Paragon Class Focus

[Minigiant]

I don't want to dabble in another class. I already have a path. To master my art.

Instead of taking a paragon path or paragon multiclassing, a character can paragon focus in the class they started with.

At level 11, you gain a bonus at-will and encounter attack power in a class that you already have 5 attack powers for. These powers may not exceed your current level and you may retrain them like your normal class powers. Whenever you use an action point, you recharge this encounter power if you used it this encounter already.

At level 12, you gain a bonus utility power in a class that you already have 3 utility powers for. This power may not exceed your current level and you may retrain them like your normal class powers.

At level 16, you gain +2 bonus to attack rolls and to one defense of your choice (AC, Fortitude, Reflex, or Will).

At level 20, you gain a bonus daily attack power in a class that you already have 2 daily powers for. This power may not exceed your current level and you may retrain them like your normal class powers.

What do you think?

 

[Samurai]

Not bad, though the +2 to all attack rolls and to 1 Defense at 16th lvl is way overpowered IMO.

I did something very similar, and came up with this:

Paragon (Own Class) – Instead of choosing a Paragon Path, you may focus on your own class, becoming a Paragon Cleric, Paragon Wizard, etc.

At 11th level, you gain your choice of Skill Training in 1 additional class skill or Skill Focus in a class skill. You also receive an Action Point Power: you gain a +2 attack bonus with any class power used during your extra action.

At 12th level, choose any 1 Utility power for your class, up to 10th level.

At 16th level, your class Defense bonus is doubled. (So a Cleric’s +2 Will becomes +4 Will)

Instead of gaining 11th and 20th level Paragon powers, at 13th, 15th, 17th, and 19th level, you gain additional class powers without replacing your old ones. This means you will eventually have 1 more Encounter and Daily power than most characters, as you are effectively trading your Paragon encounter and Daily powers for retaining 2 of each from much lower levels from your base class.

 

[Minigiant]

Maybe I should change the 16th level bonus to just +1 to attack. The idea was to grant the character an additonal powers of each type at the highest level.