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<blockquote data-quote="Gradine" data-source="post: 8403087" data-attributes="member: 57112">Thanks for your feedback!Great! I was aiming away from being overpowered; I feel like it's easier to beef up than detract.Cure Wounds is on their spell list, and Theologisers get it as a free spell known. I didn't want to lean too heavily on their healing abilities, to reflect that their skillset is more about attacking and destroying monsters, with their defensive skill set being less developed.This is a good point. I have made the +1 hit a bonus action (meaning the Archivist gets to benefit from it twice), and have set Foe to 1st level as well (starting at 1d6, increasing to 1d8 at 6th level).I did not intend for the Archivist to be much of a magical attacker. I thought about including a few utility cantrips, but then no other half-caster gets cantrips, and giving them some feels like making them rely more on their magic. The Seeker and ultimately the Theologiser should have no trouble contributing offensively on their own, outside of Dark Knowledge. For the same reason I didn't give them something like the Bard's ability to pick and choose spells; this Archivist is ultimately not a spellcaster first. Not even the Theologiser, really.I've been struggling with Still Mind for a bit. One of my least favorite things in 5e is when a new class ability is completely pointless because your race already does it, and I want Gnomish Archivists (a not unlikely combination) that gets nothing of interest at 7th level. Still working through this one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gradine, post: 8403087, member: 57112"] Thanks for your feedback! Great! I was aiming away from being overpowered; I feel like it's easier to beef up than detract. Cure Wounds is on their spell list, and Theologisers get it as a free spell known. I didn't want to lean too heavily on their healing abilities, to reflect that their skillset is more about attacking and destroying monsters, with their defensive skill set being less developed. This is a good point. I have made the +1 hit a bonus action (meaning the Archivist gets to benefit from it twice), and have set Foe to 1st level as well (starting at 1d6, increasing to 1d8 at 6th level). I did not intend for the Archivist to be much of a magical attacker. I thought about including a few utility cantrips, but then no other half-caster gets cantrips, and giving them some feels like making them rely more on their magic. The Seeker and ultimately the Theologiser should have no trouble contributing offensively on their own, outside of Dark Knowledge. For the same reason I didn't give them something like the Bard's ability to pick and choose spells; this Archivist is ultimately not a spellcaster first. Not even the Theologiser, really. I've been struggling with Still Mind for a bit. One of my least favorite things in 5e is when a new class ability is completely pointless because your race already does it, and I want Gnomish Archivists (a not unlikely combination) that gets nothing of interest at 7th level. Still working through this one. [/QUOTE]

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