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#1 Cyvaris Aug 04, 2009 16:34:05	Edit: Updated with revisions. Cryestala Beings of living crystal, Perfectly attuned to Both body and Mind Racial Traits Average Height: 6'-6'8" Average Weight: 170-230lbs ____________________ Ability Scores: +2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence Size: Medium Speed: 6 Vision: Darkvision ____________________ Languages: Common, Choice of one Other Skill Bonuses: +2 Arcana, +2 Endurance Psionic attunement: You add one to the number of power points available to you. (this may be way unbalanced maybe a feat). Psionically Forged: You have Psychic resistance equal to 5+one half your level. Crystal Growth: You can use the crystal growth Racial Power. Crystal Growth Cryestala Racial Power The crystals on you body grow, improving your chance at survival _______________________ Encounter Action Personal Trigger: You are attacked _______________________ Effect: You gain damage resistance equal to 5+ your constitution modifier against that attack. Heroic Tier Feats Crystal Explosion Prerequisite: Cryestala Benefit: When you use your crystal growth racial power you may also make the following attack Crystal Explosion Cryestala Racial Power The crystals of your body harden and burst outwards. Encounter Immediate Interrupt Close Burst 1 Target: All Creatures in Burst Attack: constitution+2 vs. Reflex Hit: 1d8+constitution modifier damage Crystalline Equipment Prerequisite: Cryestala Benefit: You can form the crystal of your arms into any weapon or shield that you are proficient with. If you chose to do so the arm you chose cannot manipulate or hold any other items. If you create a ranged weapon in this way you still need ammunition. You must equip the corresponding item in order to use this ability. You can then draw and put the item away as a minor action. The item cannot be removed from you unless you chose to do so.
#2 magus_stragus Aug 04, 2009 22:40:35	Mmmm... Personally I think the class is underpowered. First, Crystalline Resilience is worst than the Durable feat; second, the racial power is much like Goliath's, but slightly worst (because it's tied to a single ability score, which would mean some classes wouldn't benefit as much as others). Also, you didn't state how long the damage resistance lasts. And third, you're not balancing those issues with anything else. In fact, the 5 speed just make it even more underpowered. You should try to balance it a bit more. My opinion, btw.
#3 Janx_14 Aug 05, 2009 1:57:30	Have to agree they are rather week, i'd say bump the speed back up to 6, or else no one will ever want to play a heavy armour wearing one. You might also want to approach them from an angle other than purely "Your heavy and tough" especially since the picture is very lean, almost skeletal. Perhaps their entire body works as a sort of crystal brain, and thus they gain resist 5+1/2 level psychic due to their complex bain. Same can be said with maybe light refraction due to being a hunk of crystal, with resist radiant instead. Preferably not both, though perhaps start with psychic and maybe a "prismatic body" feat to get the radiant. Perhaps continueing with the psionc bent, a racial power that can perhaps, push them away or pull them close (1 square on each case) on a hit? sort of like, raw psychic power. something like: Cryestala Racial Traits Height: 6'-6'7" weight:200-310lbs Ability Scores: +2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence Size:Medium Speed: 6 squares Vision: Lowlight Languages: Common, Choice of one other Skill Bonuses: +2 Arcana, +2 Endurance Crystalline resilience: Add one to the number of healing surges available to you per day Multi-Faceted Soul: You gain psychic resistance equal to 5 + 1/2 your level Rays of Thought: In an encounter, you can choose either to use either Thought Burst or Pulling Thoughts powers. Thought Burst Racial Power You unleash a wave of emotion and thought, influencing those around you Encounter Close Burst 1 Target: Each enemy in burst Attack: Intelligence+2, Wisdom+2, or Charisma+2 vs Will Hit: You push the enemy 1 square. Pulling Thoughts Racial Power You unleash a wave of emotion and thought, influencing those around you Encounter Close Burst 2 Target: Each enemy not adjacent to you in burst Attack: Intelligence+2, Wisdom+2, or Charisma+2 vs Will Hit: You pull the enemy into a square adjacent to you. its too early in the morning for me to include the scaling for the hit.
#4 Cyvaris Aug 05, 2009 9:09:26	I did this in about 5 minutes, and haven't really bothered to balance it yet. I was brain storming, and was wondering about the balance so far etc. I like the speed at 5, gives them a slow kind of lumbering idea, fluff wise. After looking at other races I agree they are underpowered. I post a revised edition of them soon. Edit: after looking at the picture again I agree the should be lighter, and have better movement. Edit again: darn their power is to much like the goliaths, but i think it suits them, made a feat to hopefully change this, maybe overpowered though. I am using constitution for it because it seems a very well constitution based power. Okay revision with a pair of feats. Cryestala Beings of living crystal, Perfectly attuned to Both body and Mind Racial Traits Average Height: 6'-6'8" Average Weight: 170-230lbs ____________________ Ability Scores: +2 Constitution, +2 Intelligence Size: Medium Speed: 6 Vision: Darkvision ____________________ Languages: Common, Choice of one Other Skill Bonuses: +2 Arcana, +2 Endurance Psionic attunement: You add one to the number of power points available to you. (this may be way unbalanced maybe a feat). Psionically Forged: You have Psychic resistance equal to 5+one half your level. Crystal Growth: You can use the crystal growth Racial Power. Crystal Growth Cryestala Racial Power The crystals on you body grow, improving your chance at survival _______________________ Encounter Action Personal Trigger: You are attacked _______________________ Effect: You gain damage resistance equal to 5+ your constitution modifier against that attack. Heroic Tier Feats Crystal Explosion Prerequisite: Cryestala Benefit: When you use your crystal growth racial power you may also make the following attack Crystal Explosion Cryestala Racial Power The crystals of your body harden and burst outwards. Encounter Immediate Interrupt Close Burst 1 Target: All Creatures in Burst Attack: constitution+2 vs. Reflex Hit: 1d8+constitution modifier damage Crystalline Equipment Prerequisite: Cryestala Benefit: You can form the crystal of your arms into any weapon or shield that you are proficient with. If you chose to do so the arm you chose cannot manipulate or hold any other items. If you create a ranged weapon in this way you still need ammunition. You must equip the corresponding item in order to use this ability. You can then draw and put the item away as a minor action. The item cannot be removed from you unless you chose to do so. Edit:Updated first post.
#5 magus_stragus Aug 05, 2009 12:30:06	Psionic attunement should be a feat instead. It is't good to give class-specific abilities to a race. I don't know, maybe give them some bonus to disease, poison or the like.
#6 Cyvaris Aug 05, 2009 14:17:49	Thank you, good so I will go back and get rid of it, add back in crystalien resilence maybe, would that bring them up to balanced?
#7 Janx_14 Aug 10, 2009 1:13:18	I think it'd definitely get closer to balanced. I dunno, i think its still missing something to really set it apart besides racial power. I can't put my finger on it though.