mind if I engage is a grim copy paste hack job to put it in directly?
Feel free... You have way more patience than I do!
mind if I engage is a grim copy paste hack job to put it in directly?
Any plans for some Paragon paths?
All the core classes have 'em, and I'd like some. I'll make some myself if I have to, but I'd like to see some you designed yourself.
by the by, neat class. I'll certainly be making one. Although I'd like to know what role you'd think this would fulfill - so I can tell players what to expect from the class.
Yea... Literacy is specific to my own setting. Anyone using the Historian in a standard setting would just ignore that feature. It's just there for flavor in my game.There is no literacy in 4e, everyone can read and write the languages they speak.
This one was a conscious choice... I wanted historian characters to have the option of taking the 'jack of all trades' feat as well.The 'master of your trade' feature should probably just give the 'jack of all trades' feat.
Also a conscious design choice... which I worry abut, but decided to stick to. The class is designed around the Indiana Jones / Tomb Raider type of character, rather than around a specific combat role.I don't see what you class "does" in combat. It does not seem to have a role.
... some very cool feature / power suggestions snipped to save space...
EDIT: I wasn't criticizing the idea or saying it's a bad idea to make his role less obvious. I'm just saying it was a bit weak for a PC. The extra damage makes it a bit more like a striker, but it can still fill other roles, like a fighter is a defender that is a bit like a striker, and a paladin is a defender a bit like a leader.
I wanted to say that I love the concept for this class but I find it a bit lacking. I would love to see some more abilities showcasing the historians Intelligence, this is really what draws me to the class and i personally feel that it should be your primary stat as a historian but since almost all of your abilities require dex to hit it makes it more enticing as your primary stat. Also since both of these stats are what determines your reflex and ac you lose out on buying both of them up and the bonuses your int gives to your abilities don't seem to out weigh this cost.