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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NotAYakk" data-source="post: 9659969" data-attributes="member: 72555"><p>I rewrote the "X Adept" feats to be more flavourful.  They lose "ignore resistance" and instead let you convert half of your damage to another damage type.</p><p></p><h3>Hellfire Blood</h3> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you roll damage for a spell you cast that deals fire damage, you can treat any 1 on a damage die as the maximum value on the die</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you deal Fire damage, you can exchange ½ of the fire damage for necrotic damage. If you do so, you gain temporary HP equal to the necrotic damage done at the end of the turn.  If you gain temporary HP this way more than once, only gain the largest amount.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you deal Fire damage and have temporary HP, you can sacrifice the temporary HP to deal ½ of the sacrificed temporary HP as additional Fire damage to one target.</li> </ul><p>"Treat 1s as max" adds 5/6 of a point of damage to each d6 on average.  And is somewhat fun, as it makes max and near-max damage more likely.</p><p></p><p>Being able to turn 1/2 of fire damage to necrotic lets you use fire spells on targets resistance or immune to fire and still have some damage output.  Foes who are immune to both you are screwed with, but that is what it is.</p><p></p><p>The temporary HP game gives you another boost; it adds up to 25% to your single-target fire damage output if nothing is hurting you.  You can pre-load some temporary HP (use fire bolt against an object?).</p><p></p><p>The first feature only works on spells.  The 2nd and 3rd works on any fire damage - so someone who is specialized in non-spell fire damage (or has a flaming sword they really like) can take the feat if they really want.</p><p></p><p>Storm’s Calling (thunder/lightning symmetric), Frozen Heart (cold -> movement), Etched Soul (acid/poison symmetric) are somewhat similar spells that turn some of your damage into something else.</p><p></p><p>Radiant, Force and Necrotic don't get a similar feat.</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER]</p><h3>Hellfire Blood</h3><p>Fiendish blood burns in your veins.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you roll damage for a spell you cast that deals fire damage, you can treat any 1 on a damage die as the maximum value on the die</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you deal Fire damage, you can exchange ½ of the fire damage for necrotic damage. If you do so, you gain temporary HP equal to the necrotic damage done at the end of the turn.  If you gain temporary HP this way more than once, only gain the largest amount.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you deal Fire damage and have temporary HP, you can sacrifice the temporary HP to deal ½ of the sacrificed temporary HP as additional Fire damage to one target.</li> </ul><h3>Storm’s Calling</h3><p>You are one with the storm.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you roll damage for a spell you cast that deals lightning or thunder damage, you can treat any 1 on a damage die as the maximum value on the die</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you deal Lighting or Thunder damage, you can choose to convert ½ of the damage to Thunder or Lightning</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you deal Thunder damage, you can push an enemy 1 foot for every point of damage you do (Half this for Large and Huge creatures, divide by 5 for for Gargantuan)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Creatures who fail saves against spells that deal Lightning damage cannot perform reactions and have disadvantage on attacks against you until the end of your next turn.</li> </ul><h3>Frozen Heart</h3><p>A shard of primal ice pierces your heart.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you roll damage for a spell you cast that deals cold damage, you can treat any 1 on a damage die as the maximum value on the die.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You have immunity to cold damage and resistance to fire damage.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If a creature within 60’ of you that you can see takes cold or fire damage, as a reaction you can prevent the damage.  You gain temporary HP equal to ½ the damage prevented (before any resistance or immunity).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you deal cold damage, you can choose to sacrifice ½ of the damage and reduce the creature’s movement speed 1 foot for every point of damage you sacrifice by imprisoning them in ice until the end of your next turn.  This speed reduction applies before any resistance or immunity.  The imprisoning ice is an object that has a +0 to saves and 10 AC, immunity to psychic and cold damage and vulnerability to fire, force and bludgeoning damage.  Every point of damage done to the ice restores 1 foot of speed.</li> </ul><h3>Etched Soul</h3><p>Powerful alchemical sigils are engraved upon your soul.</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you roll damage for a spell that deals poison or acid damage, you can treat a 1 on a damage die as the maximum value on that die.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When you deal Acid or Poison damage, you can choose to convert ½ of the damage to Poison or Acid.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You gain proficiency in the alchemist tool kit, and if when you add your proficiency bonus with the alchemist’s kit you instead add twice your proficiency bonus.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">You have advantage on attack rolls on creatures you have dealt poison or acid damage to since the start of your last turn, and they have disadvantage on saves against taking acid or poison damage from your spells.</li> </ul><p>[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>The goal is to permit a tightly-specialized spellcaster (based on damage) to be viable in almost every fight, but remain worse off when foes are resistant/immune to the damage they do.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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