Thattanguy
First Post
Heres my attempt to begin adapting the Hexblade class from 3.5E's Complete Warrior to 4E. Most of the class features roll-over quite nicely actually, but I would definitely love to have some input for power building, Paragon Paths, Epic Destinies and such. I would like to take some liberty with the Power Source though, and id like to hear some feed back on it.
Hexblade
"I shall wipe out your dark taint on this world with my own."
Dark Avenger
All Hexblades have these class features.
Hexblade Powers
Level 1 At-Will Umbrages
Hexblade
"I shall wipe out your dark taint on this world with my own."
Class Traits
You bear a desire to avenge wrongs against you or those you hold dear, or maybe see the darkness as a way to fight those corrupted beings who use it to subjugate others. Mentoring under another Hexblade, you learn how to call the Shadowfell's dark influence to this realm and curse your foes and augment your abilities in combat at the same time. Yours is a path few walk for it can lead into the corruption you vow to slay, but you know that sometimes there are necessary evils and vengeance isn't always hollow.
Creating A HexbladeRole: Striker. You utilize your mobility and close ranged powers to set your foes up for devastating blows while avoiding taking hits yourself.
Power Source: Shadow. Either through blood or training or both you call upon the dark realm of the Shadowfell to cripple your foes and enhance your attacks with eerie powers.
Key Abilities: Charisma, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, Military Melee, Simple Ranged, Military Ranged
Bonus to Defenses: +1 Fort, +1 Will
Hit Points at 1st Level: 15 + Constitution Bonus
Hit Points Gained Per Level: 5
Healing Surges Per Day: 7 + Constitution Modifier
Trained Skills: From the class skills list below, choose three trained skills at 1st level.
Class Skills: Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Streetwise (Cha)
Build Options: Dark Avenger, Accursed Dominator
Class Features: Arcane Resistance, Hexblade Curse, Aura of Unluck
Hexblades are the shadowy defenders in a world where its sometimes necessary to give darkness a taste of its own. Drawing upon the twisted and dark Shadowfell, Hexblades channel magics that most goodly people would find unsettling at best and revile at worst. Power Source: Shadow. Either through blood or training or both you call upon the dark realm of the Shadowfell to cripple your foes and enhance your attacks with eerie powers.
Key Abilities: Charisma, Strength, Dexterity, Constitution
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, Leather, Hide
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple Melee, Military Melee, Simple Ranged, Military Ranged
Bonus to Defenses: +1 Fort, +1 Will
Hit Points at 1st Level: 15 + Constitution Bonus
Hit Points Gained Per Level: 5
Healing Surges Per Day: 7 + Constitution Modifier
Trained Skills: From the class skills list below, choose three trained skills at 1st level.
Class Skills: Arcana (Int), Athletics (Str), Bluff (Cha), Diplomacy (Cha), Endurance (Con), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha), Streetwise (Cha)
Build Options: Dark Avenger, Accursed Dominator
Class Features: Arcane Resistance, Hexblade Curse, Aura of Unluck
You bear a desire to avenge wrongs against you or those you hold dear, or maybe see the darkness as a way to fight those corrupted beings who use it to subjugate others. Mentoring under another Hexblade, you learn how to call the Shadowfell's dark influence to this realm and curse your foes and augment your abilities in combat at the same time. Yours is a path few walk for it can lead into the corruption you vow to slay, but you know that sometimes there are necessary evils and vengeance isn't always hollow.
Hexblades usually come in two forms: Dark Avenger and Accursed Dominator. Dark Avengers prefer to enhance their bodies and attacks with the stuff of Shadows to better their melee prowess, while Accursed Dominators beckon the darkness to cripple their foes from a distance before snuffing them out.
Dark Avenger
You have been wronged so acutely that you feel it is your place to dole out vengeance not only for yourself but others as well. Strength is the primary ability for your strikes and should be your highest score. Charisma should be next as it augments most of your powers effects and is used for your ranged attacks. Constitution and Dexterity are both good scores for you since you have low AC and often engage in melee.
Suggested Feats: Power Attack (Human: Action Surge)
Suggested Skills: Athletics, Bluff, Intimidate
Suggested At-Will Powers: Shadowy Strike, ??
Suggested Encounter Power: ??
Suggested Daily Power: Touch of Idiocy
Accursed DominatorSuggested Feats: Power Attack (Human: Action Surge)
Suggested Skills: Athletics, Bluff, Intimidate
Suggested At-Will Powers: Shadowy Strike, ??
Suggested Encounter Power: ??
Suggested Daily Power: Touch of Idiocy
You use the powers you draw from the Shadowfell to hinder and harm yours foes from a distance, crippling and killing them slowly but surely. Charisma should be your best score as its your primary ranged attack ability and also augments most of your power's effects. Dexterity should be your next best score since it effect your ranged basic attacks, initiative and AC. Constitution and Strength help with survivability and melee prowess.
Suggested Feats: Improved Initiative (Human: Toughness)
Suggested Skills: Arcana, Diplomacy, Streetwise
Suggested At-Will Powers: ??, ??
Suggested Encounter Power: Phantom Threat
Suggested Daily Power: Tasha's Hideous Laughter
Hexblade Class FeaturesSuggested Feats: Improved Initiative (Human: Toughness)
Suggested Skills: Arcana, Diplomacy, Streetwise
Suggested At-Will Powers: ??, ??
Suggested Encounter Power: Phantom Threat
Suggested Daily Power: Tasha's Hideous Laughter
All Hexblades have these class features.
Arcane Resistance
You gain a bonus equal to your Charisma modifies to your saving throws versus effects from Arcane and Shadow Powers.
Hexblade Curse
Using the Hexblade Curse power, the Hexblade can quickly hinder his or her enemy with not but a glare.
Aura of Unluck
When a Hexblade first becomes Bloodied during an encounter, he or she gains Concealment until the end of his or her next turn.
You gain a bonus equal to your Charisma modifies to your saving throws versus effects from Arcane and Shadow Powers.
Hexblade Curse
Using the Hexblade Curse power, the Hexblade can quickly hinder his or her enemy with not but a glare.
Aura of Unluck
When a Hexblade first becomes Bloodied during an encounter, he or she gains Concealment until the end of his or her next turn.
Hexblade Powers
Your Hexblade powers are called Umbrages and are derived from your deep-seeded desire for revenge and dark connections to the Shadowfell.
Class Feature
Class Feature
Hexblade Curse Hexblade Feature
"You cast your glare upon your foe and curse them, focusing your hatred to cripple their ability to fight."
Encounter * Shadow
Minor Action Range 20
Target: One Creature
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target takes a -2 penalty to attacks, weapon damage, saving throws, skill checks and ability checks. (save ends)
Increase penalty to -4 at 11th level, and -6 at 21st level.
"You cast your glare upon your foe and curse them, focusing your hatred to cripple their ability to fight."
Encounter * ShadowMinor Action Range 20
Target: One Creature
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target takes a -2 penalty to attacks, weapon damage, saving throws, skill checks and ability checks. (save ends)
Increase penalty to -4 at 11th level, and -6 at 21st level.
Level 1 At-Will Umbrages
Shadowy Strike Hexblade Attack 1
"Your strike trails tendrils of shadow that envelop your foe, hindering their vision."
At-Will * Shadow, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W] + Strength modifier damage. The target can't take opportunity attacks until the start of its next turn.
Increase to 2[W] at 21st level.
Level 1 Encounter Umbrages"Your strike trails tendrils of shadow that envelop your foe, hindering their vision."
At-Will * Shadow, WeaponStandard Action Melee weapon
Target: One Creature
Attack: Strength vs. AC
Hit: 1[W] + Strength modifier damage. The target can't take opportunity attacks until the start of its next turn.
Increase to 2[W] at 21st level.
Phantom Threat Hexblade Attack 1
"You plant a shadowy image in your enemy's mind, causing them to see threats just on the edges of the vision and distracting them from the true foes."
Encounter * Shadow
Standard Action Ranged 5
Target: One creature
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: 1d8 + Charisma modifier Psychic damage. The target is Dazed until the end of its next turn.
Level 1 Daily Umbrages"You plant a shadowy image in your enemy's mind, causing them to see threats just on the edges of the vision and distracting them from the true foes."
Encounter * ShadowStandard Action Ranged 5
Target: One creature
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: 1d8 + Charisma modifier Psychic damage. The target is Dazed until the end of its next turn.
Tasha's Hideous Laughter Hexblade Attack 1
"You cause your foe to fall down in a fit of laughter, much to their detriment and your aid."
Daily * Shadow
Standard Action Ranged 10
Target: One creature
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target becomes Prone and Dazed (save ends).
Effect: If the target is standing up when it makes its saving throw for the Dazed effect and fails, it immediately falls prone.
Touch of Idiocy Hexblade Attack 1
"You strike your foe, leaving their mind reeling and disoriented."
Daily * Shadow, Weapon
Standard Action Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. Will
Hit: 2[W] + Charisma modifier Psychic damage. The target is Weakened and when it attacks, it chooses the nearest creature at random (saves ends both).
~Thats all for this post. Next time I'll post my ideas for some feats, items and maybe a Paragon Path. Feel free to post ideas and comments, but please, make them objective, not opinionated. All the class features and powers posted thus far were made up on the spot as i wrote this post, so any resemblance to to other parts of the PHB or peoples ideas are purely coincidental. If that is the case, please let me know and lets try to correct it. "You cause your foe to fall down in a fit of laughter, much to their detriment and your aid."
Daily * ShadowStandard Action Ranged 10
Target: One creature
Attack: Charisma vs. Will
Hit: The target becomes Prone and Dazed (save ends).
Effect: If the target is standing up when it makes its saving throw for the Dazed effect and fails, it immediately falls prone.
Touch of Idiocy Hexblade Attack 1
"You strike your foe, leaving their mind reeling and disoriented."
Daily * Shadow, WeaponStandard Action Melee weapon
Target: One creature
Attack: Strength vs. Will
Hit: 2[W] + Charisma modifier Psychic damage. The target is Weakened and when it attacks, it chooses the nearest creature at random (saves ends both).
