bobthe6th
2011-11-25, 02:36 PM
old plan the plan
so, as people who have been watching the homebrew forum know, I have already tried to make two blasters. the Idea was to have a simpler class for those wanting to blast. both had holes, and both were probably a little OP and a little to focused. this is a third try from a different track. I have been messing around with ToB recently, and I had a thought. you could play as a swordsage with variant elements for your desert wind, but thats no fun.
my plan is to have a set of near pure blast disciplines, say one for each energy type (force, fire, cold, acid, and electricity). for these new disciplines, I will make a class based around using them. they will also be available to the swordsage.
NEW PLAN
So, I had another go at a blaster... and had a revelation. why not build more variety into the system? I am already stealing the warlocks and envocers lunch monney... so why not make off with two others? so three systems now. Sages of Galahad, almost identical to the current blaster. Shattered swords, ToB style blasters. Cracked Hearts, Incarnum style blasters. should be a fun ride...
"Wizards long ago saw that the world is an illusion. They invented rituals, and believed. Through these they could alter the illusion. Then came the martial attempts, making smaller rituals. They believed in there own skill, and they too could change the illusion. But these all payed lip service to the illusion. That is what we shall change!" -Galahad, master of the five fold way, to his apprentices.
the five fold way was born out of madness. it was created by Galahad, a swordsage driven mad by the far realms. through his mind he saw the true underpinnings of the multiverse. he learned to change reality with his blade. he learned to create destruction as a pure source of power. students flocked to him, and he taught the new way to them. next came the servants of good, seeking to stem the destruction he. all were slain. Next came the adventures, seeking vengeance for the land he had destroyed. They to were slain. The gods themselves took notice, and against the divine host Galahad fell.
Some say he was destroyed by the gods themselves, taking the field in form of wroth. others say Rasher himself came forth to duel him... But still others say he fled. To were might he flee? That is not said, not thought. were would the gods not find him, as they would surly have done? to the realm of the vestiges? to the desert of the hub? To the far realms, to make marry among the abominations? no one knows... But his very name makes even the greatest of gods and the mightiest dragon tremble with fear. it is no matter for for mortal minds, so I turn away from such unhappy thoughts.
Much like the temple of nine swords, his teachings were not lost. His students scattered, spreading an incomplete version of the five fold way. The art is confused, corrupted with miss remembered methods and lost intent. The few who remembered are long dead, and even they had not the skill of Galahad. They borrowed from other arts, patched over holes as they could. The art is no longer in its pure and ritual less form.
the five fays were each corupted, each in a different way.
the way of Arcana, mixed with sorcery and thus limited by the users arcane skill.
the way of Belief, mixed with philosophy and thus limited by the users will.
the way of Blade, mixed with the sublime way and thus limited by the users discipline.
the way of Soul, mixed with incarnum and thus limited by the users body.
the way of Mind, mixed with psionics and thus limited by the users self knowledge.
so five ways, and five base classes.
so, as people who have been watching the homebrew forum know, I have already tried to make two blasters. the Idea was to have a simpler class for those wanting to blast. both had holes, and both were probably a little OP and a little to focused. this is a third try from a different track. I have been messing around with ToB recently, and I had a thought. you could play as a swordsage with variant elements for your desert wind, but thats no fun.
my plan is to have a set of near pure blast disciplines, say one for each energy type (force, fire, cold, acid, and electricity). for these new disciplines, I will make a class based around using them. they will also be available to the swordsage.
NEW PLAN
So, I had another go at a blaster... and had a revelation. why not build more variety into the system? I am already stealing the warlocks and envocers lunch monney... so why not make off with two others? so three systems now. Sages of Galahad, almost identical to the current blaster. Shattered swords, ToB style blasters. Cracked Hearts, Incarnum style blasters. should be a fun ride...
"Wizards long ago saw that the world is an illusion. They invented rituals, and believed. Through these they could alter the illusion. Then came the martial attempts, making smaller rituals. They believed in there own skill, and they too could change the illusion. But these all payed lip service to the illusion. That is what we shall change!" -Galahad, master of the five fold way, to his apprentices.
the five fold way was born out of madness. it was created by Galahad, a swordsage driven mad by the far realms. through his mind he saw the true underpinnings of the multiverse. he learned to change reality with his blade. he learned to create destruction as a pure source of power. students flocked to him, and he taught the new way to them. next came the servants of good, seeking to stem the destruction he. all were slain. Next came the adventures, seeking vengeance for the land he had destroyed. They to were slain. The gods themselves took notice, and against the divine host Galahad fell.
Some say he was destroyed by the gods themselves, taking the field in form of wroth. others say Rasher himself came forth to duel him... But still others say he fled. To were might he flee? That is not said, not thought. were would the gods not find him, as they would surly have done? to the realm of the vestiges? to the desert of the hub? To the far realms, to make marry among the abominations? no one knows... But his very name makes even the greatest of gods and the mightiest dragon tremble with fear. it is no matter for for mortal minds, so I turn away from such unhappy thoughts.
Much like the temple of nine swords, his teachings were not lost. His students scattered, spreading an incomplete version of the five fold way. The art is confused, corrupted with miss remembered methods and lost intent. The few who remembered are long dead, and even they had not the skill of Galahad. They borrowed from other arts, patched over holes as they could. The art is no longer in its pure and ritual less form.
the five fays were each corupted, each in a different way.
the way of Arcana, mixed with sorcery and thus limited by the users arcane skill.
the way of Belief, mixed with philosophy and thus limited by the users will.
the way of Blade, mixed with the sublime way and thus limited by the users discipline.
the way of Soul, mixed with incarnum and thus limited by the users body.
the way of Mind, mixed with psionics and thus limited by the users self knowledge.
so five ways, and five base classes.