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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ardentmoth" data-source="post: 5674849" data-attributes="member: 62792">Greetings. It's been a while. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I'm looking for advice and criticism on the following, not alternatives, and look forward to hearing from you all.----Minor Arcana:This is taken as a feat.[attribute-mod] refers to the attribute chosen when the feat is taken.As a free action, the player draws cards from the deck until a damage card has been drawn. As an at-will standard action, an attack can be performed using these drawn cards, or they can be held until an opportune time. As an at-will minor action, the hand can be discarded. They auto-hit and cannot crit. Decks are ranged weapons with a base range of 40 feet (eight squares), and the Minor Arcana can be used as a basic ranged attack.Values 1-10: Level 1: damage points correspond to the face-value (1-10)    Level 11: damage is twice face value (2-20)    Level 21: damage is three times face value (3-30)Swords:        firenecrotic (half damage, on-going 'til end of next turn)Wands:         psychicradiant (half damage, on-going 'til end of next turn)Cups:         coldhealing (healing may target neutral or friendly only, half damage on-going 'til end of next turn)Pentacles:     forcepoison (half damage, on-going 'til end of next turn)Page/Jack: Add burst 1 of alternate damage type [for example, if it's a 7 of Cups and the player wishes to heal a target that is surrounded by enemies, thanks to the Page card, the target gets healed 3 (twice) and all enemies around it take 7 cold damage.]Knight: Damage bonus of [attribute-mod]Queen: Push [attribute-mod]King: Prone and Immobilize (save ends both) until the end of next turn.Example of gameplay: Steve draws a Queen, then because it is a face-card, draws another card revealing a 5 of Wands. Steve then decides to attack a target with radiant damage, dealing 2 now and 2 at the start of that target's turn, and pushing the target 5, which is his INT mod.Major Arcana:Take a feat to use the Major Arcana.Player must already have the Minor Arcana feat.[attribute-mod] refers to the attribute chosen when the feat is taken.As a free action after an extended rest, a Major Arcana card can be drawn. As a minor action the card can be activated, providing the character with the bonus or attributes described. It is a free action to sustain this bonus until another Major Arcana card is drawn, and only one Major Arcana card can be active at a time. All bonuses are feat bonuses, but also stack with other feat bonuses. The feat can be taken twice, allowing a maximum of two Major Arcana bonuses to be active at any given time.0    The Fool            +1 to Ref/Fort/Will, +3 Athletics1    The Magician            +3 Arcana, associated rituals performed in half the time2    The High Priestess        If an attack would put you at or below 0 health, you take half of that damage. The other half is taken by your attacker as radiant damage. The rest of the attack and any effects are resolved normally.3    The Empress            +3 Perception, and you know one additional language of your choice.4    The Emperor            +2 Intimidate, summoned creatures gain [attribute mod] to their AC5    The Hierophant            +3 Religion, associated rituals performed in half the time6    The Lovers            +3 Diplomacy, +4 attack bonus with charm/enchantment spells7    The Chariot            +2 speed, does not provoke attacks of opportunity for moving8    Justice                Once per day as a free action you share hit-points with a target, each of your totals becoming half of the combined total rounded down (half of any remainder taken as temporary HP until the end of the player's next turn). [For example: Player starts with 50/100 and target has 200/200, target becomes 125/200 and player 100/100 with 37 temporary until end of his next turn].9    The Hermit            The first time you receive damage per encounter you remove yourself from the battlefield as an immediate interrupt, returning within 3 squares of that position at the beginning of your next turn.10    Wheel of Fortune        Re-roll a d20 once per encounter, taking the new result even if it's worse.11    Strength            When you take damage, you take half immediately, and half at the start of your next turn. 12    The Hanged Man            You have a -2 to escape checks for grabs, ensnarement, and traps which immobilize, but +3 to will.13    Death                Once per day, you command a creature to die as a standard action. [attribute-mod] vs. will, no save.14    Temperance            You are immune to poison, but have -2 fort.15    The Devil            You are immune to fire damage, but have -2 will.16    The Tower            Regain the use of a Second Wind or an Action Point, once per day.17    The Star            Any radiant damage you deal is increased by [attribute mod], and you remove one non-wands suit from your Minor Arcana deck.18    The Moon            Any healing you perform is increased by [attribute mod], and you remove one non-cups suit from your Minor Arcana deck.19    The Sun                Any fire damage you deal is increased by [attribute mod], and you remove one non-swords suit from your Minor Arcana deck.20    Judgment            +3 Insight, and damage dealt to marked or cursed targets increases by 1 die per tier.21    The World            Any time you hit with a force-damage attack, you gain [attribute-mod] to your AC until the end of your next turn. Remove one non-pentacles suit from your deck.</blockquote>

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