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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 7305965">Conceptually I like the drawback idea but I'd tone them down a lot.&nbsp; I.e., instead of &quot;you can't be brought back to life&quot; you might die after failing only two Death Saves instead of three.&nbsp; Yeah, yeah, I know you said &quot;major sacrifice&quot; but, as Quickleaf pointed out, D&amp;D 5e characters just don't have these kinds of major flaws.The one I thought of is &quot;Repulsive: you suffer Disadvantage on all Charisma ability checks.&quot;&nbsp; (Which in a way conflicts the next thing I was going to say, which is that I think Witches should be yet-another-Charisma-class, instead of Intelligence.)Then you need to tie each sacrifice to an ability that you gain.I don't really like Origin of Powers.&nbsp; Or, at least, the origins you chose.&nbsp; They are too epic and grand for witches, at least my perception of them.Overall, although I've long been wanting a Witch class, this doesn't really scratch my itch.&nbsp; Other than some fluff differences I don't really see how this is different from existing casters.&nbsp; Sure, &quot;Origin of Powers&quot; sounds unique, but what does it actually DO?&nbsp; You just get some new spells and a spell-like ability.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 7305965"] Conceptually I like the drawback idea but I'd tone them down a lot. I.e., instead of "you can't be brought back to life" you might die after failing only two Death Saves instead of three. Yeah, yeah, I know you said "major sacrifice" but, as Quickleaf pointed out, D&D 5e characters just don't have these kinds of major flaws. The one I thought of is "Repulsive: you suffer Disadvantage on all Charisma ability checks." (Which in a way conflicts the next thing I was going to say, which is that I think Witches should be yet-another-Charisma-class, instead of Intelligence.) Then you need to tie each sacrifice to an ability that you gain. I don't really like Origin of Powers. Or, at least, the origins you chose. They are too epic and grand for witches, at least my perception of them. Overall, although I've long been wanting a Witch class, this doesn't really scratch my itch. Other than some fluff differences I don't really see how this is different from existing casters. Sure, "Origin of Powers" sounds unique, but what does it actually DO? You just get some new spells and a spell-like ability. [/QUOTE]

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