tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post8908622755203622802..comments2024-03-01T08:21:07.783-08:00Comments on Walrock Homebrew: Monastic Tradition: Way of the Zen Archer [Second Draft]Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-4598089470112760322017-11-24T23:22:12.855-08:002017-11-24T23:22:12.855-08:00Ryū ga waga teki wo kurau!
Ryūjin no ken wo kurae...Ryū ga waga teki wo kurau!<br /><br />Ryūjin no ken wo kurae!SaintNPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04157912175991751822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-46664881474689380062017-09-05T08:32:26.398-07:002017-09-05T08:32:26.398-07:00Actually, Zen still can make 4 stunning strikes, 2...Actually, Zen still can make 4 stunning strikes, 2 with ranged and 2 from Furry of Blows.(FoB needs Attack action with any weapon, so you just can shoot, then run and strike with your FoB to the enemy. But such a style is Kensei one)<br />And yeah, overall it sounds quite good, but i think compared to revised kensei from one of latest UA its a little bit weaker.<br /><br />What about to change Immaculate Lance with Exquisite Accuracy by places, and(just my opinion), lance by itself sounds good, but what about to make some kind of Ki-powered strikes, Aiming a single target, launching at it Ki-infused arrow, that have such immersive power, that when it would hit a target, it will deal amount of force damage(same as lance) but, also it will hit every creature in 15ft cone behind the main target(dex con vs Ki DC)dealing same(half on success) bonus amount of force damage as to a main target?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03256110548125968503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-71795877048462093862017-02-17T10:51:55.258-08:002017-02-17T10:51:55.258-08:00Yeah, that wording works. Now it's just a matt...Yeah, that wording works. Now it's just a matter of me wedging it sideways into the existing formatting.<br /><br />As for half-damage on a save, I had that with the first draft and took it out. While it would be nice to guarantee damage, my point of balance is the Sun Soul's feature at the same level, which also deals no damage on a successful save. <br /><br />I could prooooobably get away with half-damage-on-save anyway, but Immaculate Lance already does slightly more damage and I'd prefer to play it conservative with how much further I push balance. walrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388801897979935242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-79741480237049982002017-02-12T03:10:02.547-08:002017-02-12T03:10:02.547-08:00Would this wording work?
"As an action on yo...Would this wording work?<br /><br />"As an action on your turn, you can produce a line of radiant light 120 feet long and 5 feet wide, which leads away from you in a direction you choose until it strikes a wall at least 1 foot thick or a solid, non-living object of similar thickness. Each creature in the line must make a Dexterity saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 4d4 radiant damage. Additionally, when you use this feature, you can spend up to 3 ki points and deal an extra 3d4 radiant damage for every point spent."<br /><br />Also, feel like Lance should have half damage on a successful save. Would really suck to gamble up to 3 Ki and have it just fizzle for nothing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033244554898654856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-78485858445180812272017-02-08T02:37:35.599-08:002017-02-08T02:37:35.599-08:00I like it a lot. I can see why people would be con...I like it a lot. I can see why people would be concerned with the stunning strike at range but I think it is fine since zen archer can only maybe do 2 stunning strikes at range compared to any other monk maybe being able to do 4. Ummm it all looks pretty clean and good. 17th level isn't very flashy but certainly is reliable. Cowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04322872419527889507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-18366342819055510012017-02-06T13:47:27.879-08:002017-02-06T13:47:27.879-08:00i still feel their could be a better way to phrase...i still feel their could be a better way to phrase it, but the feature is fine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366282505487830430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-77221094242319633542017-02-06T13:37:22.678-08:002017-02-06T13:37:22.678-08:00I kind of wanted to explicitly state that you coul...I kind of wanted to explicitly state that you could spend 0. If I say "up to," people might make the assumption that you have to spend at least 1. walrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388801897979935242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-61873035393262358792017-02-06T13:36:47.715-08:002017-02-06T13:36:47.715-08:00>true strike
Oh whoops, I didn't mean to d...>true strike<br /><br />Oh whoops, I didn't mean to delete the range bit. I wondered why the column formatted shorter than it did before. <br /><br />Adding it back in. walrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388801897979935242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-15558442409800013692017-02-06T03:48:49.828-08:002017-02-06T03:48:49.828-08:00Also for Immaculate Lance it says you can spend 0-...Also for Immaculate Lance it says you can spend 0-3 ki points. I think its better to use the working of: You can spend up to 3 ki points.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366282505487830430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-30255420011843294322017-02-06T03:46:16.449-08:002017-02-06T03:46:16.449-08:00I am not sure if true strike is of any use. If you...I am not sure if true strike is of any use. If you really want to hit something it might be good, but the main reason i would want to use it is if i am attacking at long range and disadvantage. Sadly the spell only has a range of 30 feet. In the old draft where its range was equal to the long range of your weapon it had some use, but not i don't see a reason to ever use it over the bonus damage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14366282505487830430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-45930355656309307662017-02-05T21:25:39.794-08:002017-02-05T21:25:39.794-08:00Both of those sound pretty solid! Thank you for th...Both of those sound pretty solid! Thank you for the explanation! Brightdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859137484237209186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-92056773676628121282017-02-05T20:49:13.113-08:002017-02-05T20:49:13.113-08:00>Balanced Bow
That's exactly the idea. If ...>Balanced Bow<br /><br />That's exactly the idea. If there's a spot within 30 feet of you that has a vantage on the creature so that it wouldn't be in cover when attacked from that location, you can shoot from there instead. <br /><br />I know it's a little confusing, that's why I put the line about avoiding cover in there to try and explain a little bit.<br /><br />>Immaculate Lance<br /><br />I thought pretty hard about this one before siding with radiant. The main reason ended up being what I wanted the spell to look like: a giant, glowing spear of ki.<br /><br />For comparison, here are all the spells that deal force damage in 5e: Banishing Smite, Bigby's Hand, Disintegrate, Eldritch Blast, Magic Missile, Mordenkainen's Sword, Spiritual Weapon, and Teleportation. <br /><br />As you can see, they tend to be mostly raw magical effects and magical constructs. Force would make sense for conjured arrows (they'd be similar enough to Mordenkainen's Sword or Spiritual Weapon), but force isn't a giant-fucking-lazer sort of damage. Radiant is, so that's why I went with it in the end. walrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388801897979935242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4335458134829042888.post-73351832703962111802017-02-05T18:43:53.688-08:002017-02-05T18:43:53.688-08:00I so badly want to run a pair of Monk brothers wit...I so badly want to run a pair of Monk brothers with someone. One, a Human Zen Archer. The other, a Warforged Kensai. Anyways!<br /><br />Balanced Bow: I almost think I get what you're going with this, but the wording is still confusing. So basically, if an enemy within 30 feet has 3/4 cover, you could fire a shot 30 feet away from you towards your direction, hitting the enemy from behind and negating 3/4 cover?<br /><br />-Immaculate Lance: Small curiosity, but I've seen you considering making this force damage to differentiate it more from the Sun Soul. I know spirit arrow is gone now, but is there any reason it is still radiant?Brightdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03859137484237209186noreply@blogger.com