| inshal chenet |
I previously posted a Warlock class for second edition and got some great critiques so I overhauled the entire thing.
So a few things on the class:
Warlocks are not a spellcasting class mathematically, they are a martial class which is flavored as spellcasting. That is why people tend to complain they just spam Eldritch Blast, but they are doing the same thing as the fighter spamming "Sword". This class is more like a champion than a spellcaster.
My goal for this class was to allow conversions from 5e and to have a Focus points based class. It seemed like a great niche among the other 12 classes.
Last but not least the Warlock Pledges, every other class that makes a promise or has an anathema truly believes in the thing. Clerics, Paladins, Druids, and Barbarians all want to follow their anathemas. The Warlock is different, he follows the pledge because it is more powerful, and will break the pledge if he can get away with it. My hope is that every pledge will present choices during the game.
What do you guys think?
| shroudb |
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gave a quick look.
in short, it's extremely overpowered for the levels of pf2.
Eldritch blast being a "1 action ranged attack" should follow the progression of such, which means the heighten effect needs to be at (spell level) 2/6/8, topping at 4dx+stat instead of being 1dx per +1.
Secondarily, 5 focus that you instantly gain back in 10 minutes, are too much.
I would try at first to keep it within rules and see how it goes from there. That is, let them start with the original 3 as you want, but with normal refocus rules. And then give them for free the upgrades for 2nd refocus and 3rd refocus at a little bit earlier than others, like at 8 and 14.
And then there's the abilities/spells/feats, which from what i gather they are still in 5th edition language and not fixed (like frightened, poisoned and etc, all work differently) so i assume that you haven't touched those yet.
the few i looked, seemed a bit over the top for such early powers, like mass charm at level 1 seems a bit excessive, a better familiar pact than the familiar specialized mage, 5 cantrips in one feat with extra bonuses, all those seem a bit too much to me.
for eldritch blast, i would follow the paradigm set by metamagic/alchemist bombs.
that is free action to apply any1 of them to the blast, but you cannot apply more than 1 on the same blast, not even simultaneously altering both form and essence.
| Lady Melo |
Does that level 20 feat give a 10th level spell ad a focus spell? I know its level 20 but thats insanly over powered. Wizard can do similar with a restricted 4th level spell. A sorcerer does it much faster 1/min with 5th level spells.
10th level spells include Wish/Miracle which can cast any 9th level or under spell