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<blockquote data-quote="the Jester" data-source="post: 6751596" data-attributes="member: 1210">I'm going to start here. I think &quot;more classes&quot; as a design goal kind of stinks. What's the archetype here? Why can't this be covered by a ranger, rogue, or fighter? Moreover, why on earth would a &quot;purely martial&quot; class add to your spellcasting progression? Do not like. I don't think &quot;we need more martial classes&quot; is really a thing, at least not in any of my groups. YMMV. That sounds, as I said, like a rogue, ranger, or Dex-based fighter. This is so not sounding like a major warrior type to me. More and more like a rogue.A couple of specific things as I skim over the link: The Bulleye bloodletter ability is too fiddly. 1 round/level is a pain in the ass to track. That's why literally nothing in 5e uses it. Cunning action gives my &quot;this sounds like a rogue&quot; position far more bite. Evasion and the missile deflection ability make it smell like a monk. I mean, there's just not much here that justifies it being a full class in my opinion. Instead, I'd make it a rogue subclass. That said, play what you like! If you and your players feel the need for more martial pcs, go for it! But even then, I don't think this guy qualifies with that &quot;1/3 caster level&quot; approach- you should absolutely get rid of it IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="the Jester, post: 6751596, member: 1210"] I'm going to start here. I think "more classes" as a design goal kind of stinks. What's the archetype here? Why can't this be covered by a ranger, rogue, or fighter? Moreover, why on earth would a "purely martial" class add to your spellcasting progression? Do not like. I don't think "we need more martial classes" is really a thing, at least not in any of my groups. YMMV. That sounds, as I said, like a rogue, ranger, or Dex-based fighter. This is so not sounding like a major warrior type to me. More and more like a rogue. A couple of specific things as I skim over the link: The Bulleye bloodletter ability is too fiddly. 1 round/level is a pain in the ass to track. That's why literally nothing in 5e uses it. Cunning action gives my "this sounds like a rogue" position far more bite. Evasion and the missile deflection ability make it smell like a monk. I mean, there's just not much here that justifies it being a full class in my opinion. Instead, I'd make it a rogue subclass. That said, play what you like! If you and your players feel the need for more martial pcs, go for it! But even then, I don't think this guy qualifies with that "1/3 caster level" approach- you should absolutely get rid of it IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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