Diminisher
"I can see you for what you truly are, A mere shadow of a shadow."
Role: Leader. You are the walker in darkness, the tainted one, your enemies tremble with fear in your presence and your allies seek shelter in your shadow. You lean towards controller or striker as a secondary role.
Power Source: Shadow. You gave up a part of your soul to your dark reflection and have become a creature of darkness.
Key Abilities: Charisma, Wisdom, Constitution.
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide, Chainmail.
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, simple ranged.
Implements: Orb, Staff.
Bonus to Defense: +1 Will, +1 Fort.
Hit Points at 1st Level: 12 + Constitution score.
Hit Points per Level Gained: 5.
Healing Surges: 7 + Constitution modifier.
Trained Skills: Insight. From the class skills list below, Choose three more trained skills at 1st level.
Class Skills: Arcana (Int), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Heal (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Perception (Wis), Religion (Int).
Build Options: Engulfing Diminisher, Suppressing Diminisher.
Class Features: Being of Shadow, Dark Aura, Penumbral Shield.
Ok edited the first post, gonna continue the powers here.
Level 2 Utility Enfeeblements
Shadow Distraction Diminisher Utility 2
Your shadow is moving constantly, distracting your enemy from a hasty action of an ally.
Encounter * Shadow
Immediate Interrupt Close Burst 2
Target: One ally in burst.
Trigger: The target provokes an attack of opportunity.
Effect: The target gains a +4 bonus to it's defenses against the attack and it may slide 1 square after the attack is resolved.
Dampening Aura: The bonus to defenses equals 2 + your constitution modifier.
Peaceful Night Diminisher Utility 2
Your protective presence reassures your allies that they can overcome any hardship.
Daily * Shadow, Stance
Minor action Personal
Effect: Until the stance ends, you and allies within 2 squares of you gain a +2 power bonus to all saving rolls.
Induced Valor Diminisher Utility 2
Filled with confidence due to your presence, your ally storms fiercely at the enemy.
Encounter * Shadow
Minor action Close Burst 2
Target: One ally in burst.
Effect: Until the end of it's next turn, the target gains a power bonus to damage rolls equal to your charisma modifier.
Menacing Aura: The target also gains a +2 power bonus to all attacks until the end of it's next turn.
Eyes of the Void Diminisher Utility 2
You close your eyes to a brief moment, and as you reopen them they entirely black.
Daily * Shadow
Minor action Personal
Effect: Until the end of the encounter, you gain darkvision and a +2 power bonus to all intimidate checks.
You have a class that's restricted to light armor and doesn't get an AC-boosting secondary. Caster or not, this is a problem.
Not every light armor wearing class has an AC bonus. Or at least not for every build. Rogue and Wizard don't all have AC bonuses they're dependant on certain build choices. So it really isn't a problem at all.
You have a class that's restricted to light armor and doesn't get an AC-boosting secondary. Caster or not, this is a problem.
Not every light armor wearing class has an AC bonus. Or at least not for every build. Rogue and Wizard don't all have AC bonuses they're dependant on certain build choices. So it really isn't a problem at all.
Bad examples. Rogue and wizard both have an AC stat as their primary. Try again.
Currently i addressed this problem with a feat (Shadow armor) which allows to use Wis or Con instead of Dex or Int modifiers for AC.
I know it's basically gonna be a tax feat but i felt it's a bit to much to include this in the class features for free.
Alternatively, I might just add chainmail armor proficiency to it's list.
Thoughts?
P.S - Rangers, Warlocks, Shamans for example are pretty much build/feat dependent for thier AC.
Dark Promise: indicate that it is the "Dark Aura" instead of just aura.
I've been working on a shadow defender for the last month or more. I find it amusing that we have both used Psychic, Necrotic and Fear keywords. I haven't read up on any other Shadow classes so I don't know if thats normal.
On another note, Should i add an option for Charisma based Melee basic attack? as it is, AOO's are gonna be wasted for this guy without combat training.
Fluff wise i guess it fits that the shadow would make OA's for the wielder, so maybe add a feature power of sort.
@ciaran - I assume those keywords would be present for most shadow classes, pretty much part of the Dark Evul theme
