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I am making a circus show themed Rogue subclass and one of their abilities (9th level) allows them to spend their action performing in an attempt to distract an opponent. If they succeed, the next person to attack the target has advantage and adds the rogue's sneak attack damage to the attack roll.
So they sacrifice their attack to give a different character advantage on the attack and the sneak attack damage. Do I need to put a limit on how often they can use this ability?
I wouldn't say so. I'd actually say it's a bit weak. Your relying on three forces outside your control, your enemy, three separate dice rolls, and your allies, just to potentially deal an average of about five more damage, assuming we're dealing with a greatsword-wielding barbarian. That's chump change for a rogue.
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Question for the min-maxers and home brewers who lurk around these parts:
I am making a circus show themed Rogue subclass and one of their abilities (9th level) allows them to spend their action performing in an attempt to distract an opponent. If they succeed, the next person to attack the target has advantage and adds the rogue's sneak attack damage to the attack roll.
So they sacrifice their attack to give a different character advantage on the attack and the sneak attack damage. Do I need to put a limit on how often they can use this ability?
I would say yes, and a proximity thing as well. If you don't have it, the rogue could be like 100 feet away the entire combat while the next has a near permanent boost.
Question for the min-maxers and home brewers who lurk around these parts:
I am making a circus show themed Rogue subclass and one of their abilities (9th level) allows them to spend their action performing in an attempt to distract an opponent. If they succeed, the next person to attack the target has advantage and adds the rogue's sneak attack damage to the attack roll.
So they sacrifice their attack to give a different character advantage on the attack and the sneak attack damage. Do I need to put a limit on how often they can use this ability?
I wouldn't say so. I'd actually say it's a bit weak. Your relying on three forces outside your control, your enemy, three separate dice rolls, and your allies, just to potentially deal an average of about five more damage, assuming we're dealing with a greatsword-wielding barbarian. That's chump change for a rogue.
Yeah, I've been trying to think of ways to make it a little more useful. Maybe the target has disadvantage on their next attack or something. This isn't really the main feature either.
Also, great to see you, Dark. I gotta go real soon, but I'm glad you're still around.
It's great to see you too man. It has been awhile. Summer is a lot more hectic for me but I'll be popping in every once and awhile. And if we do that pathfinder game I'll make sure to be active for that.
Question for the min-maxers and home brewers who lurk around these parts:
I am making a circus show themed Rogue subclass and one of their abilities (9th level) allows them to spend their action performing in an attempt to distract an opponent. If they succeed, the next person to attack the target has advantage and adds the rogue's sneak attack damage to the attack roll.
So they sacrifice their attack to give a different character advantage on the attack and the sneak attack damage. Do I need to put a limit on how often they can use this ability?
I would say yes, and a proximity thing as well. If you don't have it, the rogue could be like 100 feet away the entire combat while the next has a near permanent boost.
Proximity is a good thing to keep in mind, thanks.
Question for the min-maxers and home brewers who lurk around these parts:
I am making a circus show themed Rogue subclass and one of their abilities (9th level) allows them to spend their action performing in an attempt to distract an opponent. If they succeed, the next person to attack the target has advantage and adds the rogue's sneak attack damage to the attack roll.
So they sacrifice their attack to give a different character advantage on the attack and the sneak attack damage. Do I need to put a limit on how often they can use this ability?
I’d say probably, that’s a little similar to the grave cleric domain feature but less powerful, so I’d give it plenty of uses. Double your proficiency bonus amount or something. It’s an amazing combo and could be paired easily with a paladin for high damage, but it also feels weak in the regard that this is a very party reliant ability. It’s fun though and I like it, the solution I think would be to give it a more consistent second ability. But that’s just my opinion.
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Question for the min-maxers and home brewers who lurk around these parts:
I am making a circus show themed Rogue subclass and one of their abilities (9th level) allows them to spend their action performing in an attempt to distract an opponent. If they succeed, the next person to attack the target has advantage and adds the rogue's sneak attack damage to the attack roll.
So they sacrifice their attack to give a different character advantage on the attack and the sneak attack damage. Do I need to put a limit on how often they can use this ability?
I would say yes, and a proximity thing as well. If you don't have it, the rogue could be like 100 feet away the entire combat while the next has a near permanent boost.
I think that’s perfectly fine, the wording should work like a mix between the grave domain channel divinity and the swashbuckler panache one.
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Question for the min-maxers and home brewers who lurk around these parts:
I am making a circus show themed Rogue subclass and one of their abilities (9th level) allows them to spend their action performing in an attempt to distract an opponent. If they succeed, the next person to attack the target has advantage and adds the rogue's sneak attack damage to the attack roll.
So they sacrifice their attack to give a different character advantage on the attack and the sneak attack damage. Do I need to put a limit on how often they can use this ability?
I’d say probably, that’s a little similar to the grave cleric domain feature but less powerful, so I’d give it plenty of uses. Double your proficiency bonus amount or something. It’s an amazing combo and could be paired easily with a paladin for high damage, but it also feels weak in the regard that this is a very party reliant ability. It’s fun though and I like it, the solution I think would be to give it a more consistent second ability. But that’s just my opinion.
Good to know, I hadn't thought of the grave cleric and or the swashbuckler abilities. I'll give them a look.
The rest of the subclass is based around a list of Tricks that they can do like juggling, contortion, bullet catching, etc all based around circus-style acts. There is a long list of Tricks that they. can choose from and they can pick a few every few levels.
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Rrrraaaghhhhghgh I am enraged! I am sick and in bed and you know who is bringing me a cookie and and extra and patting me on the head reassuringly? NOBODY! (/j)
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I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
Rrrraaaghhhhghgh I am enraged! I am sick and in bed and you know who is bringing me a cookie and and extra and patting me on the head reassuringly? NOBODY! (/j)
It's called the Celebrity Chef, and it came from a book that I spent way too much money on and haven't been able to use any of. The adventure is stupid, the player options are bad, and they didn't list a CR for any monsters or rarity for any magic items.
This subclass is sort of a build-a-bear type of player option, which would be awesome if any of the options were good. The only okay ones are pretty janky (Household Name gives you advantage on Persuasion checks against every creature on your home plane, and Branded Knife Set only works on anything other than daggers if you take Pact of the Blade, which was a big deal in the 2014 version. This book was written during the OGL crisis).
Anyway, it's probably overpowered now, but at least it functions.
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"From the stars of the inner sea, from the tower of insight, from the four corners of paradise, let them know; their story is filled with blessings. Only those free of sin may pass... Garden of Avalon!”
”The elements coalesce, amalgamate, and bring forth the star that interweaves all creation. Bow down with death! Enuma Elish!”
Quick, someone give me a name for a city. Preferably on that doesn’t sound too fantastical and gives off a vibe of slight spookiness
New Gasp
Thank you Baalze
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Yo, I'm Himy (He/him) not as active as I use to be, but I'm here from time to time. I don't got much else to say.
"From the stars of the inner sea, from the tower of insight, from the four corners of paradise, let them know; their story is filled with blessings. Only those free of sin may pass... Garden of Avalon!”
”The elements coalesce, amalgamate, and bring forth the star that interweaves all creation. Bow down with death! Enuma Elish!”
It’s kinda like Tarasque’s Ascend to Godhood but the exact opposite, with fallen gods that are being hunted by mortals. You can play as a fallen god or a hunter, and you can play as any god from different multiverses, all brought into one multiverse.
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People always say get well soon and I have to stop myself from saying something like not gonna happen or lol nope
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I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles) I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat. I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world. Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
I want to scream i hate myself and everything about me
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I wouldn't say so. I'd actually say it's a bit weak. Your relying on three forces outside your control, your enemy, three separate dice rolls, and your allies, just to potentially deal an average of about five more damage, assuming we're dealing with a greatsword-wielding barbarian. That's chump change for a rogue.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Also, great to see you, Dark. I gotta go real soon, but I'm glad you're still around.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
I would say yes, and a proximity thing as well. If you don't have it, the rogue could be like 100 feet away the entire combat while the next has a near permanent boost.
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I am The Grand Envisioner!
Yeah, I've been trying to think of ways to make it a little more useful. Maybe the target has disadvantage on their next attack or something. This isn't really the main feature either.
It's great to see you too man. It has been awhile. Summer is a lot more hectic for me but I'll be popping in every once and awhile. And if we do that pathfinder game I'll make sure to be active for that.
Proximity is a good thing to keep in mind, thanks.
I’d say probably, that’s a little similar to the grave cleric domain feature but less powerful, so I’d give it plenty of uses. Double your proficiency bonus amount or something. It’s an amazing combo and could be paired easily with a paladin for high damage, but it also feels weak in the regard that this is a very party reliant ability. It’s fun though and I like it, the solution I think would be to give it a more consistent second ability. But that’s just my opinion.
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I think that’s perfectly fine, the wording should work like a mix between the grave domain channel divinity and the swashbuckler panache one.
— δ cyno • he/him • number one paladin fan δ —
making a smoothie for meta
——————| EXTENDED SIG |——————
Φ • redpelt’s biggest fan :) DM, minmaxer, microbiology student, and lover of anything colored red • Φ
Good to know, I hadn't thought of the grave cleric and or the swashbuckler abilities. I'll give them a look.
The rest of the subclass is based around a list of Tricks that they can do like juggling, contortion, bullet catching, etc all based around circus-style acts. There is a long list of Tricks that they. can choose from and they can pick a few every few levels.
Helo
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
Rrrraaaghhhhghgh I am enraged! I am sick and in bed and you know who is bringing me a cookie and and extra and patting me on the head reassuringly? NOBODY!
(/j)
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
*sends goblin to do all those things*
Hi, I’m DrakenBrine, here’s my Sig and characters
I am The Grand Envisioner!
I rewrote an entire warlock subclass at 1:00 AM.
It's called the Celebrity Chef, and it came from a book that I spent way too much money on and haven't been able to use any of. The adventure is stupid, the player options are bad, and they didn't list a CR for any monsters or rarity for any magic items.
This subclass is sort of a build-a-bear type of player option, which would be awesome if any of the options were good. The only okay ones are pretty janky (Household Name gives you advantage on Persuasion checks against every creature on your home plane, and Branded Knife Set only works on anything other than daggers if you take Pact of the Blade, which was a big deal in the 2014 version. This book was written during the OGL crisis).
Anyway, it's probably overpowered now, but at least it functions.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Quick, someone give me a name for a city. Preferably on that doesn’t sound too fantastical and gives off a vibe of slight spookiness
Yo, I'm Himy (He/him) not as active as I use to be, but I'm here from time to time. I don't got much else to say.
"From the stars of the inner sea, from the tower of insight, from the four corners of paradise, let them know; their story is filled with blessings. Only those free of sin may pass... Garden of Avalon!”
”The elements coalesce, amalgamate, and bring forth the star that interweaves all creation. Bow down with death! Enuma Elish!”
New Gasp
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Thank you Baalze
Yo, I'm Himy (He/him) not as active as I use to be, but I'm here from time to time. I don't got much else to say.
"From the stars of the inner sea, from the tower of insight, from the four corners of paradise, let them know; their story is filled with blessings. Only those free of sin may pass... Garden of Avalon!”
”The elements coalesce, amalgamate, and bring forth the star that interweaves all creation. Bow down with death! Enuma Elish!”
Would anyone like to help me with a thread?
It’s kinda like Tarasque’s Ascend to Godhood but the exact opposite, with fallen gods that are being hunted by mortals. You can play as a fallen god or a hunter, and you can play as any god from different multiverses, all brought into one multiverse.
My titles are the great Silver Dragon Lord of the Sky, Second in Command of the Dragon Cult, High Warlock of Cynophobia, High Cultist of Jeff, The Lightning Mage. I’m a ✨Chronically online teenage boy✨, and one of the most active posters on the forums (MORE THAN SALEM AND GONZALO). Always open to talk if you’d like to shoot me a PM! Please don’t hesitate to tell me I’m being a jerk or overbearing, I love helpful feedback! Love y’all!
Extended Signature!
People always say get well soon and I have to stop myself from saying something like not gonna happen or lol nope
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
You can say it to me, if you'd like.
Get well soon!
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
May each word that I speak be backed by each of my teeth.
Helo
I'm fry, and I make doodles. That's why they call me FRY DOODLES. Also no pressure but check out my YouTube channel (Fry Doodles)
I'm a disabled, neurodivergent, artsy dumpster fire who's always open to chat.
I'm a sensitive little sad bean, and somewhat of a clown. But, I'm also god's favorite princess and the most interesting girl in the world.
Crafter of Constellations, vocaloid enjoyer, waluigi’s #1 fan, space alien, princess-of-quite-a-lot, and certified silly goose
I want to scream i hate myself and everything about me
Hey y’all, you can call me Sel or Julian or whatever, I don’t really care. Pronouns are they/he. Some things about be, I like reading, writing, dnd, theater, art. I have an art doc and my yt channel linked below. Pms are always open if you need to talk. Love y’all <3
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