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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 9007664" data-attributes="member: 6704184">The Anathemir is a bit like if witchers were a variant warlock. The name is a play on anathema, and defines itself as a hunter of anathema and those who summon and create them. Anathema are aberrations, fiends, undead, and some monstrosities, and the mages that bring them into the world. To that end, I am really curious how one might bring in two different types of mechanics that were in previous editions but aren't really present in 5e. <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Build-Up Mechanics are mechanics where you have to gather power in order to reach full efficacy. I do think that making it the bread and butter of a class will end up being painful, but perhaps a secondary power up that relies on doing a thing?<ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">What i mean is, imagine a professional murderer of evil mages who gets a charge every time they mitigate a spell or other magic attack, or kill a creature that fits a group of types of monsters. You could then use those charges to bind creatures to your will, or deal extra damage, or increase the size of an aoe?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Would this work best with some sort of curse or mark mechanic? Like you put a mark on a creature, it dies, you get a charge.</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Monster Binding here refers to abilites that allow the cahracter to nullify or partially nullify a creature under certain circumstances, turn it against it's allies, or take direct control of it. <ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">A secondary part to this is the ability to steal a monster's abilities</li> </ol></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Perhaps the two could work together? Meaning, you use the charges to do the controlling/binding/stealing from monsters?</li> </ol>Just some thoughts I've had due to some great feedback in my <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/witches-familiars-and-invocation-of-spirits.697424/" target="_blank">witch thread.</a> As the witch takes more and more of the summoner role on, the anathemir needs to dig into a different mechanical niche, which is binding. </blockquote>

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