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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Grimgrin" data-source="post: 4988905" data-attributes="member: 78830">I need some help with this class I'm designing. The idea is to create a "martial controller" class that manipulates the battlefield by scattering improvised, obvious traps across it. The traps are short lived constructions that don't last beyond the combat encounter. As a rule of thumb At-Will powers have an immediate effect. Encounter powers are traps that last until triggered (one use). Daily powers are traps that endure for the entire encounter.  These traps can be disabled by a thieving check as normal (DC is 15 plus one half your experience level). The DC to disable can be improved with the feat "Skilled Trapbuilder".  Sapper's Tools is a 30lb. bag of multipurpose tools and trap components.  The tool kit is used as an implement for the use of sapper powers.  Like a magical implement, the kit can provided an enhancement bonus to sapper powers at the same gold piece cost.  Some traps require an actual weapon as a component and inflict damage based on the weapon used. I want to know what you think, where it can be improved, and any ideas you have for more powers. Here is what I have written so far:  SapperThere is more to war than swinging a big sword or hurling a fireball Class Traits Role: Controller. You manipulate your foes by laying out caltrops, deadfalls, pits, and trenches across the battlefield. Source: Martial. Your powers come from your dungeoneering training and improvisational skills. Physics, cunning, and a good set of tools are all you need to control the flow of battle. Key Abilities: Intelligence, Dexterity, Wisdom Armor Proficiencies: Cloth Armor, Leather Armor, Hide Armor, ChainmailWeapon Proficiencies: Simple Ranged plus dagger, flail, hand axe, throwing hammer, war pickImplement: Sappers' ToolsBonus to Defense: +1 Reflex, +1 Will Hit Points at 1st Level: 10 + Constitution scoreHit Points per Level Gained: 4Healing Surges: 6 + Constitution Modifier + Constitution modifier Trained Skills: Dungeoneering plus 3 others. From the class skills list below, choose 3 more trained skills at 1st level.Class Skills: Athletics (Str), Endurance (Con), Insight (Wis), Nature (Wis), Perception (Wis), Stealth (Dex), Thievery (Dex) Build Options: Demolitionist,TrapsmithClass Features: Trap Sense, Sapper Tactics, Tunnel Rat Sappers are expert trap smiths and fortification specialists. They can readily improvise traps to hamper and slow the advance of the enemy. With the presence of sapper the battle quickly becomes a obstacle course full of deadly hazards to approaching foes. Your training also assists you in overcoming the traps and fortification of the enemy. Obstacles rarely faze you since you are capable of scaling over, digging under, or smashing through them. Sappers have a variety of employment opportunities. You may make your living as a poacher using snares to earn your coin and catch your food. You may work as soldier in the mud or on the city walls of either side of a battle. A few sappers find wealthy patrons and use their skills to defend the valuables of others and or provide onsite security. You often utilize alchemy and are a skilled carpenter, rope maker, and siege engineer. You prefer light armors and weapons derived from tools that can assist you in your work. You don’t need magic or divine intervention to do your duty. Whether it is to defend the castle or knock it down. SAPPER OVERVIEW Characteristics: Your powers are all about channeling enemy movement and filling the battle map with hazardous obstacles. In addition, you have abilities that will destroy or remove obstacles in the path of your party. Religion: Sappers favor the patron dieties of travelers, pioneers, warriors, and trap builders such as Avandra, Erathis, Kord, and Torog. Races: Dwarves and Small sized races are drawn to this class Creating a SapperSappers specialize in on of two areas; blowing stuff up or locking areas down.  DemolitionistYou have a knack for destroying things and planting bombs. Your key attributes are Intelligence and Dexterity. Suggested Feat: Alchemist (AV1)Suggested Skills: Thievery, Dungeoneering, Perception, StealthSuggested At-Will Power: Explosive Satchel, Glue TrapSuggested Encounter Power: Noisy FirecrackersSuggested Daily Power: Dynamite Lumberjack TrapsmithYou are capable of building deadly traps and hazardous fortifications. Your key attributes are Intelligence and Wisdom. Suggested Feat: AlertnessSuggested Skills: Thievery, Athletics, Insight, Nature.Suggested At-Will Power: Drop Caltrops, LegbreakerSuggested Encounter Power: One Eyed FarmerSuggested Daily Power: Punji Sticks Sapper Class FeaturesEvery Sapper shares these class features. ImplementThe implement of the sapper is set of colapsible tools useful for digging, building, and creating improvised traps. A superior set of sappers' tools can be purchased as you gain experience which provides and enhancement bonus to your attack and damage rolls of your sapper class powers. Trap SenseYou gain a +2 bonus to all defenses against traps. Sapper TacticsSappers specialize in a variety of ways. Some sappers use their knowledge explosives to augment basic ranged attacks. Other sappers use their knowledge of enemy psychology to shake the morale of their foes with their sapper class powers. Explosives ExpertYou are highly skilled with explosives and can squeeze a contact detonation charge into an ordinary object. Once per encounter as a free action, you can give any of your basic ranged attacks a blast area of 1. Increase to blast 2 at level 11. Increase to blast 3 at level 21. Psychological WarfareOnce per encounter, you may add the keyword "Fear" to one of your sapper class attack powers. If the attack inflicts damage the victim will also suffer a -2 penalty to attack rolls untile the end of your next turn. A creature immune to fear is not subject to this penalty. Tunnel RatYou are skilled squeezing through the tight passages common in mines and caves. When squeezed you do not grant combat advantage to your enemies and do not suffer the -5 penalty when fighting in tight spaces. Sapper Powers Drop Caltrops Sapper Attack 1You drop a hand full of sharp spikes in an adjacent square to deter pursuers._______________________At-Will ✦ Martial, Implement, TrapMinor Action Ranged 1Trigger: The target moves into the square holding the caltrops. The caltrops remain for the duration of the encounter until triggered.Target: Any creature that trends on the caltrop squareAttack: Intelligence vs. AC_______________________Hit: 1d6 + INT modifier damage plus the target is "slowed" (save ends), Increase damage to 2d6 at 11th level, and 3d6 at 12th level.Trapsmith: Your caltrops inflict an extra point of damage at 1st level, +2 damage at 11th level, and +3 damage at 21st level.  Explosive Satchel Sapper Attack 1You throw your sputtering explosive in a cloth bag which explodes on impact_______________________At-Will ✦ Martial, Force, ImplementStandard Action Area burst 1 within 10 squaresTarget: All within the area of effectAttack: Dexterity vs. Reflex_______________________Hit: 1d6+DEX modifier damage, Increase to 2d6 at level 11, Increase to 3d6 at level 21Miss: No damageDemolitionist: You can use an explosive satchel to release a cloud of smoke (burst 1) as well which will block line of sight and provide concealment (-2 Attack roll penalty) from attacks until the end of your next turn.  Glue Trap Sapper Attack 1You drop a bladder of goop attempting to immobilize the first target to step on it._______________________At-Will ✦ Martial, Implement, TrapMinor Action Trigger: Triggered when a creature steps into the glue trap square. The glue trap remains for the encounter field until triggered.Target: one creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. Reflex_______________________Hit: The target is restrained (save ends).  Legbreaker Sapper Attack 1You use your weapon to strike a clever blow in the hope of pushing them off balance into a conveniently placed trap._______________________At-Will ✦ Martial, WeaponStandard Action Melee or Ranged weaponRequirements: Any weaponTarget: one creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. AC_______________________Hit: 1[W] +INT modifier damage plus you push one square.Dynamite Lumberjack Sapper Attack 1Judicious use of high explosives allows you to drop a tree or column onto your enemies._______________________Daily ✦ Martial, Implement, TrapStandard Action Area wall 10 within 10 squaresPrerequisites: Forest or ColonnadeTarget: One creature at the centerAttack: Intelligence vs. AC_______________________Hit: 2d8+ INT damage plus "stunned" (save ends)Miss: No damage, no secondary attackEffect: Hiting the primary target leads to a secondary attackSecondary Target: All creatures adjacent to the primary targetSecondary Attack: Intelligence vs. ACHit: 1d8 + INT damage plus "stunned" (save ends)Demolitionist: You can rig the fall so all creatures within the close wall area are hit by the primary attack. The secondary attack is still limited to those adjacent to one of your primary targets.Special: The "close wall" area must be a strait line radiating outward representing the fall of the tree or pillar  Fall of the Axe Sapper Attack 1You mount an axe on a hinge so that if falls upon the creature that steps under it._______________________Encounter ✦ Martial, Implement, Weapon, TrapStandard Action MeleeTrigger: The axe falls on the first creature to step under it. The axe trap lasts for the encounter until it is triggered.Requirements: AxeTarget: One creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. AC_______________________Hit: 2[W] + INT modifier  Hammer Toes Sapper Attack 1A springloaded hammer cracks down on the foot of the creature that treads near it._______________________Encounter ✦ Martial, Implement, Weapon, TrapStandard Action MeleeTrigger: The attack is triggered when a creature enters the rigged square. The trap remains for the encounter until triggered.Requirements: HammerTarget: one creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. AC_______________________Hit: 2[W] + INT ModifierEffect: On a critical hit the target is "slowed" (save ends)  Noisy Firecrackers Sapper Attack 1You toss down a hand full of firecrakers filling an area with thunderous explosives._______________________Encounter ✦ Martial, Thunder, ImplementStandard Action Close burst 5Requirements: Sapper's ToolsTarget: Any creature in the blast areaAttack: Intelligence vs. Reflex_______________________Hit: 1d6 + INT modifier damage and the target is "dazed"Miss: No damageEffect: The mines are active until the end of your next turn any creatures that enter the blast zone are targeted by a firecracker attack.Demolitionist: Any target damaged by your firecrackers is also deafened (save ends).  One Eyed Farmer Sapper Attack 1You attach a dagger to the end of a pole that flips up into the victim when he steps on it._______________________Encounter ✦ Martial, Implement, Weapon, TrapStandard Action MeleeTrigger: The power is triggered when the target steps into the rigged square. The trap remains for the duration of the encounter until triggeredRequirements: DaggerTarget: one creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. AC_______________________Hit: 1[W]+INT modiferEffect: On a critical hit the target is blinded (save ends)Trapsmith: Your one eyed farmer trap resets itself and lasts for the entire encounter.  Punji Sticks Sapper Attack 1You craft a shallow pit full of sharpened wooden stakes._______________________Daily ✦ Martial, Zone, Implement, TrapStandard Action Close blast 2Trigger: The Punji Sticks attack first creature to blunder into them. The punji sticks remain covering those 4 squares (blast 2) for the duration of the encounter.Target: Any creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. Reflex_______________________Hit: 2d6+ WIS modifier damage plus the target is slowed (save ends).Miss: No damage but the target is slowed (save ends).Trapsmith: Add "Poison" keyword to the power description and the attack inflicts additional damage equal to your WIS modifier in ongoing poison damage ( save ends).  Razor Trip Wire Sapper Attack 1You stake down a string of razorwire that goes unnoticed until a creature blunders into it._______________________Daily ✦ Martial, Zone, Implement, TrapStandard Action Close wall 5Trigger: The first creature to cross through it triggers the attack. The razor trip wire will remain for the duration of the encounter.Target: Any creature who moves through the wall areaAttack: Intelligence vs. Reflex_______________________Hit: 1d8 + INT modifier damage and the target falls proneMiss: Half damage but the target remains standing  Springboard Sapper Attack 1By stepping on this board the victim is flung into the air._______________________Daily ✦ Martial, Implement, TrapStandard Action MeleeTrigger: The creature moves into the rigged square. The springboard remains for the duration of the encounterTarget: one creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. Reflex_______________________Hit: Shift target 2 squares and knock proneMiss: Shift target 2 squaresTrapsmith: You shift your victim 3 squares rather than 2.  Camoflauge Trap Sapper Utility 2You quickly improvise some cover for your trap so enemies do not instantly detect it._______________________At-Will ✦ Implement, TrapStandard Action Ranged 1_______________________Effect: You conceal your sapper power so that it requires a Perception Check to spot (DC equals your one half your experience level plus 15)Trapsmith: As a trapsmith, you can use this power to conceal you  did not create with your sapper powers.  Greased Floor Sapper Attack 3A greased floor may cause you to slip and strike your head on the ground losing consciousness._______________________Encounter ✦ Martial, Implement, TrapStandard Action MeleeTrigger: The creature moves into the rigged square. The springboard remains for the duration of the encounter until triggeredTarget: one creatureAttack: Intelligence vs. Reflex_______________________Hit: 2d6 + INT modifier damage plus secondary attackMiss: Shift target 1 squareSecondary Target: one creatureSecondary Attack: Intelligence vs. FortitudeHit: unconscious (save ends)Miss: falls proneTrapsmith: You can add your WIS modifier to the secondary attack roll.  Heroic Feat Skilled TrapbuilderPrerequisite: Sapper ClassBenefit: Add your INT modifier to the DC to disable one of your trap powers.</blockquote>

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