Daily Punch 1-29-15 Expert Social Edge idea for Shadowrun 5e

In Run and Gun on page 126, there are several combat edge ideas added to Shadowrun.  What about being able to use edge in a non-combat setting?  How about being an expert in something? (Most likely to bull drek about it latter!)

 

Expert

You’re an expert.  People know your an expert because other people say your an expert.  That’s how it works.  When you make a social test and have ranks in a knowledge skill, you can spend a point of edge to add those ranks to your dice pool.  You must explain how being an expert in the specific skill adds to the use of this skill in this context.

 

 

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 1-28-15 Animal Aid feat for DnD 5e

I think animals should give you a flank attract the attention of the enemies in 5e.  Let’s make that happen!

 

Animal Aid

You and your animal are a team.  You hunt as one, and you fight as one.  Gain the following benefits:

  • Increase one stat of your choice by 1 to a maximum of 20.
  • When your animal companion, familiar, or another creature under your control is engaged with an enemy, instead of using an action to attack, that creature can use an action to cause the target to grant advantage on your next attack roll against the target or cause the creature to have disadvantage on any attack or spell that does not target the animal companion, familiar, or other creature you control.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 1-27-15 Star Light Strike cantrip for DnD 5e

My wife plays a druid, but she wants to stay a bit out of the way.  How about a way to do that and not have to fire a crossbow?  How about a spell?

 

Star Light Strike

Evocation cantrip

Casting Time: 1 action

Range: 100 feet

Components: V,S

Duration: Instantaneous

You call the light of the stars down to scorch your opponent.  Choose one creature within range.  A target must succeed on a Dexterity saving throw or take 1d6 radiant damage.

This spell’s damage increases by 1d6 when you reach 5th level (2d6), 11th level (3d6), and 17th level (4d6)

Daily Punch 1-26-15 Warrior Druid feat for DnD 5e

How about we make our druids more powerful in 5e?

 

Warrior Druid

Prerequisite: druid

You have trained your whole life to be a force of nature.  Gain the following benefits:

  • Increase your wisdom by 1 to a maximum of 20.
  • Add your wisdom as bonus damage to any cantrip you cast that does damage.
  • When you damage an enemy in a wild shape, add your wisdom bonus to the damage.

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 1-22-14 Arcane Master arcane tradition for wizards for DnD 5e

I mentioned a player really loved the arcane familiar, but wants to expand the creature she can get.  Let’s make that an arcane tradition.

 

Arcane Master

You have bound creatures to your service.  They work for you and do your bidding unquestioningly.

Master Manipulator

When you select this school at second, you gain the arcane familiar as an extra known spell.  Once per day, you am perform this spell as an action with no cost instead of its normal time and cost.  You do not have to have the spell prepared to cast the spell in this way.  Your familiar can be any type as long as the creature is not humanoid and has an intelligence of less than 7.

Bonded Power

As you gain power, so does the creatures you summon.  You may choose a creature of a challenge rating up to 1/4 your level to be your familiar.

One Mind of Two Bodies

Starting at level 10, when you at damaged, you can assign the damage to your familiar.  If your familiar is damaged, you can assign that damage to yourself.

Two Minds

Beginning at 14th level, you gain an extra action that can only be used to cause your familiar to attack a target.  If your familiar hits the target, the creature takes disadvantage on any saving throw or you gain advantage on your next attack roll against the target when you cast a spell at the target this turn.

Daily Punch 1-21-15 Improved Animal Companion feat for DnD 5e

If a wizards familiar can get better, then so can a rangers!  How about this?

 

Improved Animal Companion

You can master the toughest beasts.  You beast companion can now be any size, and it’s challenge rating may be up to 1/2 your hit dice.  It may be any type, but must be alive and non-humanoid.  It may not have an intelligence above 6.  It does not gain your proficiency bonus to AC, attack, or damage rolls.  If you beast has the multiattack power.  It may only make multiple attacks when you use the Beastial Fury power.

 

Thoughts?  Is 1/2 to much?  Would 1/4 be better?

Daily Punch 1-20-15 Improved Familiar feat for DnD 5e

I have some players who really want to be a 5e DnD wizard with a much better familiar.  How about a feat for that.

 

Improved Familiar

When you summon a familiar, it is by far the most power familiar out there.  Gain the following benefits:

  • Increase your wisdom, intelligence, or charisma by 1 to a maximum of 20.
  • When you cast the find familiar spell, you may instead summon a creature who’s challenge rating of 1/4 or lower.

 

Thoughts?

Daily Punch 1-19-15 Sudden Spell feat for Pathfinder

Been reading a little Pathfinder lately, I’d like to give my wizards a bit more punch.

 

Sudden Spell

You give up a litter bit later for a big hit now.

prerequisite: Wizard, sorcerer, or any other magic casting class with a level 1 magic supernatural (su) ability you gain at a set number of times per day.

Benefit: You may use two uses of the supernatural ability to cast that as a swift action on your turn.  You may only do this once per turn.  As an example, an evocation wizard can use two uses of force missile to cast it once as a swift action.

 

Thoughts?

 

Daily Punch 1-16-15 Paladin Priest feat for DnD 5e

Starting playing a paladin recently, and I want cantrips.  Let’s add that to the class with a feat.

 

Paladin Priest

You have spent as much time in church as any of the clerics.  You may not be as strong in the faith magic as the clerics, but you have learned and earned additional power from you god.

  • Gain +1 charisma to a maximum of 20.
  • Gain a number of cantrips as if you were a cleric of your paladin level.  As you gain levels in paladin, you gain additional cantrips as cleric would

Thoughts?