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<blockquote data-quote="DeBhaal" data-source="post: 459788" data-attributes="member: 4655"><p>Ok, while I understand the reason for XP buring to gain Focuses, I think they went a little overboard on their expenditure.</p><p></p><p>Here goes my redo ....</p><p></p><p>A focused creature is a creature ... [Flavor text and all that blah blah blah]</p><p></p><p>Only one Focus can be chosen on any given level. ex. Dwarf fighter takes, at 9th level, Immunized Creature for 7,500XP, assuming he has the XP needed to expel for this purpose, he would the need to wait till 10th level to take the next level in this Focus, or chose another. Even if the required level needed for the Focus is lower than his current level.</p><p></p><p>Characters can have, at most, two Focus chains openended (i.e. unfinished) without suffering a penalty. But if our Immunized Dwarf fighter, who having previously taken the first Focus in the Focus of the Beast chain, levels up to 10th level, gains enough XP to take a new Focus, decides to take the first in the Focus of the Senses chain, he would then pay 3000XP instead of 2000. Caused by the stress of keeping his thoughts straight when he forces himself to evolve.</p><p></p><p>(Ok, the actual Costs and Levels for the Focuses that I have redone. note: None of the levels have been changed.)</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Beast</p><p>Feral Creature - 1,500XP </p><p>Wild Creature - 2,500XP </p><p>Snouted Creature - 4,500XP </p><p>Tailed creature - 5,500XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Body</p><p>Immunized Creature - 7,500XP</p><p>Sinewed Creature - 10,000XP</p><p>Metabolized Creature - 12,000XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Deep</p><p>Gilled Creature - 1500XP</p><p>Aquatic Creature - 4500XP</p><p>Deep Creature - 6500XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Fair and Foul</p><p>Fair Creature - 5500XP</p><p>Empowered Creature - 6500XP</p><p>Foul Creature - 9000XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Plant</p><p>Barked Creature - 1500XP</p><p>Photosythesizing Creature - 5500XP</p><p>Regenerating Creature - 9000XP</p><p>Green Creature - 12000XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Mind</p><p>Centered Creature - 4500XP</p><p>Enterprizing Creature - 6500XP</p><p>Enlightened Creature - 6500XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of Protection</p><p>Shelled Creature - 6500XP</p><p>Insulated Creature - 9000XP</p><p>Shielded Creature - 9000XP</p><p>Impervious Creature - 7000XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Quill</p><p>Spined Creature - 1500XP</p><p>Spiked Creature - 2500XP</p><p>Tainted Creature - 4500XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Senses</p><p>Sharpened Creature - 2000XP</p><p>Enhanced Creature - 4000XP</p><p>Watchfull Creature - 6000XP</p><p>Heightened Creature - 8000XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Serpent</p><p>Scaled Creature - 1500XP</p><p>Fanged Creature - 3500XP</p><p>Spitting Creature - 5500XP</p><p>Tailed Creature - 6000XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Shadow</p><p>Shadow Creature - 5500XP</p><p>Shaded Creature - 7000XP</p><p>Veilded Creature - 10000XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Sphere</p><p>Lunged Creature - 1500XP</p><p>Legged Creature - 3500XP</p><p>Winged Creature - 5500XP</p><p>Vacuum Creature - 8500XP</p><p>Adept Creature - 10500XP</p><p></p><p>Focus of the Wyrm</p><p>Scaled Creature - 1500XP</p><p>Flying Creature - 5500XP</p><p>Kindled Creature - 8500XP</p><p>Chromatic Creature - 11500XP</p><p></p><p>---------------------</p><p>Id like to know what you think of this, I dont think it unbalances anything, and some of them could possibly be abit lower, maybe one or two a little higher.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DeBhaal, post: 459788, member: 4655"] Ok, while I understand the reason for XP buring to gain Focuses, I think they went a little overboard on their expenditure. Here goes my redo .... A focused creature is a creature ... [Flavor text and all that blah blah blah] Only one Focus can be chosen on any given level. ex. Dwarf fighter takes, at 9th level, Immunized Creature for 7,500XP, assuming he has the XP needed to expel for this purpose, he would the need to wait till 10th level to take the next level in this Focus, or chose another. Even if the required level needed for the Focus is lower than his current level. Characters can have, at most, two Focus chains openended (i.e. unfinished) without suffering a penalty. But if our Immunized Dwarf fighter, who having previously taken the first Focus in the Focus of the Beast chain, levels up to 10th level, gains enough XP to take a new Focus, decides to take the first in the Focus of the Senses chain, he would then pay 3000XP instead of 2000. Caused by the stress of keeping his thoughts straight when he forces himself to evolve. (Ok, the actual Costs and Levels for the Focuses that I have redone. note: None of the levels have been changed.) Focus of the Beast Feral Creature - 1,500XP Wild Creature - 2,500XP Snouted Creature - 4,500XP Tailed creature - 5,500XP Focus of the Body Immunized Creature - 7,500XP Sinewed Creature - 10,000XP Metabolized Creature - 12,000XP Focus of the Deep Gilled Creature - 1500XP Aquatic Creature - 4500XP Deep Creature - 6500XP Focus of the Fair and Foul Fair Creature - 5500XP Empowered Creature - 6500XP Foul Creature - 9000XP Focus of the Plant Barked Creature - 1500XP Photosythesizing Creature - 5500XP Regenerating Creature - 9000XP Green Creature - 12000XP Focus of the Mind Centered Creature - 4500XP Enterprizing Creature - 6500XP Enlightened Creature - 6500XP Focus of Protection Shelled Creature - 6500XP Insulated Creature - 9000XP Shielded Creature - 9000XP Impervious Creature - 7000XP Focus of the Quill Spined Creature - 1500XP Spiked Creature - 2500XP Tainted Creature - 4500XP Focus of the Senses Sharpened Creature - 2000XP Enhanced Creature - 4000XP Watchfull Creature - 6000XP Heightened Creature - 8000XP Focus of the Serpent Scaled Creature - 1500XP Fanged Creature - 3500XP Spitting Creature - 5500XP Tailed Creature - 6000XP Focus of the Shadow Shadow Creature - 5500XP Shaded Creature - 7000XP Veilded Creature - 10000XP Focus of the Sphere Lunged Creature - 1500XP Legged Creature - 3500XP Winged Creature - 5500XP Vacuum Creature - 8500XP Adept Creature - 10500XP Focus of the Wyrm Scaled Creature - 1500XP Flying Creature - 5500XP Kindled Creature - 8500XP Chromatic Creature - 11500XP --------------------- Id like to know what you think of this, I dont think it unbalances anything, and some of them could possibly be abit lower, maybe one or two a little higher. [/QUOTE]
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