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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 8457948" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Hmm. Let's use this with my Summoner class concept (which is still VERY much a work-in-progress).What is my character concept? Well, it's in the name: Summoner. One who calls the aid of otherworldly beings.What do you do? Battlefield control; subclass determines secondary role (tank-or-damage, support, skill expert)How do you do it? Use other creatures (Cha), use arcane magic (Cha).What stat do you use? Charisma primary. Subclasses set secondary stat (Con, Wis, or Dex).I've been building it using the Warlock chassis. The pact-vs-patron split manifests as "astral sign" vs "planar bond."The Summoner has formed a bond with an extraplanar being called a Visitant; when that being manifests in the world for the first time, begins to manifest traits reflecting its origin: currently Elemental, Celestial, or Umbral. These Planar Bonds do not make them actually the same as celestial or elemental beings of the material plane. Visitants are always eldritch creatures from Beyond, they just may demonstrate that they come from planes with certain affinities. Elemental entities can resemble actual elementals, or other creatures with strong elemental affiliations, like dragons or genies. Celestial ones may resemble a variety of overall "friendly" outsiders, but they have very alien views about existence and thus can sometimes be antagonistic due to misunderstandings. Umbral beings are the darkest parts, the stuff usually associated with undeath or the Far Realm.Further, each Summoner chooses a particular arcane geometry of stars--an Astral Sign--that shapes the way they interact with their Visitant. Those who use the Sign of the Chimaera bring the Visitant's power into themselves, bonding with it and becoming greater than the sum of the parts. Those who follow the Sign of the Muses learn how to use their magic to enhance both their Visitant and their other allies. And those who follow the Sign of the Protean learn how to adapt to almost any situation, preserving the fluidity and adaptability of their Visitant.The Summoner gets Evolutions instead of Invocations, but they function similarly. Some Evolutions have level requirements, or require a particular Astral Sign or Planar Bond. Frex, nes that improve weapon damage or survivability would require the Sign of the Chimaera, while an evolution that permits a "dragon breath" attack might require the Elemental Planar Bond.As noted, being Warlock-based, it would have short-rest spell slots, and Esoteric Asterisms for casting one spell each of levels 6th-9th each day. The core focus of the class would be on intelligently leveraging the abilities of the Visitant; the Summoner alone is relatively weak, and the Visitant alone is fragile and relatively inflexible. Only together can they truly achieve greatness.</blockquote>

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