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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Someone" data-source="post: 5855277" data-attributes="member: 5656">Agreed, though the bonuses granted by wizards and clerics don't need to be that big, it's a system for a completely new game, not a house rule to tackle on an existing ruleset.I was thinking on something like this, speaking in 4e terms:Common tactics:You can choose to add one of these results to your basic attack at a -5 penalty to hit:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deal [W] extra damage </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Choose to deal extra damage equal to your offhand weapon OR gain a +1 shield bonus to AC </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Deal only ability damage and drop the enemy prone </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Push the enemy 1 square </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Pull the enemy 1 square </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Slide the enemy 1 square to one square adjacent to you (melee only) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Automatically hit for ability damage (Wizard only) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Slow the enemy for 1 round </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turn the attack into a close blast 3 (melee only) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turn the attack into a close burst 1 (melee only) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Turn the attack into a burst 1 within 10 squares (ranged only) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Grant ability modifier temporary hit points to an ally </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Ability damage only, and an ally within 5 squares can make a basic attack. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can shift 1 square before or after the attack </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">+4 to hit, and the enemy is pushed 1 square (unarmed attack only) </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">No damage, and you initiate a grapple (unarmed attack only)</li> </ul>Etc (the list isn't complete). Each character can choose 2 effects from the list, restricted by class (only clerics can choose the +temp hit points tactic, for example), and use them without the penalty to hit but not simultaneously.Spending 1 Fatigue points you can also deal +[W] damage to the attack. (Fatigue points return after a short rest, and the number of fatigue points you can spend on a single round increases with level)Spending 1 Exhaustion point (Exhaustion points return after an extended rest, and the number of exhaustion points you can spend on a single round increases with level) you can:Gain an extra standard action to use that roundCast a Spell from the list you've prepared (or perhaps Cast a Ritual with reduced or null gold cost and casting time)Add +2[W] damage to your next attack, and it gains one of these effects:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can spend a healing surge (fighter only)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">An ally can spend a healing surge (cleric only)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can choose 2 effects from the common tactics list and apply it to the attack.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You can choose 1 effect from the tactics list that's not instantaneous and detrimental to an enemy, and that effect lasts until the enemy saves.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Up to one target is Stunned for 1 round.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Up to three targets are Dazed for 1 round.</li> </ul>This is only a rough sketch, but you get the idea. This system is a bit too complicated for basic characters, but they could have their choices reduced or automatically set in exchange for passive bonuses.</blockquote>

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