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<blockquote data-quote="RyvenCedrylle" data-source="post: 4578867" data-attributes="member: 66726"><p>Here, for your entertainment and enjoyment, is a translation of the 3.5E Swiftblade prestige class to the 4E paragon path format. Comments?</p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Swiftblade Paragon Path </span></span></strong></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong><span style="color: white">You have learned to tap into small amounts of arcane energy for one purpose and one purpose only – raw, unadulterated speed.</span></strong></span></em></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Requirements:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong> Rogue, trained in Arcana</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Swiftblade Path Features</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Stitch in Time (11th Level):</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> When you spend an action point to take an extra action, you gain an extra minor action to be used on your turn once until the end of the encounter.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hastened Step (11th Level): </span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">You gain a permanent +1 to speed.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Blur of Motion (16th Level):</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> If you move at least 4 squares on your turn, you gain a +3 speed bonus to AC until the start of your next turn. The movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity.</span></span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Swiftblade Spells</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'OzHandicraft BT'">Haste </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Swiftblade Attack 11</span></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">An arcane word of power gives you the quickness to deliver an extra blow to your opponent.</span></span></em></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">_______________________</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Encounter </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'MS Mincho'">✦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Arcane, Weapon</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Minor Action Melee</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Target:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> special</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">_______________________</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Effect:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> This power mimics the effects of one of your melee at-will attack powers, chosen when this power is activated. It behaves exactly like that at-will power, except for the action cost. You may choose a different at-will power you currently have each time you activate this power.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'OzHandicraft BT'">Slow-Motion Missile </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Swiftblade Utility 12</span></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">The constant use of speed-enhancing magic allows you to see ranged attacks coming at you with clarity. You react to dodge the attack.</span></span></em></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">_______________________</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Immediate Reaction </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'MS Mincho'">✦ </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Arcane</span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Personal</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">_______________________</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Trigger:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong> You are hit with a ranged, single-target attack </strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Effect:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> You force the enemy to reroll the attack. They must take the worse of the two rolls.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'OzHandicraft BT'">Sonic Boom </span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Swiftblade Attack 20</span></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">You explode forward in an arcanely assisted assault. Your target has no time to react to the sheer velocity with which you strike and pays for dearly it. A deafening roar follows you.</span></span></em></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">_______________________</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Daily </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'MS Mincho'">✦</span></strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Arcane, Weapon, Thunder</span></strong></span></p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="color: white">Standard Action Melee </span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Primary Target:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> One creature</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Attack:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Dexterity vs. AC</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>Requirement: </strong>You must be attacking with a light blade to use this power.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Effect:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong> You may shift up to 4 squares before the attack and up to 4 squares after the attack. The target of your attack grants you combat advantage.</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hit:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> 5[W] + Dexterity modifier damage. The target is stunned until the end of your next turn. The target is also deafened (save ends.)</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Miss:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> Half damage and your target is deafened until the end of your next turn.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Aftereffect:</span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> All creatures adjacent to a square you shifted through take 1d6 thunder damage. No creature may take more than 1d6 thunder damage from this effect.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="color: white">__________________</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RyvenCedrylle, post: 4578867, member: 66726"] Here, for your entertainment and enjoyment, is a translation of the 3.5E Swiftblade prestige class to the 4E paragon path format. Comments? [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]Swiftblade Paragon Path [/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [I][FONT=Times New Roman][B][COLOR=white]You have learned to tap into small amounts of arcane energy for one purpose and one purpose only – raw, unadulterated speed.[/COLOR][/B][/FONT][/I] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Requirements:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][B] Rogue, trained in Arcana[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]Swiftblade Path Features[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Stitch in Time (11th Level):[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] When you spend an action point to take an extra action, you gain an extra minor action to be used on your turn once until the end of the encounter.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Hastened Step (11th Level): [/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman]You gain a permanent +1 to speed.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Blur of Motion (16th Level):[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] If you move at least 4 squares on your turn, you gain a +3 speed bonus to AC until the start of your next turn. The movement does not provoke attacks of opportunity.[/FONT][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]Swiftblade Spells[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=white][FONT=OzHandicraft BT]Haste [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Swiftblade Attack 11[/FONT][/COLOR] [I][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]An arcane word of power gives you the quickness to deliver an extra blow to your opponent.[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]_______________________[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Encounter [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=MS Mincho]✦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Times New Roman] Arcane, Weapon[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Minor Action Melee[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Target:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] special[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]_______________________[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Effect:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] This power mimics the effects of one of your melee at-will attack powers, chosen when this power is activated. It behaves exactly like that at-will power, except for the action cost. You may choose a different at-will power you currently have each time you activate this power.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=OzHandicraft BT]Slow-Motion Missile [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Swiftblade Utility 12[/FONT][/COLOR] [I][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]The constant use of speed-enhancing magic allows you to see ranged attacks coming at you with clarity. You react to dodge the attack.[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]_______________________[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Immediate Reaction [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=MS Mincho]✦ [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Arcane[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]Personal[/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]_______________________[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Trigger:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][B] You are hit with a ranged, single-target attack [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Effect:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] You force the enemy to reroll the attack. They must take the worse of the two rolls.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=OzHandicraft BT]Sonic Boom [/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman]Swiftblade Attack 20[/FONT][/COLOR] [I][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]You explode forward in an arcanely assisted assault. Your target has no time to react to the sheer velocity with which you strike and pays for dearly it. A deafening roar follows you.[/COLOR][/FONT][/I] [FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]_______________________[/COLOR][/FONT] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Daily [/FONT][/B][B][FONT=MS Mincho]✦[/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Times New Roman] Arcane, Weapon, Thunder[/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [B][FONT=Times New Roman][COLOR=white]Standard Action Melee [/COLOR][/FONT][/B] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Primary Target:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] One creature[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Attack:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] Dexterity vs. AC[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Times New Roman][B]Requirement: [/B]You must be attacking with a light blade to use this power.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Effect:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman][B] You may shift up to 4 squares before the attack and up to 4 squares after the attack. The target of your attack grants you combat advantage.[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Hit:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] 5[W] + Dexterity modifier damage. The target is stunned until the end of your next turn. The target is also deafened (save ends.)[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Miss:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] Half damage and your target is deafened until the end of your next turn.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][B][FONT=Times New Roman]Aftereffect:[/FONT][/B][FONT=Times New Roman] All creatures adjacent to a square you shifted through take 1d6 thunder damage. No creature may take more than 1d6 thunder damage from this effect.[/FONT][/COLOR] [FONT=Verdana][COLOR=white]__________________[/COLOR][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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