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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4391924" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I understand not liking the various classes for flavor or power reasons.</p><p></p><p>If you're OK with using a system that only benefits 1 class you're using, that's fine.</p><p></p><p>My concerns are things like:</p><p></p><p>1) Shapechanging rangers with critter sidekicks seem a bit...over the top. Especially in the context of the other, grittier classes AND making them a spell-less variant in addition. That's why I suggested giving them some Scout abilities instead.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, you could even mesh the Brb, Rgr & Scout as a "Wilderness Warrior" class with different paths.</p><p></p><p>2) I understand why you picked the Totemist. That said, you might want to make the Totemist more the Shapechanger than the Ranger. If that's too much power for the totemist, make a dedicated Shapechanger class.</p><p></p><p>It could be a Totemic Barbarian- he only morphs into his tribe's totemic animals (which could solve the Barbarian's lack vis a vis the Bo9S classes).</p><p></p><p>It could even be a pure Shapechanger of some kind.</p><p></p><p>3) Similarly, the Hexblade question- presumably "How can I have a "gish" without Vancian magic?"- could be answered in a different way. Ditch the Hexblade (which you'd have to rework anyway), giving the stuff you like in it to the Warlock. A warlock with Hex sounds pretty good to me.</p><p></p><p>If you like Psionics, you could then fill the "gish" role with something like the Divine Mind, PsyWar or even Soulknife. Heck, you could even use a fleshed out (20 level) version of Bruce Cordell's Blade Manifester (a PrCl from <em>Hyperconscious</em>, his 3rd party expansion to the XPH). Also check out the Soulknife PrCls from CompPsi.</p><p></p><p>4) Of the Bo9S classes, I've found the most people commenting on the Warblade's balance in regards to Core warrior classes, calling its D12 HD and its scaling abilities to be truly overpowering in comparison. (This is just my observation of others' observations.) If you really want this class in your campaign, you may really need to boost the PHB warriors you're using, or tone down the Warblade.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 4391924, member: 19675"] I understand not liking the various classes for flavor or power reasons. If you're OK with using a system that only benefits 1 class you're using, that's fine. My concerns are things like: 1) Shapechanging rangers with critter sidekicks seem a bit...over the top. Especially in the context of the other, grittier classes AND making them a spell-less variant in addition. That's why I suggested giving them some Scout abilities instead. Alternatively, you could even mesh the Brb, Rgr & Scout as a "Wilderness Warrior" class with different paths. 2) I understand why you picked the Totemist. That said, you might want to make the Totemist more the Shapechanger than the Ranger. If that's too much power for the totemist, make a dedicated Shapechanger class. It could be a Totemic Barbarian- he only morphs into his tribe's totemic animals (which could solve the Barbarian's lack vis a vis the Bo9S classes). It could even be a pure Shapechanger of some kind. 3) Similarly, the Hexblade question- presumably "How can I have a "gish" without Vancian magic?"- could be answered in a different way. Ditch the Hexblade (which you'd have to rework anyway), giving the stuff you like in it to the Warlock. A warlock with Hex sounds pretty good to me. If you like Psionics, you could then fill the "gish" role with something like the Divine Mind, PsyWar or even Soulknife. Heck, you could even use a fleshed out (20 level) version of Bruce Cordell's Blade Manifester (a PrCl from [I]Hyperconscious[/I], his 3rd party expansion to the XPH). Also check out the Soulknife PrCls from CompPsi. 4) Of the Bo9S classes, I've found the most people commenting on the Warblade's balance in regards to Core warrior classes, calling its D12 HD and its scaling abilities to be truly overpowering in comparison. (This is just my observation of others' observations.) If you really want this class in your campaign, you may really need to boost the PHB warriors you're using, or tone down the Warblade. [/QUOTE]
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