T.G. Oskar
2014-01-11, 03:42 AM
Ladies and gentlemen...
...let's cut to the chase.
I've had a lot of materials on the back-burner, and due to certain situations that happened (such as me attempting to return to college, which meant this was a hectic week; better luck next time, tho), I couldn't do this earlier. But, better late than never, no?
Now, the thing is, I wanted to post something on (or before) January 5th, because January 6th is usually the day of Epiphany. Barring aside the religious connotations, on Latin American countries it's usually gift-giving time, and in places with contact with the United States it means a SECOND gift-giving time. Thus, as a gift to all of my 'brew fans and whomever wants to, I decided to do something different: instead of posting whatever thing I wanted, I decided that you would choose what I should post!
Here's the deal: I figure that I should make an informal poll. In two weeks from now (let's say Sunday the 26th, because I'll reserve the 25th for a video game concert I wanna go), I'll collect the results, and the winning 'brew will be posted on the second (and potentially third) post, or perhaps given a thread of its own (if the project is too large). I'll put into your consideration all the homebrew I haven't posted yet (and it's a pretty large body), with a brief explanation of each (the explanations will be spoilered for length, of course), so that you may make your choice.
The choices will be (in no particular order):
Philosopher (Class)
Psalmist (Class)
Deneith Bodyguard (Prestige Class)
Cannith Priest (Prestige Class)
Celestial Incarnate (Prestige Class)
Forger of Faith (Prestige Class)
Grove Warden (Prestige Class)
Knights of the Crimson Wing, Blue Lightning, Black Cloak, Verdant Oath, White Horns and Yellow Moon (Prestige Classes; the entire set)
Knight Theologian (Prestige Class)
Mechanic (Prestige Class)
Totem Shaman (Prestige Class)
Necrotic Imp (Monster/Familiar)
Barbarian (Retooled Class)
Kshatrya (Retooled Class)
Savant (Retooled Class)
Shugenja (Retooled Class)
Sohei (Retooled Class)
Acolyte of the Skin (Retooled PrC)
Anointed Warrior (Retooled PrC)
Apostle of Peace (Retooled PrC)
Dragon Disciple (Retooled PrC)
Drunken Master (Retooled PrC)
Elemental Savant (Retooled PrC)
Fiendwrecker (Retooled PrC)
Knight of the Middle Circle (Retooled PrC)
Ordained Necromancer (Retooled PrC)
Order of the Bow Initiate (Retooled PrC)
Prophet of Erathaol (Retooled PrC)
Sword Saint (Retooled PrC)
Tattooed Monk (Retooled PrC)
Warpriest (Retooled PrC)
Wind Dervish (Retooled PrC)
Witchslayer (Semi-Retooled PrC)
Feats (Alternate Rules/Retool)
Dragonmarks as Bloodlines (Alternate Rules)
Equipment - Weapons and Armor (Retooled Rules)
Knights of Neraka and Knights of Solamnia (Alternate Rules/Retooled PrCs; divided into two sets)
Magic Items (Retool)
Philosopher (Class): A class based on the Bard, another Truespeak user, and focuses on disabling or boosting spellcasters.
Psalmist (Class): A divine Bard.
Deneith Bodyguard (Prestige Class): A setting-specific PrC; accessible to Crusaders, Knights and Paladins with the Mark of Sentinel
Cannith Priest (Prestige Class): A setting-specific PrC; a class fit for Clerics or divine spellcasters with the Mark of Making.
Celestial Incarnate (Prestige Class): The Half-Celestial equivalent to the Dragon Disciple PrC.
Forger of Faith (Prestige Class): A hybrid PrC that combines divine spellcasting and infusions.
Grove Warden and Knight Theologian (Prestige Classes; released as a set): A pair of PrCs that improve Ranger and Paladin spellcasting as the Lyric Thaumaturge improves Bard spellcasting
Knights of the Crimson Wing, Blue Lightning, Black Cloak, Verdant Oath, White Horns and Yellow Moon (Prestige Classes; the entire set): A group of six PrCs with varied traits. Crimson Wing combines some Paladin and Barbarian traits; Blue Lightning combines some Paladin and Samurai traits; Black Cloak allows you to advance Mysteries and blends them with Stealth and Precision damage; Verdant Oath makes you the worst enemies of either Aberrations, Undead or Outsiders and is fit for Rangers; White Horns grant you powers based on the horn you graft into your head, and Yellow Moon lets you be a superior lycanthrope hunter or lets you control your lycanthrope nature. The first two are retools of earlier attempts I made and posted years ago, and the others are unreleased.
Mechanic (Prestige Class): A rare back-porting from Dungeons & Dragons Online into an actual prestige class; good for Rogues and Artificers.
Totem Shaman (Prestige Class): A prestige class that allows you to further emulate magical beast traits. Essentially, an uber-Totemist, or Gau (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gau) from Final Fantasy VI.
Wind Dervish (Prestige Class): A class based on the fluff-wise source of Desert Wind, based off but not truly replacing the Dervish.
Necrotic Imp (Monster/Familiar): A rare variant of imp, attuned to necromancy, inspired by Testament's familiar from the Guilty Gear series.
Barbarian (Retooled Class): A retool inspired by PF's Barbarian, but closer to its original roots.
Kshatrya (Retooled Class): A retool of the Divine Mind, using the Divine Champion chassis.
Savant (Retooled Class): A retool of Dragon Compendium's Savant, aimed to compete with the Factotum but with a stronger magic bent.
Shugenja (Retooled Class): A retool of the Shugenja, ramping up the elemental association up to eleven. Also, a scroll specialist.
Sohei (Retooled Class): A retool of the Sohei, based mostly on the retool of the Shugenja and the Four Heavenly Guardian Beasts.
Acolyte of the Skin (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Acolyte of the Skin, allowing distinction between fiends rather than a bland generic feel.
Anointed Warrior (Retooled PrC): Between a retool and an original PrC, this class takes the Anointed Knight and the Warrior of Darkness, files their alignment off, and adds infusions to the mix.
Apostle of Peace (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Apostle of Peace, easing off their heavy restrictions and making them a decent alternative to an Ur-Priest.
Dragon Disciple (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Dragon Disciple, allowing you to get a better version of the Half-Dragon template.
Drunken Master (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Drunken Master, with more interesting mechanics.
Elemental Savant (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Elemental Savant, but taking the abilities one step further.
Fiendwrecker (Retooled PrC): A 10-level retool of the Holy Scourge from Complete Mage, built for intolerant but well-meant evokers.
Knight of the Middle Circle (Retooled PrC): A retool/update of the Knight of the Middle Circle from Defenders of the Faith.
Ordained Necromancer (Retooled PrC): A retool of the True Necromancer, but this time making it worthwhile and not cringe-worthy.
Order of the Bow Initiate (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Order of the Bow Initiate, inspired by the Retooled Monk ver. 2
Prophet of Erathaol (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Prophet of Erathaol, great for Diviners, divine casters and even psions focusing on the Clairsentience discipline.
Sword Saint (Retooled PrC): A retool that blends the Kensai from Complete Warrior with the Master of Nine from Tome of Battle; the ultimate master of the Sublime Way.
Tattooed Monk (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Tattooed Monk, adapting it to the Retooled Monk.
Warpriest (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Warpriest, with support for the Marshal's auras.
Witchslayer (Semi-Retooled PrC): A prestige class that not merely replaces, but expands the Occult Slayer into a true mage-killer. Or at least, a very annoying one. If it can annoy Tippy, it works!
Feats (Alternate Rules/Retool): An extensive rework of all feats, from Core, early completes and miscellaneous. The entire reason why so many of my retooled classes have "effective Fighter levels". Requires an entirely new thread.
Dragonmarks as Bloodlines (Alternate Rules): An option to make dragonmarks into bloodlines, complete with changes to feats and prestige classes. Requires an entirely new thread.
Equipment - Weapons and Armor (Retooled Rules): A complete rehaul of weapons and armor, in order to make them more interesting to use. Requires an entirely new thread.
Knights of Neraka and Knights of Solamnia (Alternate Rules/Retooled PrCs): This small project re-envisions the Knights of Solamnia from Dragonlalnce using Alternate Class Features rather than Prestige Classes, and the Knights of Neraka into a more interesting group. Requires an entirely new thread.
Magic Items (Retool): a complete rehaul of all DMG magic items, with some XPH items added in. Requires an entirely new thread.
So, with all that said, choose which one you desire to see in the next few weeks. In case of draw, I'll make a tiebreaker in the next three days, but I expect to have the winning 'brew before the end of January. That said, while I might be making new content, I will not accept suggestions as votes; only from the given list. That doesn't mean I'll hear no suggestions, but I'd like to hear from you about which 'brew you'd like to see the most.
Happy New Year, and get to vote!
Final Results (1/26/2014 3:09 AM GMT-4):
AL. Magic Items - 7 votes +1 changed vote
AI. Dragonmarks as Bloodlines - 5 votes
AC. Sword Saint - 2 votes
A. Philosopher - 1 vote
H. Knights of the Crimson Wing, Blue Lightning, Black Cloak, Verdant Oath, White Horns and Yellow Moon - 1 vote
I. Knight Theologian - 1 vote
V. Drunken Master - 1 vote
X. Fiendwrecker - 1 vote
AG. Witchslayer - 1 vote
AJ. Equipment - 1 vote
...let's cut to the chase.
I've had a lot of materials on the back-burner, and due to certain situations that happened (such as me attempting to return to college, which meant this was a hectic week; better luck next time, tho), I couldn't do this earlier. But, better late than never, no?
Now, the thing is, I wanted to post something on (or before) January 5th, because January 6th is usually the day of Epiphany. Barring aside the religious connotations, on Latin American countries it's usually gift-giving time, and in places with contact with the United States it means a SECOND gift-giving time. Thus, as a gift to all of my 'brew fans and whomever wants to, I decided to do something different: instead of posting whatever thing I wanted, I decided that you would choose what I should post!
Here's the deal: I figure that I should make an informal poll. In two weeks from now (let's say Sunday the 26th, because I'll reserve the 25th for a video game concert I wanna go), I'll collect the results, and the winning 'brew will be posted on the second (and potentially third) post, or perhaps given a thread of its own (if the project is too large). I'll put into your consideration all the homebrew I haven't posted yet (and it's a pretty large body), with a brief explanation of each (the explanations will be spoilered for length, of course), so that you may make your choice.
The choices will be (in no particular order):
Philosopher (Class)
Psalmist (Class)
Deneith Bodyguard (Prestige Class)
Cannith Priest (Prestige Class)
Celestial Incarnate (Prestige Class)
Forger of Faith (Prestige Class)
Grove Warden (Prestige Class)
Knights of the Crimson Wing, Blue Lightning, Black Cloak, Verdant Oath, White Horns and Yellow Moon (Prestige Classes; the entire set)
Knight Theologian (Prestige Class)
Mechanic (Prestige Class)
Totem Shaman (Prestige Class)
Necrotic Imp (Monster/Familiar)
Barbarian (Retooled Class)
Kshatrya (Retooled Class)
Savant (Retooled Class)
Shugenja (Retooled Class)
Sohei (Retooled Class)
Acolyte of the Skin (Retooled PrC)
Anointed Warrior (Retooled PrC)
Apostle of Peace (Retooled PrC)
Dragon Disciple (Retooled PrC)
Drunken Master (Retooled PrC)
Elemental Savant (Retooled PrC)
Fiendwrecker (Retooled PrC)
Knight of the Middle Circle (Retooled PrC)
Ordained Necromancer (Retooled PrC)
Order of the Bow Initiate (Retooled PrC)
Prophet of Erathaol (Retooled PrC)
Sword Saint (Retooled PrC)
Tattooed Monk (Retooled PrC)
Warpriest (Retooled PrC)
Wind Dervish (Retooled PrC)
Witchslayer (Semi-Retooled PrC)
Feats (Alternate Rules/Retool)
Dragonmarks as Bloodlines (Alternate Rules)
Equipment - Weapons and Armor (Retooled Rules)
Knights of Neraka and Knights of Solamnia (Alternate Rules/Retooled PrCs; divided into two sets)
Magic Items (Retool)
Philosopher (Class): A class based on the Bard, another Truespeak user, and focuses on disabling or boosting spellcasters.
Psalmist (Class): A divine Bard.
Deneith Bodyguard (Prestige Class): A setting-specific PrC; accessible to Crusaders, Knights and Paladins with the Mark of Sentinel
Cannith Priest (Prestige Class): A setting-specific PrC; a class fit for Clerics or divine spellcasters with the Mark of Making.
Celestial Incarnate (Prestige Class): The Half-Celestial equivalent to the Dragon Disciple PrC.
Forger of Faith (Prestige Class): A hybrid PrC that combines divine spellcasting and infusions.
Grove Warden and Knight Theologian (Prestige Classes; released as a set): A pair of PrCs that improve Ranger and Paladin spellcasting as the Lyric Thaumaturge improves Bard spellcasting
Knights of the Crimson Wing, Blue Lightning, Black Cloak, Verdant Oath, White Horns and Yellow Moon (Prestige Classes; the entire set): A group of six PrCs with varied traits. Crimson Wing combines some Paladin and Barbarian traits; Blue Lightning combines some Paladin and Samurai traits; Black Cloak allows you to advance Mysteries and blends them with Stealth and Precision damage; Verdant Oath makes you the worst enemies of either Aberrations, Undead or Outsiders and is fit for Rangers; White Horns grant you powers based on the horn you graft into your head, and Yellow Moon lets you be a superior lycanthrope hunter or lets you control your lycanthrope nature. The first two are retools of earlier attempts I made and posted years ago, and the others are unreleased.
Mechanic (Prestige Class): A rare back-porting from Dungeons & Dragons Online into an actual prestige class; good for Rogues and Artificers.
Totem Shaman (Prestige Class): A prestige class that allows you to further emulate magical beast traits. Essentially, an uber-Totemist, or Gau (http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Gau) from Final Fantasy VI.
Wind Dervish (Prestige Class): A class based on the fluff-wise source of Desert Wind, based off but not truly replacing the Dervish.
Necrotic Imp (Monster/Familiar): A rare variant of imp, attuned to necromancy, inspired by Testament's familiar from the Guilty Gear series.
Barbarian (Retooled Class): A retool inspired by PF's Barbarian, but closer to its original roots.
Kshatrya (Retooled Class): A retool of the Divine Mind, using the Divine Champion chassis.
Savant (Retooled Class): A retool of Dragon Compendium's Savant, aimed to compete with the Factotum but with a stronger magic bent.
Shugenja (Retooled Class): A retool of the Shugenja, ramping up the elemental association up to eleven. Also, a scroll specialist.
Sohei (Retooled Class): A retool of the Sohei, based mostly on the retool of the Shugenja and the Four Heavenly Guardian Beasts.
Acolyte of the Skin (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Acolyte of the Skin, allowing distinction between fiends rather than a bland generic feel.
Anointed Warrior (Retooled PrC): Between a retool and an original PrC, this class takes the Anointed Knight and the Warrior of Darkness, files their alignment off, and adds infusions to the mix.
Apostle of Peace (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Apostle of Peace, easing off their heavy restrictions and making them a decent alternative to an Ur-Priest.
Dragon Disciple (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Dragon Disciple, allowing you to get a better version of the Half-Dragon template.
Drunken Master (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Drunken Master, with more interesting mechanics.
Elemental Savant (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Elemental Savant, but taking the abilities one step further.
Fiendwrecker (Retooled PrC): A 10-level retool of the Holy Scourge from Complete Mage, built for intolerant but well-meant evokers.
Knight of the Middle Circle (Retooled PrC): A retool/update of the Knight of the Middle Circle from Defenders of the Faith.
Ordained Necromancer (Retooled PrC): A retool of the True Necromancer, but this time making it worthwhile and not cringe-worthy.
Order of the Bow Initiate (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Order of the Bow Initiate, inspired by the Retooled Monk ver. 2
Prophet of Erathaol (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Prophet of Erathaol, great for Diviners, divine casters and even psions focusing on the Clairsentience discipline.
Sword Saint (Retooled PrC): A retool that blends the Kensai from Complete Warrior with the Master of Nine from Tome of Battle; the ultimate master of the Sublime Way.
Tattooed Monk (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Tattooed Monk, adapting it to the Retooled Monk.
Warpriest (Retooled PrC): A retool of the Warpriest, with support for the Marshal's auras.
Witchslayer (Semi-Retooled PrC): A prestige class that not merely replaces, but expands the Occult Slayer into a true mage-killer. Or at least, a very annoying one. If it can annoy Tippy, it works!
Feats (Alternate Rules/Retool): An extensive rework of all feats, from Core, early completes and miscellaneous. The entire reason why so many of my retooled classes have "effective Fighter levels". Requires an entirely new thread.
Dragonmarks as Bloodlines (Alternate Rules): An option to make dragonmarks into bloodlines, complete with changes to feats and prestige classes. Requires an entirely new thread.
Equipment - Weapons and Armor (Retooled Rules): A complete rehaul of weapons and armor, in order to make them more interesting to use. Requires an entirely new thread.
Knights of Neraka and Knights of Solamnia (Alternate Rules/Retooled PrCs): This small project re-envisions the Knights of Solamnia from Dragonlalnce using Alternate Class Features rather than Prestige Classes, and the Knights of Neraka into a more interesting group. Requires an entirely new thread.
Magic Items (Retool): a complete rehaul of all DMG magic items, with some XPH items added in. Requires an entirely new thread.
So, with all that said, choose which one you desire to see in the next few weeks. In case of draw, I'll make a tiebreaker in the next three days, but I expect to have the winning 'brew before the end of January. That said, while I might be making new content, I will not accept suggestions as votes; only from the given list. That doesn't mean I'll hear no suggestions, but I'd like to hear from you about which 'brew you'd like to see the most.
Happy New Year, and get to vote!
Final Results (1/26/2014 3:09 AM GMT-4):
AL. Magic Items - 7 votes +1 changed vote
AI. Dragonmarks as Bloodlines - 5 votes
AC. Sword Saint - 2 votes
A. Philosopher - 1 vote
H. Knights of the Crimson Wing, Blue Lightning, Black Cloak, Verdant Oath, White Horns and Yellow Moon - 1 vote
I. Knight Theologian - 1 vote
V. Drunken Master - 1 vote
X. Fiendwrecker - 1 vote
AG. Witchslayer - 1 vote
AJ. Equipment - 1 vote