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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hrothgar Rannúlfr" data-source="post: 5169995" data-attributes="member: 54436">After resurrecting <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/d-d-legacy-discussion/108064-complete-arcane-hideous-blow-aoo.html" target="_blank">an old thread</a>, by the power of my axe, and discussing various things concerning the Warlock, especially the Hideous Blow blast shape invocation, I've decided to house-rule it as follows:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">HIDEOUS BLOW Least; 1st; Blast Shape As a standard action, you can make a single melee attack. If you hit, the target is affected as if struck by your eldritch blast (including any eldritch essence applied to the blast). This damage is in addition to any weapon damage that you deal with your attack, although you need not deal damage with this attack to trigger the eldritch blast effect. If your base attack bonus is +6 or higher, you can (as part of a full-round action) make as many attacks as your base attack bonus allows.  Each successful hit affects the target as if struck by your eldritch blast (including and eldritch essence applied to the blast). You must select any eldritch essence applied to the blast when you invoke this power.  The selected essence applies to all attacks until the beginning of your next turn. Furthermore, until the start of your next turn, you can make attacks of opportunity that affect targets struck as if hit by your eldritch blast (including any eldritch essence applied to the blast).</li> </ul>Design Notes:I believe this is still weaker than Eldritch Glaive (see WotC's Dragon Magic), as Hideous Blow targets full AC, instead of Touch AC.  Also, the Eldritch Blast damage from a successful Hideous Blow is not multiplied as it would be with Eldritch Glaive critical.Thoughts/Comments/Suggestions?</blockquote>

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