Yeah, just noticed Cheapy's review. Huh. I would totally agree that the Bonewitch is edging toward swapping out too many hexes for the Boneform ability...
Problem is, at 1st level, while not having a hex hurts a witch, giving her a hex AND a skeletal familiar is probably OP. So she can probably suffer that.
Now, not getting a hex until 6th level is plain crazy!!! Here's my tweak:
Shift Unlife Essence to 4th level, and make Boneform replace hexes at 1st, 8th, 12th, 16th and 20th. The initial progression of Boneform's abilities matched the hexes lost, though now the 4th level abilities are "free". I think, in line with Cheapy's comments, that overall the swap of Boneform for 5 hex choices instead of 6 is probably okay...
If we also move the Skeletal Familiar's Chill Aura ability to 4th level things start to make much more sense both mechanically and thematically - at 4th level the Bonewitch has gained her bonus to cold-based effects (otherwise she'd be freezing next to her familiar) and the negative energy affinity and detecting as undead of Unlife Essence now match the greater "undeadness". The same level that she also gets command undead from the new Unlife Patron should she choose it...
Plus she can now use a hex from 2nd level...and doesn't get to choose another until 6th level.
One could argue that the option of taking the Extra Hex feat at 1st level could have
counteracted all of this, but by the wording of the feat it says You gain one additional hex" - meaning, to me at least, one hex in addition to any hex already
chosen. Which being none, invalidates the character from choosing the feat. And, I think, the changes I propose here make the archetype both flavorfully and mechanically robust. ;)
Oceanshieldwolf, yep, getting a hex at level 2 opens up that feat, which helps a lot with preserving the flavor of the witch. From what I recall of the archetype, that would help quite a bit.
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Last I heard, all files for Wayfinder #8 have gone to layout.
Yay!
Last I heard, all files for Wayfinder #8 have gone to layout.
I am eagerly anticipating the latest edition of Wayfinder! I think last year's edition came out in February.
-Aaron
Check out awesome terrain someone made for a modified version of "The Lure of Greed" by Neil Spicer in Wayfinder #7.
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Check out awesome terrain someone made for a modified version of "The Lure of Greed" by Neil Spicer in Wayfinder #7.
WOW. WOW WOW WOW!
Nicely done! I would love to see more on how that was built!
Check out awesome terrain someone made for a modified version of "The Lure of Greed" by Neil Spicer in Wayfinder #7.
Nice. And well done! I guess folks really do use these side-trek adventures in Wayfinder. I've written a few of them now, but I'm never quite sure if folks wind up incorporating them into their home games as one-shots or enhancements to long-running campaigns. It's good to know this one resonated. :)
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For the past 4 episodes of Legacy of the Ancients (ep. 11-14), Skid Maher and the guys at Glass Cannon Network have been romping through a side trek adventure published in Wayfinder #7....Chopper's Isle, by James Cline and Thomas Baumbach, and maps by Crystal Frasier. It has been a genuine treat to hear the side trek brought to life, and masterfully integrated into the RotRL adventure.
I highly recommend that folks put in $5 to their Patreon to give the Legacy of the Ancients (and all their other series too!) a listen, if you aren't already subscribers.