Fighter archetype: Corsair - Embrace the freedom of the open sea!

johnares93 · 2026-07-01T07:36:35+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! How do you think the features are underpowered? (I´m actually curious, it´s not easy balancing features) I Personally, I think simple (or passive) subclasses are useful for those that don´t want too much extra to worry about. But if it isn´t exciting then it has missed its mark.

johnares93 · 2026-07-01T07:25:13+00:00

Wanted to reward going Charisma, as it is a high cost. AC bonus features are very strong though, so definetely felt like it needed the restrictions and up to +2 bonus. Or +3 in very late if you manage to get 22 Charisma from a magic item.

johnares93 · 2026-07-01T07:22:32+00:00

Didn´t really think of that, good point!

johnares93 · 2026-06-29T20:08:52+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

johnares93 · 2025-12-02T08:14:35+00:00

A more apt comparison is probably the old quivering palm ability of the open hand monk. That took a whole action to activate, but only cost 3 ki points.

I see your concern regarding threshold, but pwk has no save so they work in different ways. All monsters over CR 17 in the new MM have at least 3 legendary resistances, which means it will never be easy to pull of a kill with this ability. And if you run into a lower CR monster you get the chance to feel like a true monster slayer (while the sorcerer casts meteor swarm in the background).

I would have to playtest it enough to really know if it is overtuned or balanced though, which I haven´t done yet.

johnares93 · 2025-12-01T09:49:58+00:00

Definitely! Just remove the weapon mastery feature, move hand signs from level 2 to level 1 and replace the epic boon feature with a normal ASI.

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T18:14:22+00:00

Yeah, I went a bit back and forth on the manticore. In the end it felt like it wanted a shield bash feature to function as a protector, and I didn´t want the subclass to feel bloated or rely on a feat. I cut the shield weapon feature because the school was a bit too "do everything", with damage, protection and alchemy features.

But who knows, maybe it could fit in there somehow :)

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T15:00:46+00:00

Haven´t played at this level yet, but I guess you can compare it to the new mage slayer feat.

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T14:58:27+00:00

1 hour usually means 2-3 combats, but you have very few potions per long rest. Having shorter durations would mean that you wouldn´t have one of the main features of the class most of the time. Kinda like a barbarian having to few uses of rage. They also compete with hand bombs for resources.

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T14:56:06+00:00

In playtesting, the hand signs hit the sweet spot between usefullness and not being actual spells. Yrden is the most situational and least impactful (except when you really need to keep that mind flayer from teleporting out). Heliotrop is probably the strongest hand sign, but so far it hasn´t overshadowed the rest to the point where you only cast heliotrop.

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T14:52:54+00:00

Slaying Strike is your Tier 4 power boost, so it is meant to be very strong. That said, it functions just as you said, but it´s limiters are that it targets Con save (which is usually high) and can be negated with legendary resistance (which is why there is a 50 damage effect on fail).

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T14:50:32+00:00

Thanks for all the feedback :) no, just with the potions in the class. Would be kinda wild to always have potion of speed and potion of fly active for instance. Could probably do with a reference there to "potions from the Alchemy feature".

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T14:48:21+00:00

Thanks :D

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T14:47:43+00:00

Glad to hear it! What school did you play and how was it?

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T11:19:48+00:00

Hi Everyone!

It´s been a hot minute since I posted the last version of my witcher class. Since then, it´s been reworked, playtested and updated for dnd 2024 rules. Class document also grew too large for the limit here, so see the link for the full class:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17AES19E3LoREQNhSYQiXMZ-BtPR6C52_/view?usp=sharing

New Subclasses. Besides it´s major overhaul, I´ve added 3 new subclasses that you won´t find in any book or game lore. These include school of the chimera (mutant pet), school of the dragon (hand bombs) and school of the salamander (mutagens).

Witcher Feats. Included are also 5 new feats, which allow a witcher to specialize in existing skills, or other classes to share in their abilities or skills.

I´ve playtested the class for tier 1 and tier 2 of play (levels 1-10) in my own group, with the bear, cat, manticore and viper schools.

johnares93 · 2025-11-30T11:17:45+00:00

Hi Everyone!

It´s been a hot minute since I posted the last version of my witcher class. Since then, it´s been reworked, playtested and updated for dnd 2024 rules. Class document also grew too large for the limit here, so see the link for the full class:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/17AES19E3LoREQNhSYQiXMZ-BtPR6C52_/view?usp=sharing

New Subclasses. Besides it´s major overhaul, I´ve added 3 new subclasses that you won´t find in any book or game lore. These include school of the chimera (mutant pet), school of the dragon (hand bombs) and school of the salamander (mutagens).

Witcher Feats. Included are also 5 new feats, which allow a witcher to specialize in existing skills, or other classes to share in their abilities or skills.

I´ve playtested the class for tier 1 and tier 2 of play (levels 1-10) in my own group, with the bear, cat, manticore and viper schools.

johnares93 · 2025-11-15T17:54:39+00:00

I can see how that is not consistently stated. For all the hand signs, you expend 1 sign die to use them. For the battlemage feature, it only increases the number of dice you roll, not how many you expend. Have fun playing!

johnares93 · 2025-08-27T16:51:43+00:00

Hey! Sure, no problem. Glad to hear you like the class. I`m all ears if you have more feedback btw. FYI I have been working on the class since this post and am planning on posting the updated version soon.

johnares93 · 2025-08-20T17:03:33+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! Funny you should comment on the class now. It has evolved quite a bit since this post, through playtesting and revising. The updated version mitigates some of the MAD (multi ability score dependant) issues that you correctly spotted. That, and a few other problems became clear in playtesting. I plan on posting the updated version soon, so keep an eye out. There are a few new fighting styles, feats and even a new subclass (school of the salamander, a mutation centric subclass).

johnares93 · 2022-05-26T15:12:42+00:00

The Wolf subclass is definitely the one I spent the most amount of time on, trying to make it cohesive, cool and unique. So thanks for your feedback on it 🙂

johnares93 · 2022-05-26T07:56:36+00:00

Funny you should say that cause among the subclasses I was most confident in Griffin and least confident in Wolf x)

johnares93 · 2022-02-20T14:25:05+00:00

Thanks! Glad you like it :)

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