Results 1 to 8 of 8
Thread: opinions wanted
-
2010-05-11, 10:37 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2010
- Location
- neck-deep in the sprawl
- Gender
opinions wanted
I am trying to make a homebrew PrC, it' a five level class for artificers called a Necroficer that allows them to cast infusions on undead. I'm worried that it might be a little too powerful, what do you think?
hit die: d4
skill points 2+int
1st +0 +0 +0 +2 Create Undead, cast infusions on undead
2nd +1 +0 +0 +3 + 1 level of infusion class
3rd +1 +1 +1 +3 + 1 level of infusion class
4th +2 +1 +1 +4 + 1 level of infusion class
5th +2 +1 +1 +4 Animate dead
naturally you would have to change some construct based infusions to new undead based infusions, like repair damage toughen undead.
-
2010-05-11, 11:15 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Gender
Re: opinions wanted
-
2010-05-12, 01:17 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Oct 2009
- Location
- Central California, USA
- Gender
Re: opinions wanted
Probably belongs on the home brew board, no?
My games:
Have you ever wondered How to Succeed in Evil?
Thanks licoot for the awesome Pip avatar!
-
2010-05-12, 01:54 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Dec 2009
Re: opinions wanted
I don't get it. Specifically, I don't get levels 2-4.
But the part where the capstone is a spell you can already use at ECL 6 is a bit confusing, too.
I'm trying to think of a way that affecting undead would make an artificer somehow more powerful and I've... I've got nothing.
Can't you already cast onto their tattered rags of clothes? What's changing here? Why would you give 2 levels, 5 HP, 10 skill points and a bunch of exp for it?
edit:
If you wanted to just replace every instance of the noun "construct" from the artificer class with the word "undead," I don't think anything meaningful would change. I'd do that instead of using a PrC -- less of an awkward transition of themes, that way. And there's no reason to burn levels on a class if you don't have any idea of class features you want to use for it.Last edited by Pluto; 2010-05-12 at 01:58 AM.
-
2010-05-12, 09:34 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Gender
Re: opinions wanted
A lot of work will have to go into making this a worthwhile PrC for an artificer.
However, you may want to turn this into an alternative class feature, instead (being able to create undead instead of constructs [custom templates you can use?], and granting the ability to affect incorporeals normally), if only because you'll end up with something like the planar shepherd otherwise.Last edited by Lycanthromancer; 2010-05-12 at 09:36 AM.
-
2010-05-12, 09:38 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Oct 2008
- Location
- Canadia
- Gender
Re: opinions wanted
You could add the +1 for the levels that don't have unique class abilities, but why not add the +1 to all the levels and come up with unique class abilities? Maybe work their way up to being able to cast infusions on all undead. Start with skellies, zombies, etc and at the last level be able to cast on liches or something.
Avatar by the awesome starwoof
-
2010-05-12, 09:55 AM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2007
- Gender
-
2010-05-12, 10:44 PM (ISO 8601)
- Join Date
- Jan 2010
- Location
- neck-deep in the sprawl
- Gender
Re: opinions wanted
Thanks for the input everyone I appreciate the advice.