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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #240 on: June 21, 2012, 01:29:44 AM »
OHHEY ALMOST FORGOT TO SAY THIS.


Don, I wound up making a little class on the Giantitp forums that uses Spellshaping in one Archetype (of currently 4, soon to be five). Magician one, specifically. Figured I should mention it to you.  :P

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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #241 on: June 27, 2012, 12:38:31 AM »
I just want to say that... wow, this looks amazing. I haven't had a chance to look it over that much yet, but what a great idea! And it is presented very well, and looks quite interesting and, at least at first glance, balanced (unlike that poorly thought-out abomination the Arcane Swordsage... ). Bravo!  :clap I definitely want to check this out, and use something from it in the future (as an NPC or PC).
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #242 on: June 27, 2012, 04:58:07 PM »
So, I swear that I'm going to update the Codex II PDF.  I'm just still getting used to this level of work--I know, I've been saying that for weeks.  I think that, after getting that done, I'm going to have to just out-and-out declare that I'm taking a break.  Not that I'm stopping, mind you, but that I don't feel that I'll be able to get anything of real substance pushed out for at least a month.


OHHEY ALMOST FORGOT TO SAY THIS.


Don, I wound up making a little class on the Giantitp forums that uses Spellshaping in one Archetype (of currently 4, soon to be five). Magician one, specifically. Figured I should mention it to you.  :P

It shall be added to the index!


I just want to say that... wow, this looks amazing. I haven't had a chance to look it over that much yet, but what a great idea! And it is presented very well, and looks quite interesting and, at least at first glance, balanced (unlike that poorly thought-out abomination the Arcane Swordsage... ). Bravo!  :clap I definitely want to check this out, and use something from it in the future (as an NPC or PC).

Many thanks, sir!  This project far outstripped my own expectations, but there it is.  I had fun writing it, and people will hopefully have fun using it.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #243 on: July 02, 2012, 01:59:21 PM »
Modified the Dragonheart Adept and the Sublime Shaper to break their insane dipping capacity.

Edit: Also made the changes to the ashbound oracle that I had mentioned on the previous page.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #244 on: July 04, 2012, 03:41:58 AM »
There is a lot of interesting prestige classes in older DnD supplements. Obviously, they aren't compatible with spellshapers. Because of that, I decided to convert one of my beloved classes - Walker in the Waste from Sandstorm. The adaptation was very quick and easy, but do you consider this prestige class as balanced and comparable to your creations? I post only adapted/clarified abilities to avoid copyright issues.

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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #245 on: July 08, 2012, 07:53:06 PM »
Looks like a fairly straightforward conversion to me, but why do you get the template without its normal level adjustment?  I assume that there's a reason they left the LA on the original class.

Edit: Just looked at the level adjustment on Dry Lich.  It's +5?  Jeebus.  Yeah, I'd also say that dropping it is not horribly broken in this case.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #246 on: July 08, 2012, 08:15:26 PM »
Looks like a fairly straightforward conversion to me, but why do you get the template without its normal level adjustment?  I assume that there's a reason they left the LA on the original class.

Edit: Just looked at the level adjustment on Dry Lich.  It's +5?  Jeebus.  Yeah, I'd also say that dropping it is not horribly broken in this case.

Also, most people interpret as you don't get the LA in the original class.

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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #247 on: July 11, 2012, 11:04:08 AM »
Just letting you know, several people have expressed interest in playing spellshapers in High Arcana.  So you'll likely get some feedback.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #248 on: July 11, 2012, 11:15:35 AM »
Just letting you know, several people have expressed interest in playing spellshapers in High Arcana.  So you'll likely get some feedback.

I'm one of them.

Here's some feedback: Stop making cool looking base classes, I can't pick one because too many look awesome.   :shakefist

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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #249 on: July 11, 2012, 02:05:04 PM »
Just letting you know, several people have expressed interest in playing spellshapers in High Arcana.  So you'll likely get some feedback.

Huzzah, feedback!  Actually, judging from my reaction to the flurry of posts this morning, feedback might get me back in the saddle.  So, double huzzah!


I'm one of them.

Here's some feedback: Stop making cool looking base classes, I can't pick one because too many look awesome.   :shakefist

Well, I think I'm mostly done writing new base classes.  I have two more concepts to try, but--other than that--my To-Do list consists entirely of ACFs, feats, prestige classes, and monsters.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #250 on: July 11, 2012, 02:19:10 PM »
Just letting you know, several people have expressed interest in playing spellshapers in High Arcana.  So you'll likely get some feedback.

I'm one of them.
If you couldn't tell from all my comments and questions... I'm another. :P

I added an ACF for my Shield Guardian monster class to let it stack when determining your Spellshaper level. My character is here, with a link to the monster class, if you're interested.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #251 on: July 11, 2012, 02:34:07 PM »
I think my favorite part is that, if you get to a high enough level, you'll be able to turn people into wolves by shooting lightning from your eyes.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #252 on: July 11, 2012, 04:59:29 PM »
Just got off of my lunch break.  Instead of, you know, eating food or anything, I ended up writing out the mechanics for the ranged weapon equivalent to the spellshape champion.  Ranged weapons and thrown weapons, to be precise.

I'll post it as soon as I fill out all the fluff.  Currently, everything that isn't mechanical simply reads "STUFF."  But, rest assured, it'll be up soon.

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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #253 on: July 11, 2012, 06:40:03 PM »
Well, I can't say that I expected that to take as little time as it did, but there you are.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #254 on: July 11, 2012, 06:45:40 PM »
Next gestalt game I'll have to seriously consider playing a Spellshot Marksman // Sniper.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #255 on: July 11, 2012, 06:59:06 PM »
My God.  Even ignoring the sniper's 16th-level "range increments no longer exist" ability, your range increment with a heavy repeating crossbow would be 780 feet, assuming that you took Far Shot.  That means that you could make shots of over a mile.

Between that and Command Projectile (and a Charisma modifier of 16,857), you could fire a bolt around the world in roughly twenty-eight hours.  The bolt would be going 886.36 (repeating) miles per hour.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #256 on: July 11, 2012, 10:03:01 PM »
Incidentally, I think I've now applied all the errata that was pending, including things discussed earlier today in the individual threads.  New PDFs, accordingly.
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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #257 on: July 12, 2012, 12:04:48 PM »
I really like the spellshot marksman, it's nice to have some support for ranged combat, and it lets you have a gun that shoots people with time. (Or the sun, or the moon, or their own imagination...)

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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #258 on: July 13, 2012, 10:48:31 AM »
So far Anchorite 10 is the only way to have more than one aura at a time.  I understand the thought process behind that, but it really puts a damper on multiclassing into Ardent Soulshaper. 

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Re: Discussion and Suggestion Thread
« Reply #259 on: July 13, 2012, 11:02:51 AM »
So far Anchorite 10 is the only way to have more than one aura at a time.  I understand the thought process behind that, but it really puts a damper on multiclassing into Ardent Soulshaper.
Isn't there a feat that can grant you an aura? Or does that still limit you to only having one at a time?
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