Class features, Dailies and Ability Scores

[Minigiant]

I looked again at the Fighter Surge and Knack cass feature. The idea of having arbitrary numbers of day feature worried me a bit... it did not match martial aspects but it didn't bother me that much.

Then it hit me.

Fighter's Surge (A feature that might be rationalize as a burst of extra energy) is 2/day. The fighter's Con mod is +2.

Knack (A skill based feature) is 2/day. The rogue's Int mod is +2.

Hmmm.. Channel Divinity is 3 times a day for on cleric and 4 for the other.

Hmmm... Could it... Nah... Maybe... Hmmmm...

 

[Traken]

Wait, you mean there might be additional character creation rules that we haven't seen yet?

You really think Wizards would really do that to us?

 

[DogBackward]

Ooh, nice catch, I hadn't noticed that. Gives a decent advantage for someone who wants to play a very tough Fighter or a clever Rogue. Since Constitution and Intelligence are only marginally useful for both classes (Constitution being more useful for Fighters than Intelligence is for Rogues).

I like it.

 

[mach1.9pants]

Aaaaaaargh MAD!

 

[GX.Sigma]

Fighter: Str and Con
Rogue: Dex and Int
Cleric: Wis and Wis

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z79/kmiller52/Futurama_Fry_Looking_Squint.jpg

 

[Savage Wombat]

I think some MAD can be a good thing. It keeps characters from being too cookie-cutter.

 

[Stalker0]

I think some MAD can be a good thing. It keeps characters from being too cookie-cutter.

Especially like this. For example, a rogue having extra knack seems awesome, but not so much that I would necessarily feel the need to drop dex unless that is the kind of character I wanted to play.

Same with the fighter. A few extra attacks a day aren't worth the loss of strength...but considering the flexibility it offers it might fit up that character's alley.

 

[Minigiant]

Surge is minor enough that you don't have to put points into CON but it is a bonus if you do.

A 18/14/12 Str/Dex/Con fighter would be as encouraged as a 16/12/16 fighter.

Same with Knack.