Level Up (A5E) Martial Artistry (3pp book in the works) Ideas and Concepts
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Right? 4e has some good stuff in it.
In other news, got the initial poses back for the Gunslinger key art...
I need to pick a pose, favored head/face, and preferred outfit options before the rough draft gets done, and then made as pretty as the Warcaster!
Don't look if you don't wanna get spoiled.
W'rkncacnter
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you know, i tried to play a goblin gunslinger in pf2e, but i just could not ever get a crit, so i switched to fighter since at least then i could grab a 2 hander and do actual damage even without a crit.
I need to pick a pose, favored head/face, and preferred outfit options before the rough draft gets done, and then made as pretty as the Warcaster!
...and then we started playing kingmaker and another player picked a gunslinger and HE crits on more attacks then he misses. so that's great.
Mass combat is 6 pages so far. I'm going to be working on the final section when I get home from the dentist office today. However, it's also probably going to be the longest section.
It's going to cover the battlefield dungeon concept, but also add all the dangers. Particularly and especially battlefield traps!
Also planning to do battlefield traps that affect different unit types differently. A spike wall has no effect on an infantry except to make difficult terrain. But for cavalry? It is a dangerous hazard!
It's going to cover the battlefield dungeon concept, but also add all the dangers. Particularly and especially battlefield traps!
Also planning to do battlefield traps that affect different unit types differently. A spike wall has no effect on an infantry except to make difficult terrain. But for cavalry? It is a dangerous hazard!
"Siege Monster" might be both the most metal entry into a list of battlefield goals I could've written, and the biggest off-handed concept I've ever just dropped into text without significant thought until after typing the words out.
Like. "Oh, yeah, defeating a big monster is often an important part of fantasy and sci-fi battlefields." and then two minutes later "... well that needs to be an entire section to itself and possibly a rule entry or six..."
Like. "Oh, yeah, defeating a big monster is often an important part of fantasy and sci-fi battlefields." and then two minutes later "... well that needs to be an entire section to itself and possibly a rule entry or six..."
Once I'm done with writing this section I'll shoot you a message. Maybe you can playtest the Mass Combat rules?
I think I just hit a home run on my Champion mental block: Causes.
You take a Cause at level 1 which provides a mechanical benefit not unlike a Pact Boon. The causes are -super- vaguely defined like "Noblesse Oblige" or "Supernatural Patron" so they can be heavily customized by the player and narrator for a given game. And then which one you pick grants specific benefits.
Like Noblesse Oblige providing you with the ability to spread out your defensive class function over three targets compared to Noble Guardian which instead strengthens your ability to protect -one- person. And then Supernatural Patron gives you the ability to use Eldritch Scythe to spread damage around and Arena Champion allows you to mark two targets for your offensive abilities.
Also at level 1 you gain the ability to select an offensive and defensive target with some bonuses to interact with either. Like a bonus action puts out your offensive and defensive choices. You then get the ability to spend bonus actions to help your defensive target or hinder your offensive target. And then you get the ability to react to protect your defensive target when they get attacked, or react when your offensive target smacks someone who isn't you to opportunity attack them.
Then at level 2 you get your Archetype and Combat Maneuvers...
And then at level 3 you get your knack type stuff. And your knack type stuff also has the ability to pull off other class lists based on your Cause. So a Temple Protector could grab Cleric knacks, for example, and Noblesse Oblige could snag Marshal options.
You take a Cause at level 1 which provides a mechanical benefit not unlike a Pact Boon. The causes are -super- vaguely defined like "Noblesse Oblige" or "Supernatural Patron" so they can be heavily customized by the player and narrator for a given game. And then which one you pick grants specific benefits.
Like Noblesse Oblige providing you with the ability to spread out your defensive class function over three targets compared to Noble Guardian which instead strengthens your ability to protect -one- person. And then Supernatural Patron gives you the ability to use Eldritch Scythe to spread damage around and Arena Champion allows you to mark two targets for your offensive abilities.
Also at level 1 you gain the ability to select an offensive and defensive target with some bonuses to interact with either. Like a bonus action puts out your offensive and defensive choices. You then get the ability to spend bonus actions to help your defensive target or hinder your offensive target. And then you get the ability to react to protect your defensive target when they get attacked, or react when your offensive target smacks someone who isn't you to opportunity attack them.
Then at level 2 you get your Archetype and Combat Maneuvers...
And then at level 3 you get your knack type stuff. And your knack type stuff also has the ability to pull off other class lists based on your Cause. So a Temple Protector could grab Cleric knacks, for example, and Noblesse Oblige could snag Marshal options.
Sentinel and Companion!
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