Hi everyone. Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
One of my players came up with an idea for a custom exploit for his Arcanist. It ties into his background of surviving his journey near the Eye of Abendego. We discussed a little, he started over thinking/over complicating and I'm trying to simplify. I appreciate any and all comments.
Here's the nuts and bolts of it:
Title: Fury of the Maelstrom
Greater Arcanist Exploit, available at 11th level.
Three reservoir points to activate as a standard action
1d8 damage every other level (6d8 at 11th level)
All within 5ft radius spread from caster take full damage (caster is eye of storm)
10ft radius spread take half damage.
Fort save to avoid being stunned.
At 15th level Arcanist can spend an additional three points to either increase total radius to 20 feet (10ft full damage, 15-20ft take half damage) or add 50% (round down) more damage (12d8 at 15th level)
Simple description: The arcanist channels the raw power of the storm causing a tornado like vortex to form around him with the caster being in the eye of the storm. All creatures within a 5ft radius take full damage while those at 10ft radius take half damage. All creature affected by the maelstrom must succeed a Fortitude save or be stunned for 1d4 rounds.
Again, I appreciate any and all feedback. Thank you again.
Good Gaming!