It has been frequently noted (and criticized) that a painfully large number of Vigilante concepts are better done mechanically with a vigilante/[something else] multi-class than a straight vigilante.
You remember how one of the worst things about the Gunslinger is that practically EVERYONE ends up being a better firearms master than the Gunslinger by simply taking 1 level of Gunslinger to gain the Gun, the Proficiency with All Firearms, Gunsmithing feat, 3 Deeds, and Grit?
Now take that & multiply it by Goku's Power Level, and you'll get an amount that's about HALF as many times as stupidly WORSE than the Gunslinger's Dilemma that the Vigilante's Dilemma currently is.
The worst thing about this issue, is that paizo might "answer it" by just gating the abilities behind further levels to ward against dipping.
| 1 person marked this as a favorite. |
The worst thing about this issue, is that paizo might "answer it" by just gating the abilities behind further levels to ward against dipping.
See, though, at least that'd be something.
Making it a progressive "you start by having a small scaling Disguise/Bluff bonus, but at THIS level you gain a bonus against Scry effects, at THIS level you can shift your alignment, at THIS level you can..." thing would actually be a much, MUCH better design than the current steaming pile they've got.
Right now it's just...
Well, frankly, the whole class just seems like someone up at the top had an awful idea for a Four-In-One class and threatened to fire anyone who pointed out to them how absolutely god-awful an idea this was, while simultaneously not giving enough of a s&+# to actually TRY and make this class playable by itself in the most insignificant of ways.