inexorabletruth
2013-03-10, 03:59 AM
Okay, so I'm DM'ing a monk campaign,
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Ok. I never do homebrew. In fact... I've been accused of being a RAW nazi once or twice.
Anyway I want to do something a little special for the monks who dedicate themselves to the monk path. My players have made it all the way to level 4, and only two of them are still taking true monk levels. Now that they can channel Ki, I want to give them a thematic attack appropriate to their monastic training. They come from the Abbey of the Flame Hand, so I want to give them fire themed attacks.
I want to give them something cool, but not exploitable on the back end should they multi-class into something that can make insane uses of fire attacks. So I'm basically stealing combing Stunning Fist feat with the Burning Hands spell.
Ki Strike (Special)
Burning Fist (Bonus Feat)
Prerequisites: Level 4 Monk from Abbey of the Flame Hand, Ki Strike
Benefit: You must declare that you are using this feat before you make your attack roll (thus, a failed attack roll ruins the attempt). Flame Hand forces a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a Reflex saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 your character level + your WIS modifier), in addition to dealing damage normally. A defender who fails this saving throw takes 1d4 points of fire damage per Monk level. Flammable materials, such as cloth, paper, parchment, and thin wood burn if the flames touch them. A character can extinguish burning items as a full-round action. You may attempt a Burning Fist attack once per day for every Monk level you have attained minus 3. A monk may expend 2 Burning Fist attempts to impart her Ki onto a monk melee weapon to deal fire damage with the melee weapon on a melee attack, or 3 Burning Fist attempts to impart her Ki onto a monk ranged weapon to deal fire damage on a successful ranged attack. A successful Reflex save reduces the damage by half.
{table=head] Level | Uses/Day | Dmg per Use
4th | 1 | 4d4 |
5th | 2 | 5d4 |
6th | 3 | 6d4 |
7th | 4 | 7d4 |
8th | 5 | 8d4 |
9th | 6 | 9d4 |
10th | 7 | 10d4 |[/table]
I plan on adding bonus fire-themed techniques, to a conical blast at level 10, then a radial blast at 16. Bare in mind, this is a low magic campaign. I know I'm tapping into Naruto lore with this, but I'd like to throw the faithful a bone. They've given up so much by not going psychic.
What are your thoughts?
IF YOU'RE IN MY CAMPAIGN, GET OFF THIS THREAD!
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…
Ok. I never do homebrew. In fact... I've been accused of being a RAW nazi once or twice.
Anyway I want to do something a little special for the monks who dedicate themselves to the monk path. My players have made it all the way to level 4, and only two of them are still taking true monk levels. Now that they can channel Ki, I want to give them a thematic attack appropriate to their monastic training. They come from the Abbey of the Flame Hand, so I want to give them fire themed attacks.
I want to give them something cool, but not exploitable on the back end should they multi-class into something that can make insane uses of fire attacks. So I'm basically stealing combing Stunning Fist feat with the Burning Hands spell.
Ki Strike (Special)
Burning Fist (Bonus Feat)
Prerequisites: Level 4 Monk from Abbey of the Flame Hand, Ki Strike
Benefit: You must declare that you are using this feat before you make your attack roll (thus, a failed attack roll ruins the attempt). Flame Hand forces a foe damaged by your unarmed attack to make a Reflex saving throw (DC 10 + 1/2 your character level + your WIS modifier), in addition to dealing damage normally. A defender who fails this saving throw takes 1d4 points of fire damage per Monk level. Flammable materials, such as cloth, paper, parchment, and thin wood burn if the flames touch them. A character can extinguish burning items as a full-round action. You may attempt a Burning Fist attack once per day for every Monk level you have attained minus 3. A monk may expend 2 Burning Fist attempts to impart her Ki onto a monk melee weapon to deal fire damage with the melee weapon on a melee attack, or 3 Burning Fist attempts to impart her Ki onto a monk ranged weapon to deal fire damage on a successful ranged attack. A successful Reflex save reduces the damage by half.
{table=head] Level | Uses/Day | Dmg per Use
4th | 1 | 4d4 |
5th | 2 | 5d4 |
6th | 3 | 6d4 |
7th | 4 | 7d4 |
8th | 5 | 8d4 |
9th | 6 | 9d4 |
10th | 7 | 10d4 |[/table]
I plan on adding bonus fire-themed techniques, to a conical blast at level 10, then a radial blast at 16. Bare in mind, this is a low magic campaign. I know I'm tapping into Naruto lore with this, but I'd like to throw the faithful a bone. They've given up so much by not going psychic.
What are your thoughts?