Horror Adventures Book: Living Grimoire class feature

[kevinadnd]

Not really sure where to ask this question, but I just got my copy of the Horror Adventures book and was looking at the new inquisitor archetypes (specifically the living grimoire). Well my question is thus, since they trade away all the judgement class features (for the Sacred Word ability), why do they keep the 17th level Slayer class feature that directly ties in with judgment?

Shouldn't they get something else to replace this class feature?

Slayer Class Feature:

At 17th level, an inquisitor learns to focus her judgment. Whenever an inquisitor uses her judgment ability, she must select one type of judgment. She is treated as if she were 5 levels higher for the purposes of determining the bonus granted by this judgment. Unlike other types of judgment, the one enhanced by this ability cannot be changed for the remainder of the judgment.

[Weirdo]

Looks like an error to me - like how the Martial Artist Monk was originally published with an abundant step ability it couldn't use without ki.

[James Risner]

+1 likely error

[Brew Bird]

It's unlikely they'd get something else to replace Slayer. More likely Sacred Word was meant to replace Slayer as well as judgement.

Marked for FAQ either way.

[Brandon Hodge]

Mark and I already addressed this one main product thread, but reposting my response here so you can have some clarification:

The Slayer class ability was meant to be folded into the trade-out of either the Sacred Word or Blessed Script abilities, but looks like it didn't make it in my final draft. So Brew Bird is correct here.

The good news is that the archetype is unaffected. Until fixed in errata, Living Grimoires will receive an ability at 17th level they can't use. From a design and mechanical standpoint, however, the trade-off in losing that ability at 17th was that level 16 is pretty front-loaded, and that's when Living Grimoires get their +4 enchantment for Sacred Word, an extra spell for Blessed Script, and 6th-level spells.

So, an annoying omission, yes, but by no means one that affects the function of the archetype in any way.