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<blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 7919145" data-attributes="member: 6802951">That is probably better, but at higher levels, the character should be able to use it on anything to prevent it from becoming too situational.The intent is that the executioner can continue to observe and make checks until they discover how to make a deadly strike, and then kill their target. Its why the damage is what refreshes after a rest rather than the entire ability itself.I don't think that a Dex check fits. Its not some armour-piercing attack, it is working out the best way to kill someone specific. An executioner could observe from stealth or just while in public until they make the check for example.I wasn't sure whether a save-or-die ability would be appropriate, but that would probably have to be higher-level, and I thought the ability to pick a target and kill it was iconic enough that it should be available to the class at lower levels. I decided on 1/short rest because if it wasn't restricted, it would not be able to be as powerful and decisive. I wondered about making it an automatic crit, but that would simply encourage use of greatswords and similar, and I wanted this ability to be close to as deadly with a dagger as it was with a glaive.Lethal techniques is an effective damage boost for murdering through mooks. Certain Death is for picking a target that you decide needs to die.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cap'n Kobold, post: 7919145, member: 6802951"] That is probably better, but at higher levels, the character should be able to use it on anything to prevent it from becoming too situational. The intent is that the executioner can continue to observe and make checks until they discover how to make a deadly strike, and then kill their target. Its why the damage is what refreshes after a rest rather than the entire ability itself. I don't think that a Dex check fits. Its not some armour-piercing attack, it is working out the best way to kill someone specific. An executioner could observe from stealth or just while in public until they make the check for example. I wasn't sure whether a save-or-die ability would be appropriate, but that would probably have to be higher-level, and I thought the ability to pick a target and kill it was iconic enough that it should be available to the class at lower levels. I decided on 1/short rest because if it wasn't restricted, it would not be able to be as powerful and decisive. I wondered about making it an automatic crit, but that would simply encourage use of greatswords and similar, and I wanted this ability to be close to as deadly with a dagger as it was with a glaive. Lethal techniques is an effective damage boost for murdering through mooks. Certain Death is for picking a target that you decide needs to die. [/QUOTE]

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