Altair_the_Vexed
2009-11-08, 05:45 PM
I like plenty of things about Pathfinder, and think that some of the class changes are great. I think that there's still an imbalance between the full casters and the melee characters, though, and from what I've read on other threads and forums, I'm not alone.
Here's a small idea that I had to try to make a more balanced set of classes out of core D&D and PF (with minimal work).
Non-caster classes get a feat every two levels (as in PF).
Full caster classes get a feat every three levels (as in D&D).
Half-level caster classes get a feat every 2.5 (ish) levels.
This is achieved by granting Feat Points per level - 6 for non-casters, 4 for full casters, 5 for half-level casters - and you need 12 Feat Points to get a feat.
You can also gain feats from class levels (example: fighter bonus feats).
The Pathfinder feats have many more high-end feats, which go a long way to helping the mundane classes perform well alongside the casters - especially if the casters aren't getting as many.
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So - that's the proposal.
The advice I'm after is which classes to dump into which Feat Point stream - should rogues get lots of feats, or the same as a ranger?
(I'm aware that many people will think this isn't a perfect solution to bring balance to the game - there have been many debates about the inequality of feats and spells. Let's not go over the same ground here.)
Here's a small idea that I had to try to make a more balanced set of classes out of core D&D and PF (with minimal work).
Non-caster classes get a feat every two levels (as in PF).
Full caster classes get a feat every three levels (as in D&D).
Half-level caster classes get a feat every 2.5 (ish) levels.
This is achieved by granting Feat Points per level - 6 for non-casters, 4 for full casters, 5 for half-level casters - and you need 12 Feat Points to get a feat.
You can also gain feats from class levels (example: fighter bonus feats).
The Pathfinder feats have many more high-end feats, which go a long way to helping the mundane classes perform well alongside the casters - especially if the casters aren't getting as many.
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So - that's the proposal.
The advice I'm after is which classes to dump into which Feat Point stream - should rogues get lots of feats, or the same as a ranger?
(I'm aware that many people will think this isn't a perfect solution to bring balance to the game - there have been many debates about the inequality of feats and spells. Let's not go over the same ground here.)