Root Epithets kill Worn Ikons

[Spidermonkeya]

Root Epithets are really strong in my opinion. They provide a pretty nice effect for just using your Body Ikon's transcend. Brave, Mournful, and Radiant are all nice perks.

To me, this kills the utility of Worn Ikons because it significantly tilts the strength toward Body Ikons as a "secondary Ikon" after the Weapon Ikon.

I think the player should be able to choose whether the Root Epithet enhances the Body or the Worn Ikon when the feature is selected (or maybe just both).

Thoughts?

[FlySkyHigh]

I think Worn ikons in generally are pretty underwhelming in the current playtest. It might just because a lot of options for them didn't get included, but given that the only "buffs" to them come at 10+, and even then it's only a level 10 feat, a level 14 feat, and then the level 15 epithet, it just feels like Worn Ikons need a lot more support.

I also think Worn Ikon auras should be larger at a base level. (30' base and 60' when they expand at higher levels, but that's just my opinion)

Also generally speaking their powers are often underwhelming. Not all of them, but most of them seem very under-tuned, though that's also fairly par-the-course for playtests starting weak and getting improved for the release.

[Cori Marie]

My worn Ikon's +1 to attack rolls in my aura helped significantly last night as we needed every little bit of help to hit a boss.