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Nepenthe wrote:

mach1.9pants wrote:

Why? it is a very common thing throughout 3E, to have Wep Spec as a bonus feat but only if you also have 4 levels of Fighter.

Not for base classes...

I think the Warlord has the same 'feature'. In fact, if you start looking at some of the Wizards abilities the Warlock gets by strict RAW, some of those break too...

Precedent. Psychic warrior.

Bonus Feats: At 1st level, a psychic warrior gets a bonus combat-oriented feat in addition to the feat that any 1st level character gets and the bonus feat granted to a human character. The psychic warrior gains an additional bonus feat at 2nd level and every three levels thereafter (5th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 20th). These bonus feats must be drawn from the feats noted as fighter bonus feats or psionic feats. The psychic warrior must still meet all prerequisites for the bonus feat, including ability score and base attack bonus minimums as well as class requirements. A psychic warrior cannot choose feats that specifically require levels in the fighter class unless he is a multiclass character with the requisite levels in the fighter class.

A slight difference between that, and actually listing it as a bonus feat, isn't there? That's essentially just a way to save space over writing the whole list of fighter bonus feats... :/

Sean FitzSimon wrote:

mach1.9pants wrote:

"The swashbuckler must meet all prerequisites in order to select a bonus feat."

Directly below the feat list, so yes he needs levels in fighter if he wants wep spec etc.

That doesn't make any sense. I realize that you're right, but it's still bizarre.

Why? it is a very common thing throughout 3E, to have Wep Spec as a bonus feat but only if you also have 4 levels of Fighter.

Not for base classes...

I think the Warlord has the same 'feature'. In fact, if you start looking at some of the Wizards abilities the Warlock gets by strict RAW, some of those break too...

Thanks for the reply. I sort of reached that conclusion myself after taking a closer look at the sorcerer bloodlines - and the school powers are quite a bit more versatile on a closer look. Anyway, nice work, and looking forward to future products. :)

First ff, nice work on the book, the Warlock is going to see some use in my games for sure, and the Swashbuckler is giving me a lot of food for thought. Still familiarising myself with the rest. Will definitely be picking up the print book when that time arrives.

I have more of a 'design' question... Did you ever consider allowing warlocks to also pick from the sorcerer bloodline abilities? Allowing a warlock to pick from a single bloodline would seem to tie in well with the fluff as well as give them access to a few more alternative 'capstone' abilities... Was this never considered or would there be balance issues?

It's just something that jumped at me when browsing the books, but I haven't really had the time for an in-depth look at anything, with all the sweetness I've bought over the past few weeks :)