be a melee attack or does a range/spell attack trigger them? 2. For Elusive Target does precision damage aka Sneak Attack get halved also or does it deal full damage? If it deals full damage does it deal full damage to the flanker also?
About Alistair ex TyrielBasics:
AC:12
Touch:12 Flat:10 CMD:11 HP: 21 BAB: +1
Init: +6
Racial traits:
Bonus Feat:. Skilled: Extra skill rank at first level and one additional rank whenever they gain a level. Class Features:
Arcane Bond(ring): A bonded object can be used once per day to cast any one spell that the wizard has in his spellbook and is capable of casting, even if the spell is not prepared. This spell is treated like any other spell cast by the wizard, including casting time, duration, and other effects dependent on the wizard's level. This spell cannot be modified by metamagic feats or other abilities. A wizard can add additional magic abilities to his bonded object as if he has the required Item Creation Feats and if he meets the level prerequisites of the feat. Arcane School(Abjuration):Opposed Schools; Evocation and Enchantment. Resistance(Ex): You gain resistance 5 to an energy type of your choice, chosen when you prepare spells. This resistance can be changed each day. At 11th level, this resistance increases to 10. At 20th level, this resistance changes to immunity to the chosen energy type. Protective Ward (Su): As a standard action, you can create a 10-foot-radius field of protective magic centered on you that lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Intelligence modifier. All allies in this area (including you) receive a +1 deflection bonus to their Armor Class. This bonus increases by +1 for every five wizard levels you possess. You can use this ability a number of times per day equal to 3 + your Intelligence modifier. Cantrips Scribe Scroll Feats:
Toughness Improved Initiative Extend Spell Traits:
Magical Lineage (Mage Armor):Pick one spell when you choose this trait. When you apply metamagic feats to this spell, treat its actual level as 1 lower for determining the spell’s final adjusted level. Mathematical Prodigy(Engineering): You gain a +1 bonus on Knowledge (arcana) and Knowledge (engineering) checks, and one of these skills (your choice) is always a class skill for you. Basic Attacks:
Dagger +4 attack 1d4+2 dmg Light Crossbow +3 attack, 1d8 dmg Skills (*trained):
+2 Acrobatics +4 Appraise +2 Bluff -1 Climb +8 Craft* (carving) +2 Diplomacy +2 Disguise +2 Escape Artist +5 Fly* +0 Heal +2 Intimidate +11 Knowledge*** (Arcana) +8 Knowledge* (Dungeoneering) +9 Knowledge* (Engineering) +8 Knowledge* (Geography) +8 Knowledge* (History) +10 Knowledge*** (Nature) +8 Knowledge* (Nobility) +10 Knowledge*** (Planes) +8 Knowledge* (Religion) +8 Linguistics* +0 Perception +2 Perform +4 Profession* (Stage Magician) +2 Ride +0 Sense Motive +2 Sleight of Hand +10 Spellcraft*** +2 Stealth +0 Survival -1 Swim Spell Book:
0's; -Abjuration Resistance -Conjuration Acid Splash Drench -Divination Detect Magic Detect Poision Read Magic -Evocation Light -Illusion Ghost Sound Haunted Fey Aspect -Necromancy Bleed Disrupt Undead Touch of Fatigue -Transmutation Jolt Mage Hand Mending Message Open/Close Root -Universal Arcane Mark Prestidigitation 1st;
2nd;
Prepared Spells:
0th +Detect Magic +Disrupt Undead +Jolt +Read Magic 1st +Summon Monster I +Enlarge Person Bonus +Extended Mage Armor* School +Shield 2nd +Summon Monster II Bonus +Summon Monster II School +Resist Energy Arcane Bond Bonus Spell [i][/i] * denotes spells used for the day.
Equipment:
Encumbrance: 22.92/26 lbs Gear: Masterwork Dagger 1 lbs Light Crossbow 4 lbs 30 x-bow bolts 3 lbs Wizards Spellbook 3 lbs Traveling Spellbook 1 lbs 2 vials of ink 0 lbs Clothing, Scholar's Outfit Pouch of spell components 2 lbs 2 Waterskins 8 lbs (when full) 2 x Potion of Cure Light Wounds Potion of Shield of Faith +2 Potion of Hide From Undead 4 x Scroll of Light Money .92 lbs Money:
Background:
Born to a line of proud mages, Alistair was the 5th Mage in the Tyriel bloodline. As such he was apprenticed to Head Magus of house Tyriel soon after he was able to walk. Alistair was a quick study, he loved the books and lessons he was given, it was a dream come true for the young lad, until he turned 10, and the lessons of battle magic began. You see Alistair though a prodigy at the formulae and calculus of magic, was a total coward. Defensive magic came to him naturally as it helped lessen the pain inflicted by his teachers "lessons". shortly before his 32nd birthday, House Tyriel was attacked. The attack came swiftly and silently, no alarm was raised, the denizens of house Tyriel were slain quickly, leaving no time to rally a defense, the attack was over before anyone knew it even began. All Tyriel's were slain except Alistair, was off in his hiding place, reading tomes he was told not to read, things like "Modern Architecture" and "Theory of Binomial Functions" by Professor Petros Lorrimor. As the sounds and screams of the slaughter reached Alistair, he quickly realized that his best option was to remain hidden and flee at next opportunity. Alistair grabbed was coin and tomes he could, and fled in the dark of night. With no family and no patron Alistair was at a loss of what to do or where to go. Staring at his tomes inspiration struck, Alistair's former master was a friend of Professor Lorrimor, and the cities of Ustalav are known for their centers of learning, perhaps he could petition the Professor for patronage, and attend some of his lectures, it sounds like a wonderful possibility, so he struck out to seek the Professor. |