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3 years ago ::
Sep 16, 2010 - 10:29PM
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The first 4e character I ever played was thematically a witch. She was a half-elf fey pact warlock MC'd into wizard. My DM and I even made a custom magic item: Baba Yaga's Broom, which my character stole in an encounter with the Crone. Of course, this was way before Arcane Power, the expanded familiar feats were introduced.
Basically, it's passive property would be to erase all tracks within a certain radius of you, making it very difficult for enemies to track us. It also allowed limited flight (the usual "end your flight movement on a horizontal surface" etc). At a higher level, the flight became a daily power that allowed flight for an encounter.
If you really want to embrace the lore, instead of making a broom your floating "weapon" familiar (which btw is a brilliant idea), use a cauldron. Riding a flying cauldron would be so much more economical (all that trunk space!!!).
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3 years ago ::
Sep 17, 2010 - 10:49AM
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Date Joined:
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@impartialcredit your Evolution of the Witch page is quite good i have taken alot from it and am seeing what i can use
My Partner just gave me a copy of PHB3 for our anniversary and with a quick call to my Dm's wife-my sister we can now use hybrid chars so im trying to learn to make a hybrid warlock/bard with Dilettante sorc power for an at will blast
If I have one regret on the build it is that I could not find space for Vistani Seer, which would have granted a free scrying or divination ritual once per day, but overall I'm pretty satisfied with how Calliope worked out and I'm glad you found some value in her write-up. Warlock/Bard with a splash of Sorcerer is an excellent base for a Witch, and half-elves make such combinations more easily viable, but if you find that that combination isn't doing what you want, it has been brought to my attention that an Invoker is actually a pretty good mechanical fit, as well. In any case, don't be afraid to reflavor a given power, feat, feature, item, or even power source -- if your explanation better fits your theme and still makes sense with the mechanics, go for it. That, as much as anything, is the lesson of Calliope's build. I hope that helps.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 17, 2010 - 6:02PM
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ok here is what i came up with so far for an Arcane witch:
Class:Witch(warlock/bard Hybrid)
race: half elf
10str,15con,8dex(she's a clutz to the point of being moe but its cute)16int,11wis,18cha
Role strong controler via debuffes and charms theme with some leader and striker abillitys
Power Source : arcane
Key abilitys: Cha,Int
Armor prof: cloth and leather
Weapon proff: simple melee,simple ranged
Implements:wands and brooms aka rods(the witch is a broom specialtist)
bonus to defence: +2 to will (she messes with ppls minds so she doesnt want it done to her)
HP at first Lvl 12+con score (for mine 27HP)
HP per lvl:5
Healing surges per day 6+con mod(so 8 for me)
Class skills:Arcana,Diplomancy,Religion,Bluff
Class features:Hybrid Eldritch pact(fey) Hybrid warlocks curse,Hybrid Majestic word,Skill Versatility
AT-wills: Vicious Mockery(PHB2 Bard), Eyebite(PHB warlock)
Encoutner:Blazing starfall-Dilenttante,Witchfire
Daily:stirring shout
Feat: Hybrid Talent-warlock pact boon(fey)
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3 years ago ::
Sep 17, 2010 - 6:06PM
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Looking good 
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3 years ago ::
Sep 17, 2010 - 6:17PM
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The idea is to act as a debuffer and puppet master later on, and tip the balance into the partys favor via leadership. Damage takes a back seat to this so ill never trully be a striker and I dont buff as well as a true leader but every last one for my moves finds a way to screw over my target or hahaha later on take control of them and make them my servent and make them do the fighting for me
most of my attacks target will those that dont are vs reflex and ill have at lest one at all times thats vs con for mobs that are to stubborn to die or do what i want!
After all the strong in body are offen such weakminded fools such ppl are offen easly manipulated by magic in the first place!
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3 years ago ::
Sep 18, 2010 - 12:39AM
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The idea is to act as a debuffer and puppet master later on, and tip the balance into the partys favor via leadership. Damage takes a back seat to this so ill never trully be a striker and I dont buff as well as a true leader but every last one for my moves finds a way to screw over my target or hahaha later on take control of them and make them my servent and make them do the fighting for me
most of my attacks target will those that dont are vs reflex and ill have at lest one at all times thats vs con for mobs that are to stubborn to die or do what i want!
After all the strong in body are offen such weakminded fools such ppl are offen easly manipulated by magic in the first place!
Sounds like a Witch to me.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 23, 2010 - 2:12PM
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Well, the broom part is probably not going to happen. D&D doesn't make it easy to stay airborne for entire battles. .
My favorite way to make a broom battle worthy or not... is get the DM to go for a reflavored hypogryph or similar (War Wing Drake) its really just a type of mount after all and as a potentially purchaseable item. A friendly DM could give it to a level 1 character even.(kind of like harry potter getting his as a gift when he was way younger than you would expect to have one).
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3 years ago ::
Sep 23, 2010 - 2:14PM
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Date Joined:
Jan 15, 2009
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I have some cool witches built as malediction invokers..with that blood magic and how some of the magic hurts the invoker it makes them feel like they are suffering the consequences of there magic (aka thrice fold returns).
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3 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2010 - 10:27AM
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Mar 29, 2010
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Yeah, for your Debuffer concept I think you've nailed it.
You might consider MCing to Druid so you can Wild Shape (that's nice and witchy, isn't it?) and get some power swaps... just think about Baleful Polymorph. "She turned me into a newt! ... I got better." This also gives you staves, which might make a more satisfying broom substitute.
...and that's the news from Lake 4th Edition, where the Gnomes are strong, the Half-Orcs are good-looking, and all the PCs are above average.
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3 years ago ::
Sep 25, 2010 - 10:32AM
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Date Joined:
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Yeah, for your Debuffer concept I think you've nailed it.
You might consider MCing to Druid so you can Wild Shape (that's nice and witchy, isn't it?) and get some power swaps... just think about Baleful Polymorph. "She turned me into a newt! ... I got better." This also gives you staves, which might make a more satisfying broom substitute.
I am hoping the new Druid Leader will also lend more to the Witch Archetype.
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