Arctic Wolf
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You think I should just make it a psychic version of dragon breath for dragonborn?
Mind Flayer (prototype PC version)
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You think I should just make it a psychic version of dragon breath for dragonborn?
Arctic Wolf
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Well from what I could gather, they seemed to think it was ok. One wanted to make it just daze until end of next turn and just that and maybe have paragon dominate. Maybe I should redo the 20th ability to do that or just keep it as is?
RangerWickett
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No other racial powers get new tricks at high level. Dragonbreath doesn't suddenly get ongoing damage or a push effect, so your attack should be static in what it does, and just scale in the damage.
Instead of full-on daze, I'd make a version that still keeps the enemy from reacting, but doesn't hose solos.
I'd go with:
Mind Flayer
Racial Traits- Average Height 5'6"-6'5", Average Weight 110- 160 lbs.
Ability Scores- +2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom or +2 Charisma
Size- Medium
Speed- 6 squares
Vision- Low-Light
Languages: Common, Deep Speech
Skill Bonuses: +2 Bluff, +2 Insight
Aberrant Origin: Your ancestors are native to the Far Realm, so you are considered an Aberrant creature for the purpose of effects relating to a creature origin.
Illithid's Superior Will: You gain +1 racial bonus to your Will defense. In addition, you gain a +2 saving throw bonus to effects that daze, stun, and dominate you.
Tentacles: You can grab creatures with your tentacles as if it were a free hand. Creatures take a -2 penalty to skill checks to escape your grabs. Also, you can use tentacle grab as an at-will power.
Tentacle Grab
At-Will
Standard Action Melee 1
Target: One Creature
Attack: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma +2 vs Will; +4 at 11th level; +6 at 21st level
Hit: 1d6 + Int/Wis/Cha modifier damage and you grab the target. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, you can choose to eat the target's brain. If you do, you may spend a healing surge to heal.
Effect: You can sustain the grab as a minor action as normal, or you can sustain it by spending a standard action. If you spend a standard action, you deal damage to the target (and can potentially eat its brain) as if you had hit again with this power.
11th Level: 2d6 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
21st Level: 3d6 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
Mind Blast: You can use mind blast as an encounter power.
Mind Blast
Encounter* Psionic, Psychic
Standard Action Range 5
Target: One Creature
Attack: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma +2 vs Will; +4 at 11th level; +6 at 21st level
Hit: 1d4 + Int/Wis/Cha modifier psychic damage, and the target grants combat advantage and cannot take immediate or opportunity actions until the end of your next turn.
11th Level: 2d4 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
21st Level: 3d4 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
Instead of full-on daze, I'd make a version that still keeps the enemy from reacting, but doesn't hose solos.
I'd go with:
Mind Flayer
Racial Traits- Average Height 5'6"-6'5", Average Weight 110- 160 lbs.
Ability Scores- +2 Intelligence, +2 Wisdom or +2 Charisma
Size- Medium
Speed- 6 squares
Vision- Low-Light
Languages: Common, Deep Speech
Skill Bonuses: +2 Bluff, +2 Insight
Aberrant Origin: Your ancestors are native to the Far Realm, so you are considered an Aberrant creature for the purpose of effects relating to a creature origin.
Illithid's Superior Will: You gain +1 racial bonus to your Will defense. In addition, you gain a +2 saving throw bonus to effects that daze, stun, and dominate you.
Tentacles: You can grab creatures with your tentacles as if it were a free hand. Creatures take a -2 penalty to skill checks to escape your grabs. Also, you can use tentacle grab as an at-will power.
Tentacle Grab
At-Will
Standard Action Melee 1
Target: One Creature
Attack: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma +2 vs Will; +4 at 11th level; +6 at 21st level
Hit: 1d6 + Int/Wis/Cha modifier damage and you grab the target. If this damage reduces the target to 0 hit points, you can choose to eat the target's brain. If you do, you may spend a healing surge to heal.
Effect: You can sustain the grab as a minor action as normal, or you can sustain it by spending a standard action. If you spend a standard action, you deal damage to the target (and can potentially eat its brain) as if you had hit again with this power.
11th Level: 2d6 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
21st Level: 3d6 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
Mind Blast: You can use mind blast as an encounter power.
Mind Blast
Encounter* Psionic, Psychic
Standard Action Range 5
Target: One Creature
Attack: Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma +2 vs Will; +4 at 11th level; +6 at 21st level
Hit: 1d4 + Int/Wis/Cha modifier psychic damage, and the target grants combat advantage and cannot take immediate or opportunity actions until the end of your next turn.
11th Level: 2d4 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
21st Level: 3d4 + Int/Wis/Cha damage.
Arctic Wolf
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I don't know if I like the tentacle grab as an attack, I will wait a bit before I consider putting it there to see the feedbck, but it is a nice idea.
Arctic Wolf
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Update 12/25
Took out the Brain Eater race feature and modifed Mind Blast. Not sure if what I have for features is ok or if it needs one more. Decided to base the idea of good illithid on The Adversary which involves the host taking a specific potion so he gains control of the body and so they don't eat brains because it will revert them into a illithid.
Took out the Brain Eater race feature and modifed Mind Blast. Not sure if what I have for features is ok or if it needs one more. Decided to base the idea of good illithid on The Adversary which involves the host taking a specific potion so he gains control of the body and so they don't eat brains because it will revert them into a illithid.
Arctic Wolf
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Any further updates you guys think it needs?
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