Recent content by Machiavelli

Are you referring to the feat "Catfolk Pounce"?

No interest left for the custodian? Nobody shares the vision of making the d12 a viable die for more than barbarians?

Of course it didn't. Nor should it. No arcane archer idea should EVER be based on the Arcane Archer prestige class any more than a samurai idea should be based on the Samurai base class! They're just good, descriptive words, not necessarily proper names (that's why I like to capitalize class...

Asurya, according to my copy of Complete Arcane, you can trade out a single invocation for any other of the same or lower level, every single time you choose a new invocation. That would be 11 opportunities to do so, for the original warlock. Anon, it looks to me like you're trying to create a...

Ooooo, now I have ALWAYS been a fan of the Shapeshift druid, so this looks excellent. I like Nifft's idea of subtracting initiator levels based on which shapeshift form you are using. Heck, he pretty much hit all of the points I would want to consider for making a sublime druid myself. A few...

Oy ve. BIG changes have occurred here! I've got a full, 20 level base class posted now. Check out post #1.

What would balance it would be that all specialist wizards earn the dire wrath of Pun Pun upon character creation.

Gah! No, no, nonono. You could attach a hippopotamus to the arrowhead and it would fall no faster. The trouble with a blunt arrowhead is that it is not sleek, and the trouble with a heavier-than-advisable arrowhead is that it takes too much force to accelerate. Your blunt head will slow your...

Forget the base class idea. Adding an Elemental Blast isn't a bad idea, but it needn't be a part of a full base class, as direct damage is a generally crappy idea at higher levels (such as those after a 10-level PrC has been completed), so no need to have advancing Elemental Blast damage up to...

If the Subtle Tweak only applies during the target's turn, then it wouldn't lower the target's defenses against anything except save- or check-inducing actions on the target's part. The target may be unaware of its bad luck, and be overly confident in its abilities, then fail when it attempts...

I'm not confused in the slightest, actually, but maybe "enough time" is misleading? How about "some concentration" instead? The idea is, unless the custodian has a particular knack for performing a skill under pressure (like a 4th lvl warlock taking 10 on UMD) he needs to not be distracted or...

Subtle Tweak is a standard action that can't be quickened, only lasts 1 round, only affects a single target, only applies during the target's turn, and is only usable a few times each day until 6th level (9th total level at the earliest). Against an enemy spellcaster, said spellcaster would...

Some of you may remember the germ idea for this prestige class back in this thread, wherein Nifft actually produced a fun 5-level prestige class. Things have changes ALOT since then. The following are the Custodian envisioned as a prestige class, and as a base class, respectively: Alignment...

Poor BAB and a flurry progression (assuming it starts at -2/-2 as normal for a monk) sounds like a recipe for archery disaster, unless you can come up with a GREAT way to improve hit chances. I know there's Woodland Archer, where missing a target gives a +4 bonus to subsequent attacks that...

Actually, you have to fail UMD on a natural 1 to suffer the quoted effect. If a 1 isn't a failure for you, then you're golden.