rapeters217
Dash
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Oct 12, 2019

The Bourne

Looking at the Reaper.

Listed as a race, they have aspects and a flavor that better suit it as a class. Reapers choose a Realm with which they are tied to, effectively birthed from. This Realm then grants them several benefits specific for the Realm. Their generic base benefits are a summonable? Weapon unique to them, that grows in power with them. Said weapon can also launch a, once daily, blast of Realmic Energy at a target.

Just an opinion....this, to me, looks like a Warlock. Powers born from a source, a weapon that is always available. The only thing missing is the spells....which can be accessed by ANY class if so chosen(some restrictions may apply ;) ).

My original character idea was to create a class that accessed Shadows. This was before purchasing and gaining my copy of Veil of the Void(Don't wait, buy now...you won't regret). That has since changed after looking through the Veil as a whole(Looking through the Veil...that needs to be the title of a board. Just saying). I want to propose a new Class that will work with ALL of the Reapers. A class that will double down on their ties and truly make them a force to reckoned with.

 

I give you the Bourne.

Merriam-Webster definition is Boundary, Limit and Goal, Destination...little confusing there. Synonyms is where the application becomes clear. Dream, Design, Intent, Intention...Purpose.

The Bourne will be an Arcanter style class that will delve deeply into their Realmic ties, learning how to better utilize those ties. Each will have their own Novice, Apprentice, Adept and Magus level spells. The benefits will expand further than previous listed, expecially expanding upon the Weapon and Reanding Strikes. Each Bourne will have Sur-Title, listed below:

  • Order: Patternbourne

  • Reflection: Glimmerbourne

  • Shadow: Shadowbourne

  • Arcane: Spellbourne

  • Presence: Truebourne

  • Adareth: Primebourne

At this point, this is purely concept. It was born(heh,heh) from the original character idea and information gained from the Veil(you know, there are a LOT of Veil terms that could be used on this board...A LOT. Just saying). I will be looking at how to make this a class and Realmic abilities that need to be gained, both the generic ones for all and the Realm specific ones. Any thoughts and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

Come, help make the new Space Warlocks, the Bourne!

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rapeters217
Dash
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Oct 13, 2019

OK...let's disect the Reaper:

 

Standard Reaper Abilities Realm Weapon

Rending Strike(Realm Blast)

Realm Specific Benefits

  • Order: +1 Mentality, Expertise:Awareness, +1 Skill Point

  • Reflection: +1 Judgement, +2 Levels of Intuition

  • Shadow: +1 Finesse, +1 Covert

  • Arcane: Elemental Connection, +1 Arcanting Virtue, Arcane Connection Manipulation

  • Presence: +1 in Virtue of Choice and Expertise: Virtuous, and Expertise: Prodigy

  • Adareth: +1 Vitality, Healing Boost(both incoming and outgoing) Note: ALL Realms provide three benefits with the exception of Shadow(Solution: Add +1 Auto Success in Covert)

 

Now expanding upon the Realm Abilities

Bourne Base Abilities Add Realm Focus. Realm Focus functions as basic Realm Influence in the Central Realm. Each ability of Realm Focus uses a single charge of Realm Focus points. Bourne have 5+level Foci Points per Long Rest Abilities of Realm Focus:

Manifest: Brings aspects of the Realm into the Central Realm. Each Realm Manifest is Different and Unique:

  • Order: Repair Structures

  • Reflection: Increase Light in an Area

  • Shadow: Darkens an Area

  • Arcane: Lessens Arcanting Difficulty

  • Presence: Reveals Hidden

  • Aradeth: Healing Pulse

Channel: Strengthens ties to Realm. Effectively Doubles one of the Benefits of the Realm Influence(This is really just a place holder. Concept is that by delving deeper into their connection they can strengthen their form, most likely via Virtue Enhancement. Suggestions?) Conduit: The ability to charge raw Realmic Energy into an offensive blast. As always, each Realm has a different energy:

  • Order:Telekinetic

  • Reflection: Photonic

  • Shadow: Umbral

  • Arcane: Elemental

  • Presence: Empathic

  • Aradeth: Ether(Not sure of this one. Any suggestions here?)

Like the Realm Weapon, the Blast is 1D6 and increases damage at levels 5/10/15/20

 

Following this will be the Realm Specific Specializations. These are definitely a work in progress and really need some collaboration.

  • Order will use some sort of Creation/Organization Spells

  • Reflection should focus upon Mimic Delusionist's Spells

  • Shadow should pull directly from Shade Caller

  • Arcane would pull the Elemental Spells

  • Presence would use Empathic-Style Spells

  • Aradeth would use Healing and Boost-Style Spells and abilities

 

These are thoughts and concepts at the moment. ALL of it is just off the top of my head and I would seriously like some others imput.

 

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Noble
Dash
The Prophets
Oct 14, 2019

I really like the idea of the Reapers transformed into a class. The idea of a Realm-born class really appeals to me, especially with magic in the Veil of the Void universe working the way it does. Giving other races the ability to connect to a realm that way is something I hope we dip into for future releases, especially where the magic of other realms are concerned.

 

Opening these realms use to non-Reaper races? That sounds great. The fact that this class could also just make a Reaper's inborn qualities even more awesome is a bonus--or give them a secondary Realm to pull from. You could have a Bourne-class Order Reaper with a Reflection spec, for example. Wild.

 

Of course, this assumes using the "Prime Universe" with the Reapers intact.

 

As for the ideas for Adareth Channel ability: Adareth is the Realm where Life lives, and Ether is the magic that comes from Endscape, the domain of Death. An Endscape Bourne (there are no Endscape Reapers in the Core Rulebook... but, as Trever is fond of saying, anything is possible here) would probably channel an Ether Blast. They might even be able to use the same spells as the Mechromancer, if you weren't keen on creating an entire new library of spells for all six specs.

 

My inclination is that an Adareth Reaper would channel Life's power, or the same power that a Naturalist channels: Natura. This appeals to me because the Natura spell tree is limited to the Naturalist class. Half of me likes that exclusivity, but having another class that could draw on that spell tree (because of an intense connection to Adareth) makes a ton of sense. There are even a few spells that give the healing effects you're looking for (including a Magus-level "Phoenix Down" type spell). Having a parallel Naturalist class that is equally connected to Adareth sounds fun to play with.

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