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Love Warpriest

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#1
embertiger
Mar 29, 2011 15:41:47 Hey everone!

I've written up a complete new Love domain for the Essentials warpriest here on my blog. Please enjoy and critque!

-embertiger

P.S.

I've also put up a homebrew shadow-themed epic destiony, Master of Shadows. I plan to continue posting homebrew materials as the inspiration stirkes me.
#2
werlos
Mar 29, 2011 17:43:58 The level three ability is listed as Sun Domain. Is that supposed to be like that, or a victim of copypasta misses?

I'll have another look at it later, but it looks fairly sound at first glance.

I find the theme hilarious, admittedly. It would recieve so much flak in my gaming groups.
#3
LightWarden
Mar 29, 2011 18:04:22 Well, you've already addressed the issue of beating people to death in the name of love, so that one is out of the way. Anyways, you can probably make the encounter powers target Will instead of AC. It fits better, and the Earth Domain does something similar with Fortitude. I was going to complain about not seeing the paragon/epic tier stuff, but then I looked at the sidebar. You might want to put a link in at the bottom of the post.

Strike of Affection seems a little weak in comparison to the bard's Vicious Mockery (though admittedly, many things seem weak in comparison to Vicious Mockery). Lover's Vengeance also seems like it would be a little more annoying to track in bigger battles since you have to look backwards and try to remember who hit whom.

Love's Determination is nice, though if you're not facing enemies who use Will attacks it's not very useful (then again, the Sun domain doesn't help much against enemies without (save ends) attacks). +2 to a defense, or +4 if it's against Will? Of course, it's already useful enough when the situation arises.

Are your "do not attack this target" powers supposed to function when the target has been marked by the "do not attack this target" character? Because between them and Psychic Lock, you can set up some viscious double-jeopardy situations if you prevent a marked target from attacking a defender.

Otherwise, nice job.
#4
embertiger
Apr 03, 2011 0:41:21 Thanks for the feedback. I've cleaned up the links and corrected the typos. I haven't playtested this yet but my gut says the power level is about right.

Remember that Strike of Affection is an effect and Vicious Mockery only matters on a hit. Lover's Vengence does require bookkeeping but it's something I think a player could get in the habit of remembering.

I felt like I gave this class a powerful utility power so I went with a more situational channel divinity.

Yeah, the non-attack clause is powerful but it doesn't seem that much more powerful than a big penalty to hit them. Actual play could prove me wrong.
#5
mhbjarkistef
Feb 24, 2012 20:59:19 Looks solid, very well done.

My favourite feature is definetly that you can use WIS for so many skills ^^

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 embertiger Mar 29, 2011 15:41:47	Hey everone! I've written up a complete new Love domain for the Essentials warpriest here on my blog. Please enjoy and critque! -embertiger P.S. I've also put up a homebrew shadow-themed epic destiony, Master of Shadows. I plan to continue posting homebrew materials as the inspiration stirkes me.
#2 werlos Mar 29, 2011 17:43:58	The level three ability is listed as Sun Domain. Is that supposed to be like that, or a victim of copypasta misses? I'll have another look at it later, but it looks fairly sound at first glance. I find the theme hilarious, admittedly. It would recieve so much flak in my gaming groups.
#3 LightWarden Mar 29, 2011 18:04:22	Well, you've already addressed the issue of beating people to death in the name of love, so that one is out of the way. Anyways, you can probably make the encounter powers target Will instead of AC. It fits better, and the Earth Domain does something similar with Fortitude. I was going to complain about not seeing the paragon/epic tier stuff, but then I looked at the sidebar. You might want to put a link in at the bottom of the post. Strike of Affection seems a little weak in comparison to the bard's Vicious Mockery (though admittedly, many things seem weak in comparison to Vicious Mockery). Lover's Vengeance also seems like it would be a little more annoying to track in bigger battles since you have to look backwards and try to remember who hit whom. Love's Determination is nice, though if you're not facing enemies who use Will attacks it's not very useful (then again, the Sun domain doesn't help much against enemies without (save ends) attacks). +2 to a defense, or +4 if it's against Will? Of course, it's already useful enough when the situation arises. Are your "do not attack this target" powers supposed to function when the target has been marked by the "do not attack this target" character? Because between them and Psychic Lock, you can set up some viscious double-jeopardy situations if you prevent a marked target from attacking a defender. Otherwise, nice job.
#4 embertiger Apr 03, 2011 0:41:21	Thanks for the feedback. I've cleaned up the links and corrected the typos. I haven't playtested this yet but my gut says the power level is about right. Remember that Strike of Affection is an effect and Vicious Mockery only matters on a hit. Lover's Vengence does require bookkeeping but it's something I think a player could get in the habit of remembering. I felt like I gave this class a powerful utility power so I went with a more situational channel divinity. Yeah, the non-attack clause is powerful but it doesn't seem that much more powerful than a big penalty to hit them. Actual play could prove me wrong.
#5 mhbjarkistef Feb 24, 2012 20:59:19	Looks solid, very well done. My favourite feature is definetly that you can use WIS for so many skills ^^