ShneekeyTheLost
2008-12-04, 12:27 PM
Common knowledge states that casters should leave the damage output to the sword-swingers and stick to support roles. I wouldn't suggest repeating this in front of an Eldritch Blaster, you may not live to regret it.
Okay, this is pretty much a Spellwarp Sniper for Invokers. It's designed to make your Eldritch Blast actually useful. Yes, it's capstone ability is pretty powerful, but still won't be able to match the damage output of something like a FB ubercharge build. It also keeps you from getting Dark invocations (unless you delay entry to 16th level, in which case you can have one dark blast invocation and one dark shape invocation).
This is supposed to be a non-cheezy alternative to Hellfire/Naberious for reasonable damage output from a warlock.
Prerequsites:
Feats: Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Other: Any three Eldritch Essence Invocations, one of which must be at least Greater AND any two Blast Shape invocations, one which must be Lesser.
HD d6
{table=head]Lvl | BAB | Fort | Ref | Wil | Special
1 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +2 | Bonus Essence; +1d6 EB
2 | +2 | +0 | +0 | +3 | Bonus Shape
3 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +3 | Force Essence +1d6 EB
4 | +4 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Mastery of Elements
5 | +5 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Eldritch Mastery, +1d6 EB[/table]
Skills: 2+Int Mod, same list as Warlock
Casting An Eldritch Blaster adds his Eldritch Blaster levels to his Warlock levels for purposes of level-dependent effects and the invocation types he qualifies for (thus a Warlock15/Eldritch Blaster 1 qualifies for Dark invocations), however he does not gain any new invocations, except as specifically listed below.
Bonus Essence - At 1st level, an Eldritch Blaster gains a bonus Eldritch Essence Invocation
Eldrich Blast An Eldrich Blaster increases the damage his Eldrich Blast does by 1d6 at 1st and every odd level thereafter.
Bonus Shape - At 2nd level, an Eldritch Master gains a bonus Eldrich Shape Invocation
Force Essence - At 3rd level, an Eldritch Master gain an extra Eldrich Essence Invocation, which turns his Eldrich Blast into a Force effect.
Mastery of Elements - At 4th level, an Eldritch Master may alter the elemental flavor of his blast, while keeping the other qualities of the blast, to either Fire, Cold, Lightning, or Acid. This may be applied to an Eldritch Blast which has been altered by an Eldritch Essence Invocation, as it is not exactly an invocation.
Eldrich Mastery - At 5th level, the Eldritch Blaster gains the highest pinnacle of mastery, letting him consider an Eldritch Blast as a ranged weapon. This lets him apply the effects of certain feats (rapid shot) and lets him make an eldrich blast for every attack in a full attack option. It is still a SLA, however, which means it is still a touch attack, and SR may still apply (unless a method of bypassing or negating SR presents itself).
Okay, this is pretty much a Spellwarp Sniper for Invokers. It's designed to make your Eldritch Blast actually useful. Yes, it's capstone ability is pretty powerful, but still won't be able to match the damage output of something like a FB ubercharge build. It also keeps you from getting Dark invocations (unless you delay entry to 16th level, in which case you can have one dark blast invocation and one dark shape invocation).
This is supposed to be a non-cheezy alternative to Hellfire/Naberious for reasonable damage output from a warlock.
Prerequsites:
Feats: Point Blank Shot, Precise Shot
Other: Any three Eldritch Essence Invocations, one of which must be at least Greater AND any two Blast Shape invocations, one which must be Lesser.
HD d6
{table=head]Lvl | BAB | Fort | Ref | Wil | Special
1 | +1 | +0 | +0 | +2 | Bonus Essence; +1d6 EB
2 | +2 | +0 | +0 | +3 | Bonus Shape
3 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +3 | Force Essence +1d6 EB
4 | +4 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Mastery of Elements
5 | +5 | +1 | +1 | +4 | Eldritch Mastery, +1d6 EB[/table]
Skills: 2+Int Mod, same list as Warlock
Casting An Eldritch Blaster adds his Eldritch Blaster levels to his Warlock levels for purposes of level-dependent effects and the invocation types he qualifies for (thus a Warlock15/Eldritch Blaster 1 qualifies for Dark invocations), however he does not gain any new invocations, except as specifically listed below.
Bonus Essence - At 1st level, an Eldritch Blaster gains a bonus Eldritch Essence Invocation
Eldrich Blast An Eldrich Blaster increases the damage his Eldrich Blast does by 1d6 at 1st and every odd level thereafter.
Bonus Shape - At 2nd level, an Eldritch Master gains a bonus Eldrich Shape Invocation
Force Essence - At 3rd level, an Eldritch Master gain an extra Eldrich Essence Invocation, which turns his Eldrich Blast into a Force effect.
Mastery of Elements - At 4th level, an Eldritch Master may alter the elemental flavor of his blast, while keeping the other qualities of the blast, to either Fire, Cold, Lightning, or Acid. This may be applied to an Eldritch Blast which has been altered by an Eldritch Essence Invocation, as it is not exactly an invocation.
Eldrich Mastery - At 5th level, the Eldritch Blaster gains the highest pinnacle of mastery, letting him consider an Eldritch Blast as a ranged weapon. This lets him apply the effects of certain feats (rapid shot) and lets him make an eldrich blast for every attack in a full attack option. It is still a SLA, however, which means it is still a touch attack, and SR may still apply (unless a method of bypassing or negating SR presents itself).