New Posts For Thread: Playing the theme/class you want from day 1http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29077541/Playing_the_themeclass_you_want_from_day_1The designers just don't get it. Why should I have to wait until I'm 6th level to play a Necromacer or an Axe Specialist? No thank you WoTC! If that's the way you're going to design 5e I will not buy a single book.Undead are so infused with negative energy, that they suck life from the world around them. A necro's skeletal guardian could have a death aura. Also, while the ranger companion mechanics could focus on offense, and working in tandem with the ranger,http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29077541/Playing_the_themeclass_you_want_from_day_1?post_id=519647219#519647219Undead are so infused with negative energy, that they suck life from the world around them. A necro's skeletal guardian could have a death aura. Also, while the ranger companion mechanics could focus on offense, and working in tandem with the ranger,Sun, 13 May 2012 13:47:30 -0500I think the ability to raise any fallen enemy in battle as a level equivalent zombie/ghoul/ghast/ghost minion would be all that was needed to differentiate them. You could make it an encounter power for balance, but since it dies with one hit, its nohttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29077541/Playing_the_themeclass_you_want_from_day_1?post_id=519626345#519626345I think the ability to raise any fallen enemy in battle as a level equivalent zombie/ghoul/ghast/ghost minion would be all that was needed to differentiate them. You could make it an encounter power for balance, but since it dies with one hit, its noSat, 12 May 2012 22:19:18 -0500Why would it be a failure if they both were designed to behave in exactly the same way? Exactly what mechanical difference are you looking for? The flavor of one is the result of building a ranger. The flavor of the other is the result of buildinghttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29077541/Playing_the_themeclass_you_want_from_day_1?post_id=519619119#519619119Why would it be a failure if they both were designed to behave in exactly the same way? Exactly what mechanical difference are you looking for? The flavor of one is the result of building a ranger. The flavor of the other is the result of buildingSat, 12 May 2012 16:21:50 -0500One would hope it was actually a different special ability instead of just a reflavor. If there is no mechanical difference between a Ranger's panther companion and a Necromancer's zombie minion then it is a failure imo. The example of having an undehttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29077541/Playing_the_themeclass_you_want_from_day_1?post_id=519615029#519615029One would hope it was actually a different special ability instead of just a reflavor. If there is no mechanical difference between a Ranger's panther companion and a Necromancer's zombie minion then it is a failure imo. The example of having an undeSat, 12 May 2012 14:32:46 -0500So instead of a reflavored spell, you opted to reflavor a special ability (animal companion).http://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29077541/Playing_the_themeclass_you_want_from_day_1?post_id=519614689#519614689So instead of a reflavored spell, you opted to reflavor a special ability (animal companion).Sat, 12 May 2012 14:24:31 -0500