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<blockquote data-quote="dangerous jack" data-source="post: 5284469" data-attributes="member: 23654">Unnatural Balance: &quot;Easy DC&quot; could be annoying for the DM (who has to open the book and check pg 42).&nbsp; And since the scarecrow gets a bonus to Dex &amp; Acrobatics, it would be at least a &quot;roll 10 or higher&quot; situation (i.e. a save).&nbsp; If the character is trained in Acrobatics and has a decent Dex, it would become such an easy check as to be not worth rolling.&nbsp; Making it a save treads on the dwarf's power space, and making it immune to prone attacks is more powerful than the dwarf's, but is highly situational.Straw Filled Carapace: I know that my PCs haven't met any foes that use a hammer/mace in the last level (or two?).&nbsp; So I wouldn't rate it an on par ability with a tiefling's resist fire, which comes up more frequently.&nbsp; Something that works against more monster attacks might be interesting.Darkvision: Darkvision could be problematic... it could bypass interesting elements of DM's encounters.&nbsp; Lowlight vision mixed with a bonus to defenses vs. creatures with concealment or total concealment might be worth investigating.Overall, it's a cool idea.&nbsp; But I think it needs a power that will come up every encounter.&nbsp; Something that makes it clear that the character is &quot;scarecrow-y&quot; and/or &quot;filled with straw&quot;.&nbsp; A fear based attack, unsettling double-jointedness, replacing the straw stuffing, a cloud of straw, etc.Edited to add: I really like the flavour though, and like characters like this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dangerous jack, post: 5284469, member: 23654"] Unnatural Balance: "Easy DC" could be annoying for the DM (who has to open the book and check pg 42). And since the scarecrow gets a bonus to Dex & Acrobatics, it would be at least a "roll 10 or higher" situation (i.e. a save). If the character is trained in Acrobatics and has a decent Dex, it would become such an easy check as to be not worth rolling. Making it a save treads on the dwarf's power space, and making it immune to prone attacks is more powerful than the dwarf's, but is highly situational. Straw Filled Carapace: I know that my PCs haven't met any foes that use a hammer/mace in the last level (or two?). So I wouldn't rate it an on par ability with a tiefling's resist fire, which comes up more frequently. Something that works against more monster attacks might be interesting. Darkvision: Darkvision could be problematic... it could bypass interesting elements of DM's encounters. Lowlight vision mixed with a bonus to defenses vs. creatures with concealment or total concealment might be worth investigating. Overall, it's a cool idea. But I think it needs a power that will come up every encounter. Something that makes it clear that the character is "scarecrow-y" and/or "filled with straw". A fear based attack, unsettling double-jointedness, replacing the straw stuffing, a cloud of straw, etc. Edited to add: I really like the flavour though, and like characters like this. [/QUOTE]

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