Zarthrax
2012-03-12, 01:57 AM
I wanted to brew up a feat for a character idea I'm gonna run in a game, then thought 'why stop at just one'?
Divided by Bloodline-
Any-
Powerful Blood
Prerequisites: A Level Adjustment, Racial Hit Dice, or both (must be of the same type of creature as your bloodline)
Benefits: Your Level Adjustment or Racial Hit Dice (if any) stack with your Warlock level when determining bloodline abilities. You also ignore alignment requirements when choosing bloodlines, as long as they are bloodlines that you possess.
For instance, a Half Demon (+4) Warlock 2 would have all the bloodline abilities of a Warlock of 6th level, but only if it was taking the Demonic Bloodline.
Special: If the character has multiple qualifying LA or RHD, then he must take this feat for each one he wants to advance.
Fey-
Favored of the Queen
Prerequisites: Must worship the Queen of Air and Darkness, Eldritch Blast 1d6, Fey Heritage class feature
Benefits: You may now, instead of taking feats, use them to instead gain Heritage abilities. This only applies to levels that don't already advance Heritage abilities.
Special: If you go back to taking Warlock levels and advance Heritage, instead take the next ability higher than what you already have.
Normal: You don't advance bloodlines without taking Warlock levels.
Design Notes: Basically designed this for a Warlock/Cleric/Eldritch Disciple of the Queen of Air and Darkness, using her writeup in Dragon 359. She basically screams 'I cheat at everything', and that was before I even read the Dicefreaks stuff that had been created.
Edit- Changed to reflect balance issues. Fluff still to come.
Eladrin Borne
Prerequisites: Warlock level 1, this feat may only be taken at first level.
Benefits: Warlocks born of the Eladrin are in tune with the wild, but also the greater good.
Starting at 2nd level and every level you would gain a heritage benefit thereafter, you may instead choose the appropriate benefit from either the Fey bloodline or the Angelic bloodline.
Note: If you take an ability that gains an improved ability later, you must either take that improved ability later on or take the choice you didn't at lower levels.
Example: Morthos takes Smite Evil as his 4th level ability. At 10th level, he must either take Improved Smite Evil or Woodland Stride. At 16th level, he would either choose Improved Smite Evil or Wild Growth, if he previosly chose Woodland Stride.
Design Notes: Came up with this particular idea just this morning. What's the only type of angel that is very fey themed? Eladrin. Once I had that epiphany, this wrote itself.
Undead-
My Father's Childe
Prerequisites: Eldritch Blast 8d6, Undead Bloodline
Benefits: Your....unique parentage allows you to do much worse things than normal.
When your character's background is written, define for the DM the actual undead creature you are descended from. (This can be as vague as giving a type or as detailed as a full writeup, depending on DM requirements) A number of times per day equal to your Charisma modifier, you may apply the effects of one special attack that type of undead is known for to a victim of one of your eldritch blasts upon a successful hit. This ability must be announced before the attack is rolled. A miss wastes that use of the ability for the day. The DM has full authority on what constitutes the special attack that your undead forebear is known for.
Design Notes: Just an intensification of the bloodline, allowing for a bit more flavor. I'm leery of allowing access to a lich's paralyzing touch, but at this high level, things of that nature should be easy enough to dispel.
Normal:
Divided by Bloodline-
Any-
Powerful Blood
Prerequisites: A Level Adjustment, Racial Hit Dice, or both (must be of the same type of creature as your bloodline)
Benefits: Your Level Adjustment or Racial Hit Dice (if any) stack with your Warlock level when determining bloodline abilities. You also ignore alignment requirements when choosing bloodlines, as long as they are bloodlines that you possess.
For instance, a Half Demon (+4) Warlock 2 would have all the bloodline abilities of a Warlock of 6th level, but only if it was taking the Demonic Bloodline.
Special: If the character has multiple qualifying LA or RHD, then he must take this feat for each one he wants to advance.
Fey-
Favored of the Queen
Prerequisites: Must worship the Queen of Air and Darkness, Eldritch Blast 1d6, Fey Heritage class feature
Benefits: You may now, instead of taking feats, use them to instead gain Heritage abilities. This only applies to levels that don't already advance Heritage abilities.
Special: If you go back to taking Warlock levels and advance Heritage, instead take the next ability higher than what you already have.
Normal: You don't advance bloodlines without taking Warlock levels.
Design Notes: Basically designed this for a Warlock/Cleric/Eldritch Disciple of the Queen of Air and Darkness, using her writeup in Dragon 359. She basically screams 'I cheat at everything', and that was before I even read the Dicefreaks stuff that had been created.
Edit- Changed to reflect balance issues. Fluff still to come.
Eladrin Borne
Prerequisites: Warlock level 1, this feat may only be taken at first level.
Benefits: Warlocks born of the Eladrin are in tune with the wild, but also the greater good.
Starting at 2nd level and every level you would gain a heritage benefit thereafter, you may instead choose the appropriate benefit from either the Fey bloodline or the Angelic bloodline.
Note: If you take an ability that gains an improved ability later, you must either take that improved ability later on or take the choice you didn't at lower levels.
Example: Morthos takes Smite Evil as his 4th level ability. At 10th level, he must either take Improved Smite Evil or Woodland Stride. At 16th level, he would either choose Improved Smite Evil or Wild Growth, if he previosly chose Woodland Stride.
Design Notes: Came up with this particular idea just this morning. What's the only type of angel that is very fey themed? Eladrin. Once I had that epiphany, this wrote itself.
Undead-
My Father's Childe
Prerequisites: Eldritch Blast 8d6, Undead Bloodline
Benefits: Your....unique parentage allows you to do much worse things than normal.
When your character's background is written, define for the DM the actual undead creature you are descended from. (This can be as vague as giving a type or as detailed as a full writeup, depending on DM requirements) A number of times per day equal to your Charisma modifier, you may apply the effects of one special attack that type of undead is known for to a victim of one of your eldritch blasts upon a successful hit. This ability must be announced before the attack is rolled. A miss wastes that use of the ability for the day. The DM has full authority on what constitutes the special attack that your undead forebear is known for.
Design Notes: Just an intensification of the bloodline, allowing for a bit more flavor. I'm leery of allowing access to a lich's paralyzing touch, but at this high level, things of that nature should be easy enough to dispel.
Normal: