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Do you mean that the spell points can be used as exertion? "You can convert spell points into exertion at the start of your turn"? Would that open the door for Warlock dips? Herald currently has in place that they can only convert Herald spell slots into exertion so Warlock and Sorcerer cannot...

Yes, proficiencies and saving throws. Overall, I think it's possible to bring the MC in line - use wording that doesn't accidently give the player a boon ;) Regarding @Tessarael 's idea for converting Herald's into an exertion caster, there is the Night Master feat that does this.

Good point. I did not realise I would contradict myself in the same post. My intention was that you would one exertion pool or the other not both etc. I thought the MC inconsistency existed already. A figther/wizard is different from a wizard/fighter - no?

This should be a different post at this stage but I will include this here anyway. Perhaps a simpler way to resolve this might be to just remove the exception for Heralds on p378 under Combat Maneuvers. Now if you start with a Fighter then you get it's exertion pool. If you start with Herald...

I understand what you're suggesting and I think there is merit in it. My only reservation is that it appears to be a rework of the entire class and that is a hard sell. My suggestion was coming from a place where small changes to the original wording would put it in a good place for...

I was thinking about a simpler way to handle this that includes minor changes to the original wording (emphasis mine): "Instead, at the start of each of your turns you can expend [one] spell slot of 1st-level or higher to gain exertion points that go into a temporary exertion pool which lasts...

I might be mistaken but if you're converting two(2) 3rd level Herald spell slots that would be +12 exertion. I left the comparison between short and long rests out because every table is different. I have been playing with 5e and now A5e for seven and one years respectively and have hardly ever...

For a Fighter build I think Dangerous Strikes has a place for a "switch hitter". To make that work we need available exertion for maneuvers that provide mobility and help with removing Opportunity Attacks. Off the top of my head: Start with "my build" - zero cost Dangerous Strikes; +4 damage...

Interestingly enough, when I used more costly maneuvers (3 exertion) the more Herald spell slots become important in keeping up the the exertion demand. This means that the gap between the baseline (Herald9/Ftr1) and other combinations shrinks with the rising cost of of maneuvers. I was not...

@Stalker0 praises Stunning Assault when looking for the best Maneuver Specialization choice. Personally, I think on paper Stunning Assault is really good but the exertion cost keeps it in check - the condition is the problem because there aren't many ways to remove the condition. I didn't...

These lists have been pretty good for our table. Your input gave me a better way to evaluate what is good or not. I think it is harder when you're trying put onto a build which is what I am trying to do here with Dangerous Strikes. Can we make it good and not necessarily rework the maneuver...

Sorry it's not clear. The setup to make Dangerous Strikes good requires a feat. At zero exertion cost and applying 4 damage you've stated it is "OK". I'm happy with that. What I am asking is your perspective on how you came to that conclusion. I'm interested in what you're comparing it to...

Could you compare this to another ASI/feat choice where the outcome is better? I thought of the really strong Powerful Attacker feat as a comparison. If I had to choose, I would pick my Dangerous Attack setup instead of this feat because it can be used on ranged and melee attacks. This makes it...

That sounds like a Divine Smite type maneuver.

I had a little dig on the forums to find input for Dangerous Strikes and on the surface it doesn't appear promising. As @Stalker0 points out a few years ago: I tend to agree with this statement. @Kinematics also points out that it might be better on the Berserker given the secondary benefits...

oh dear

Perhaps, "precise location" are for situations where you do not rely on sight to find a target and instead use another means to do so. In these situations (blind sense, eco-location, maybe smell, blind fighting) I would argue the a "line of sight" has been qualified (therefore, their precise...

Why you do this to me tables? why. EDIT: I fixed it but damn. EDIT: Found calculation errors. Fixed. EDIT: Was adding Maneuver Specialization damage (+2) to build A and E accidently. Numbers are drastically different now.

Ok, so I went and created five combinations using Herald/Fighter/Warlock so that I could discriminate real differences between them and determine whether the Warlock dip was significant. Figuring out how to do this was a challenge because I didn't know if focusing on the caster side of a Herald...

A fighter1 dip is a "no-brainer" here, if you looking for increased power. This is why I said I didn't want to engage with it. I have been to level 15 twice in my years of playing DnD so thinking past this level requires more energy. I'll pass on that challenge for now and consider level 10...