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<blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 8482139" data-attributes="member: 6677017"><p>Yep. Hopefully people don't get to that level only to find out their Polearm Savant feat is now obsolete, and they need to ask their DM if they can retrain both the Thirsting Blade and Lifedrinker invocations on the same level up.</p><p></p><p>I think it was too powerful before, but I'm not really happy that now that heavy investment doesn't pay off.</p><p></p><p>My personal house rules make investment in features and investment by being in melee both pay off. I let Lifedrinker apply to the single Thirsting Blade attack you replace with Eldritch Scythe, and I limit Agonizing Blast to one damage roll per turn (which of course you will get along with that Lifedrinker). It's rare for me to house rule a Nerf, but after way too many hours upon hours of analysis trying to fix it in O5e, that was the solution that did it (modified now for A5e). It allows for synergy if you invest in every thing, balances the relative power of each choice with its investment, and as a bonus makes Eldritch Disturbance no longer lag behind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sword of Spirit, post: 8482139, member: 6677017"] Yep. Hopefully people don't get to that level only to find out their Polearm Savant feat is now obsolete, and they need to ask their DM if they can retrain both the Thirsting Blade and Lifedrinker invocations on the same level up. I think it was too powerful before, but I'm not really happy that now that heavy investment doesn't pay off. My personal house rules make investment in features and investment by being in melee both pay off. I let Lifedrinker apply to the single Thirsting Blade attack you replace with Eldritch Scythe, and I limit Agonizing Blast to one damage roll per turn (which of course you will get along with that Lifedrinker). It's rare for me to house rule a Nerf, but after way too many hours upon hours of analysis trying to fix it in O5e, that was the solution that did it (modified now for A5e). It allows for synergy if you invest in every thing, balances the relative power of each choice with its investment, and as a bonus makes Eldritch Disturbance no longer lag behind. [/QUOTE]
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