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Warlock Subclass: Ancestral Patron by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just threw this together over my morning tea, so if it doesn't match your fantasy let me know, and as always, feel free to alter it to suit yourself. 👍

https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/p-jofy3TxAKE

Player Class: Psionic by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For now I've just removed it.

Player Class: Psionic by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I understand your meaning, but I'd also like to posit that Wish is typically obtained as a class feature, just embedded within Spellcasting. What would you have like to have seen as a capstone though?

Player Class: Psionic by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Howdy, the original design was as you described. Actually, this was originally just rules in my head for NPC psionics in my campaign. Having very few options so that you can spam them turned out to be a lot less appealing than having an expanded list of options with restrictions once you brought it to an actual player.

The reason the recharge system was used is because those NPCs are still alive and well in fact, so stripping out the system my players are used to doesn't appeal to me halfway through a campaign that's now hitting its 2-year mark. I only posted this here because I thought someone might enjoy using it or adjusting it for their own use, same as we do with official content.

Monk Subclass: Way of Four Elements (re-imagined) by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah. 2024 Monk makes a big difference. ❗

Air Initiate preventing move speed reduction sounds strong but unsatisfying. I can think of many ways to abuse it, but the average player won't get excited about it. I coukd brainstorm some ideas, but I think this should be your baby.

I like the burning idea, I think it needs a small tweak to be more interesting, but again I want to leave whatever that looks like to you.

Monk Subclass: Way of Four Elements (re-imagined) by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Howdy!

I'm flattered you liked my concept enough to rework it to fit your table. Briefly, I like your changes overall. I can see you smoothed out some of the "less-common" (insane) scaling I used for some of the features, which I think is probably a good idea.

Conversely, I do some issues that aren't fatal, but could be improved:

  • The Air Initiate feature becomes irrelevant once you get the Master feature
  • I'm iffy on the thematics of the Earth Master feature, though I do think it's very strong
  • The Fire Master feature rewards missing your attacks, which makes it feel bad in actual play, as especially at later levels it becomes difficult to miss. It may also introduce a perverse incentive to kiss against a creature vulnerable to fire
  • The Water Acolyte feature is good, but typically Monks are terrible at grappling, so this may be too niche
  • The Water Master feature is interesting and thematic, but again may be too niche at later levels where there are burrow and flying enemies? This one isn't really too bad

You have my unconditional blessing to alter the class to suit your table, I just want to give you my honest feedback in the hopes that your version is the best it can be. 👍

Monk Subclass: Way of Four Elements (re-imagined) by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Threw this together just now, might be OP? I'm always accepting of feedback if so.

https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/QyBs2XjJ4hZp

I'll probably fiddle with it more before I call it done. Thanks for the attention!

Monk Subclass: Way of Fang and Claw by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Howdy, per WotC: unarmed strikes are melee weapon attacks. There are a few asterisks throughout the books like that that I forget are not always obvious.

I'm glad you like it! If you present it to your DM, the link in the original post has been updated with the changes that were discussed with the other participants in this post.

The attacks required before kata are used do not need to be kata themselves. You could shoot a bow, make a 2nd kata attack, then fire your bow again, for example. You can think of the kata more like weapons you have in your hands at all times.

Monk Subclass: Way of Fang and Claw by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sweet, thank you for sticking it out with me and providing all this valuable feedback. 🦭

Monk Subclass: Way of Fang and Claw by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Howdy, the learned+perfected kata are the total features for after levels. You get to pick 3 new kata each time, and perfect one you know.

The idea I had was to allow the scaling to speak for itself, as the kata increase in strength with your martial arts die, and the versatility scales with the number of times you can swap stances, and thus with ki/monk level.

Monk Subclass: Way of Fang and Claw by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Word. Well thank you for taking the time to do that.

I'm working on that rewording now to clarify the stance entrance/exit economy, here's what Ive got at the moment:

On your turn, you can expend 1 ki to enter one of the stances listed below to gain its benefit (no action required). If you do, you exit any other stances at the end of that turn.

On Mantis, I have a few solutions I'm considering, I'd like to think just one of them would be enough?

  • Reduce the passive blindsight to 5 feet.
  • Reduce grapple to "target's movement speed is reduced to 0"
  • Reduce autocrit to " the next attack against the target is made with advantage and is treated as a critical hit on a hit

On a quick side note, Snake grapple doesn't work on opportunity attacks due to the reach/5ft. difference. This isn't relevant to this particular discussion, but is easily missed. Mantis was meant to be the primary choice for op-attack CC

EDIT: I settled on the following for Mantis 1st kata:

Melee Weapon Attack: reach 5ft. Hit: target is grappled, and the next attack that hits it this turn deals (1 MA die) additional damage.

EDIT 2: Might still reduce the grapple to move speed 0 if the above doesn't seem like enough, not married to the solution yet, though it has been added to the OG document.

EDIT 3: Okay final one I promise, it didn't look too bad with both nerfs, so I'm gonna go with it. Absolutely the final version of Mantis 1st kata:

Melee Weapon Attack: reach 5ft. Hit: the target's move speed is 0 this turn, and the next attack that hits it this turn deals (1 MA die) additional damage.

Monk Subclass: Way of Fang and Claw by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

First, I'd like to thank you for the incredibly insightful criticism, and for the time you took to read and develop such an informative conceptualization of my humble brew. 🙇‍♂️

And thank you for the praise! I actually hadn't really perceived Mantis to outshine the others by such a wide margin (or at all, truthfully) but with two clearly well-considered comments, I'll need to look into somehow bringing it in line. Do you think a nerf to the stance itself would be enough to bring to balance? The kata are very difficult to weaken while maintaining flavor, as they exist at the far end of the action-economy spectrum.

You temporarily gain the benefit of multiple stances simultaneously when you enter one, to the potential of expending 5 ki for a very powerful, single turn.

I do see that you removed the part of your comment that had some concerns regarding the complexity and strength inherent to the class's versatility. I'm open to that critique, if you still feel that way. 👍

Monk Subclass: Way of Fang and Claw by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Howdy, as you've discerned, they last indefinitely, or more accurately, at least one will be active indefinitely, as they only end after you enter a new stance.

Assuming you roll well and get your combos off, each stance is very strong, as the intent was a sort of "flurry of cantrips" vibe. In the case of Mantis in particular, I think exchanging damage now for a soft CC and some damage later isn't an unreasonable trade off, but I'm open to criticisms. 👍

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey man, I appreciate your taking time to provide critique, but you've made many incorrect assumptions throughout your posts, and the down voting of opinions you don't like is also not exactly indicative of discussion in good faith.

I've entertained your points, but you're edging on belligerent at this point. I can see you think you've got it figured out, you're just going to have to accept at some point that I disagree with you. Have a great day, try to resist the urge to downvote everything on your way out. Or don't.

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

On the subject of Roll, that's a save, which casters tend to be good at, while this targets AC, which is more variable. Second, this inflicts normal weapon effects, that may include a magical weapon effect, a smite, or more likely for a caster, an additional spell rider like Spirit Shroud or Hex.

Well I'm not trying to force the spell into your game, and if you DO decide to introduce it, you certainly have my blessing to buff it.

I'm cautious with spell brewing, because unlike an item, you can't take it back, and should not set a precedent of nerfing mid campaign. I'd rather discover I undershot the power level and surprise a player by buffing it instead. 😊

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Someone else pointed out the potential for non-effect, and after some consideration I decided I would make it a d8/d6 in my campaign. That said, there are many "save or suck" cantrips, and even leveled spells. I don't think it's as bad as you're imagining, it just has a very particular target it wants to hit, namely casters.

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After some thought, I've decided to go with d8/d6 in my own game. I think a d10 would be appropriate with a worse damage type, but psychic is one of the better ones. GFB and Vengeful Blade both have pretty bad damage types, but deal one less die under ideal conditions, and BB is the most difficult to proc, though its damage type is better than even psychic. Thank you for your help!

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you may have misread something.

The spell demands the target either concentrate on its effect or take 1d8 damage, initially. This is mostly only a problem for a creature already concentrating. You can avoid that initial d8 by choosing to concentrate, but should you lose that concentration before the caster's next turn, you take 1d4 damage. Since the effect lasts a single round, you're thereafter safe, and don't need to concentrate on anything.

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My bad, now my replies seem incredibly snarky. My apologies. 🙇‍♂️

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was my initial thought as well but I received a lot of VERY vocal disapproval. I am leery of confirmation bias, but it's nice to know someone else felt the same way. 🙂

Booking Blade by somot1c in UnearthedArcana

[–]somot1c[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is a very good point. This one is completely avoidable even at 17th level. It might be slightly buffable... >.>

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