Warlord Homebrew Collaboration (+) (Create a 5e Warlord)

[Fenris-77]

I like that too, although it sounds like an upper tier ability maybe. I was thinking about ranged defense, but now we have two good ideas!

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I think the person who used cromulent in a sentence wins. I'm the only dissenting voice on moxie anyway, and I don't hate it, so why not just go with that then.

Speaking of deflect missiles, we could use a ranged defense ability. Obviously our boy isn't catching arrows and hucking them back, but maybe something that could improve cover by a step, either as an aura or targeting X allies within X? Same general idea, but more Marshall-y. Either as a BA or maybe even a reaction.

My idea is to just crib deflect missiles but with an attack against an ally within your Presence, as a reaction.

 

[Fenris-77]

That would work too, although I do like the idea of straight cribbing as little as possible. Within reason of course. I'm good with either idea here. Maybe elide the part about hucking it back though...

 

[doctorbadwolf]

That would work too, although I do like the idea of straight cribbing as little as possible. Within reason of course. I'm good with either idea here. Maybe elide the part about hucking it back though...

Yes, what I meant was simply that you reduce the damage, and if it reduces to 0 you can allow a counter attack by spending ki.

 

[Fenris-77]

Might the ability to use this ability on others and at distance perhaps not already balance out the loss of the return fire portion of the monk rule? That was my first thought.

 

[Garthanos]

Yes, what I meant was simply that you reduce the damage, and if it reduces to 0 you can allow a counter attack by spending ki.

Called inducing friendly fire you maneuvered a different enemy into position to take the shot not a riposte.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Might the ability to use this ability on others and at distance perhaps not already balance out the loss of the return fire portion of the monk rule? That was my first thought.

IMO, no. Using it on others doesn’t increase the power of it, IMO.

 

[Garthanos]

Jim duck... jim ducks Grumbler green warts slash misses and nearly kills his own adjacent buddy tadah.

 

[Garthanos]

IMO, no. Using it on others doesn’t increase the power of it, IMO.

mostly moves it around the battle sometimes more useful sometimes less, slightly more useful but thematically correct to make this word of warning work on melee attacks too.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

mostly moves it around the battle sometimes more useful sometimes less, slightly more useful but thematically correct to make this word of warning work on melee attacks too.

Perhaps to make it different from the monk ability, you impose a penalty to hit equal to Gambit Die as a reaction, if it misses redirect that attack to another target within your Presence that the attacker can target by spending 1 ki.