How about a quick feat for the fighter?
Fighter
Trigger An enemy enters an area you threaten.
Requirements You are wielding a light weapon.
You can instantly strike with the light weapon as soon as the creature enters your threatened range. You make this attack at your current multi-attack penalty.
Thoughts?
How about a way for non-magic characters to hurt some creatures with some solid resistances?
You’re used to hitting the same place twice to really drive the point home and through. You gain the following benefits:
Thoughts?
Listening to the Bone and Sickle podcast and I had an idea!
Red Cap Tooth
Wonderous item, rare
You have a gnarled, decayed tooth of a vile recap. The tooth though fills you with the luck of the Fey. As a reaction, you can reroll a single d20 you just rolled and are forced to take the second result, even if worse. You may do this two times per day, but if you attempt this a third time, the tooth crumbles to dust.
Thoughts?
Product– Esper Genesis Threat Database
System-Dungeons and Dragons 5e
Producer– Alligator Alley Entertainment
Price– $ 24.95 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/285863/Esper-Genesis-5E-Threats-Database?affiliate_id=658618
TL; DR-Solid world building in a monster manual! 95%
Basics-They have a multidimensional cave troll! Esper Genesis Threat Database is Esper Genesis’s Monster Manual, BUT it has so much more. Let’s dig into my thoughts on this.
Mechanics or Crunch-Ok, it’s a monster manual. You follow the basic rules put out by WotC and you get solid, well executed monsters. Alligator Alley Entertainment put in good effort and created good monsters to challenge your heroes. You will always have your favorites. I like Lovecraftian horrors and xenomorphs like the movie Alien. I have both those things, so I’m happy! You will find your own favorite monsters and organizations to throw at your players. The one thing I miss that this system needs to steal wholesale from Starfinder is the monster manual also being a second player guide by providing new races for players. Again, I’m asking for a solid thing to be more. However, since most of the bad guys are not horrible spider animals but humanoid-ish creatures, it fits that players could be them. It’s a small gripe on an otherwise well made crunch book. 4.5/5
Theme or Fluff– Honestly this is where things shine. One of my MAJOR complaints about the base book was who are the bad guys? This books delivers on that by not only having flushed out monsters but a WHOLE SECTION on alien threats and organization. Like all monster manuals you get a page per bad guy that has a picture, some crunch, and some words about the bad guy, but the cherry on top is the fact that this book adds universe to the universe not just by throwing all of that into the book, but also a section on organization that threaten the universe, making this a world building book as well. I love what’s here for the monster and world story! 5/5
Execution– PDF? Yep! Hyperlinked? Yep! Ok, all the things I want standard in a book! Aside from that its a well laid out easy to read monster manual. It’s got all the small issues I hate in a monster manual with the key one being when you have a monster group of things like a bunch of different robots, not all the robots get pictures. You know they exist and you get a picture of one or two of the five, but I need something to throw up on a tablet to show my players so they know what the heck is going on! That’s a pretty small thing in an otherwise amazing book. However, there is one thing this book does that really makes me happy and it’s honestly, quite literally the smallest thing. If there is a picture of the creature in the book, they took a small blue representation of it and set it next to a standard human for scale. That’s it. That right there fills me with with all the happy because if you show me a space cockroach and say this is the key threat to the galaxy I think that might be the size of a planet when you meant as a literal space cockroach and they just swarm their prey and are getting everywhere. I love that as its something again I can throw up on a tablet, show don’t tell my players, and have them get their heads into the fight! Fantastic work on the production of this book! 4.75/5
Summary-Esper Genesis is honestly a sleeper system with some real power in it. It’s got a new take on DnD 5e, and this book proves that Esper Genesis has a solid creative team in it. The Threat Database provides a ton of monsters to throw at your players, great world building, and an excellent example of how to build a book. My gripes are far and few with most of them being things this system needs based on other Sci-Fi systems and problems I see in all monster manuals. Overall, this is an amazing addition to the Esper Genesis universe. 95%
How about one of a pair of spells for the technomancer?
School evocation (electricity)
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets one held electric object or creature of no more than one bulk
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw varies; Spell Resistance yes
When you cast this spell, you choose a electronic object in range. If held or a creature, the wielder or creature makes a Reflex saving throw. This spell causes 1d6 electric damage to the object or construct and 1d6 electric damage to the wielder on a failure. If unattened, the object takes 1d6 electric damage.
Thoughts?
I got some feedback on my Magic Dabbler feat,and I have a new idea for a series of feat. How about we play with skill feats? What are peoples thoughts about allowing a person to get a second class feel via skill feats?
Skill
Choose one class that you are not a member of and casts magic spells. You training in a skill of that class related to its magic tradition.
You gain one cantrip from that class. You can cast that as often as you want. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again. You gain training in the class DC and spell attack rolls of that class using the same ability score as normal.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic Dabbler
You learn one 1st level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast that spell once per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 1st Level Dabbler
You learn one 2nd level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast that spell once per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 2nd Level Dabbler
You learn one 3nd level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler and an additional cantrip. You can cast that spell once per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 3rd Level Dabbler
You learn one 4th level spell and a second 1st level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast one 4th level spell and two 1st level spells per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again. For spell levels where you can cast multiple spells from, you can prepare the same spell twice.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 4th Level Dabbler
You learn one 5th level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast that spell once per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again. Your proficiency class DC and spell attack rolls of that class increase to expert.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 5th Level Dabbler
You learn one 6th level spell and a second 2nd level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast one 6th level spell and two 2nd level spells per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again. For spell levels where you can cast multiple spells from, you can prepare the same spell twice.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 6th Level Dabbler
You learn one 7th level spell and a second 3rd level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast one 7th level spell and two 3rd level spells per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again. For spell levels where you can cast multiple spells from, you can prepare the same spell twice.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 7th Level Dabbler
You learn one 8th level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast that spell once per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again. Your proficiency class DC and spell attack rolls of that class increase to master.
Skill Variable
Prerequisite(s) Magic 8th Level Dabbler
You learn one 9th level spell and a second 4th level spell of the class you chose for magic dabbler. You can cast one 9th level spell and two 4th level spells per day. If the class allowed you to prepare spells and change as needed, you can change your spell as the class does normal, but only cast that one spell until you prepare spells again. For spell levels where you can cast multiple spells from, you can prepare the same spell twice.
Thoughts?
How about we let everybody play in the magic pool….
Prerequisite(s) trained in Arcana, Nature, Occultism, or Religion
You’ve learned a few trick and now augment your skills with some extra powers. You choose one magic casting class and gain training in the class DC of that class using the same ability score as normal. This feat gains the type of the class you choose either arcane, occult, primal, or divine. You gain two cantrips of that class can can cast those spells as normal.
Thoughts?
Final system for ball lighting. Now for PF 2nd Ed!
Evocation Electricity
Traditions arcane, primal
Cast [three-actions] material, somatic, verbal
Range 120 feet; Duration 1 minute
You summon a ball of crackling electricity that fires white hot bolts of electricity at your enemies. You create a 5-foot in diameter ball of electricity that once each round as an action fires a jolt of electricity at an enemy up to 60 feet away. Make a spell attack. If you hit, you deal 4d6 electricity damage and then make two more spell attacks at two separate targets within 60 feet of the second target. If you hit, you deal 4d6 electricity damage. For two more actions, you may make a second attack following rules of the first. Also, as an action, you may move the ball of lighting up to 60 feet.
Heightened (+1) The electricity damage increases by 1d6.
Thoughts?
Let’s keep ball lighting going between systems! now off to starfinder!
School evocation (fire)
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Effect 5-ft.-diameter storm of lightning
Duration concentration + 1 round/level
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance yes
A 5-foot cloud of Solar Storm is summoned and contained by several small drones which you control. You can create the cloud in the same square as a creature and move it up to 30 feet in any direction as a move action on your turn. Once per round, you can cause the storm to jolt a creature within 30 feet and deals 4d6 electricity damage to that creature (Reflex negates). If the primary target is hit, you may elect for the lighting to hit up to two more creatures within 30 feet of the primary target for 4d6 electricity damage (Reflex negates). The secondary effect does not trigger an additional time.
If you don’t move the cloud, it remains where it is; if it shares its square with any creature at the beginning of your turn, that creature must succeed at a Reflex save or take 4d8 electricity damage. This damage caused the secondary discharge as above, but does not count as your one discharge per turn.
Thoughts?
How about a spell three ways? First for DnD 5e
4th-level conjuration
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: 60 feet
Components: V, S, M (a bit of fulgurite )
Duration: Concentration, up to 1 minute
A 5-foot-diameter sphere of lighting appears in an unoccupied space of your choice within range and lasts for the duration. Each round, you may make a ranged spell attack emanating from the sphere at a creature within 30 feet. Upon hitting the creature, the creature takes 4d8 lightning damage, and you make a two more ranged spell attack at two different creatures in range of the first target. Upon a hit, each secondary target takes 4d8 lightning damage. You do not make the secondary attacks again. This attack takes no action.
As a bonus action, you can move the sphere up to 30 feet. As an action, you may make a second attack with the spell with the secondary attacks performed as normal.
When you move the sphere, you can direct it over barriers up to 5 feet tall and jump it across pits up to 10 feet wide. The sphere sheds bright light in a 60-foot radius and dim light for an additional 30 feet.
At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 4th level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 for each slot level above 4th.
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