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11 months ago  ::  Aug 05, 2012 - 2:59PM #1
J3fwt
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Date Joined: Aug 5, 2012
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New Multiclass feats for Hexblades

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Pact Blade Initiate


[Multiclass Warlock]


    Prerequisite: Cha 13


    Benefit: Choose a warlock pact that has a Pact Weapon associated with it.


You gain the Pact Weapon warlock class feature. You gain the at-will attack


power associated with the pact weapon as an encounter power, and you can


pursue the warlock paragon path or hexblade paragon path based on that


pact. In addition, you gain proficiency with rods, wands, and pact blades as


implements. 



Elemental Reward


[Multiclass Warlock]


    Prerequisite: Con 13, Pact Blade Initiate feat, Blade of Chaos


    Benefit: You gain the Pact Reward class feature associated with the Elemental


Pact (Heroes of the Elemental Chaos, page 97) except you do not gain proficiency


with scale armor. 



Rewarded by the Fey


[Multiclass Warlock]


    Prerequisite: Dex 13, Pact Blade Initiate feat, Blade of Winter’s Mourning or


Blade of the White Well


    Benefit: You gain the Pact Reward class feature associated with the Fey Pact


(Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdom, page 225). 



Reward of the Stars


[Multiclass Warlock]


    Prerequisite: Int 13, Pact Blade Initiate feat, Starshadow Blade


    Benefit: You gain the Pact Reward class feature associated with the Star Pact


(Dragon 393, page 26).



Infernal Blade Reward


[Multiclass Warlock]


    Prerequisite: Con 13, Pact Blade Initiate feat, Blade of Annihilation


    Benefit: You gain the Pact Reward class feature associated with the Infernal Pact


(Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdom, page 230).



Reward in Shadows


[Multiclass Warlock]


    Prerequisite: Dex 13, Pact Blade Initiate feat, Scourge of Exquisite Agony


    Benefit: You gain the Pact Reward class feature associated with the Gloom Pact


(Heroes of Shadow, page 93). 



Novice Improvement


[Multiclass Encounter]


    Prerequisites: 4th level, Improved Pact Blade class feature,


any class specific multiclass feat


    Benefit: You can swap your Improved Pact Blade Class feature for one encounter


attack power of level 3 or lower from the class you multiclassed into.



Psionic Improvement


[Multiclass Encounter]


    Prerequisites: 4th level, Improved Pact Blade class feature, any class specific


multiclass feat that has The Psionic Augmentation class feature


    Benefit: You can swap your Improved Pact Blade class Feature for an augmentable


at-will attack power of level 3 or lower from the class you multiclassed into. You can


use that power once per encounter. You gain a number of power points based on


the level of the at-will attack power: level 1-10, 2power points; level 11-20,


4 power points; and level 21-30, 6 power points.




Paragon Multiclassing addendum for Hexblades

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Paragon Multiclassing


This section expands on the paragon multiclassing rules on page 209 of the
Player's Handbook and page 194 of the Player’s Handbook 3.
    Qualifying: To qualify for paragon multiclassing, you must have a multlclass
encounter, a multiclass utility, and a multiclass daily feat, regardless of those
feats' names. The three feats must be for the same class.
    Hexblade: If your second class is the hexblade and you choose paragon
multiclassing, the benefits you gain at 11th level are different from those noted
in the Player’s Handbook, whereas the benefits you gain at 12th level and 20th
level are the same. If you have the encounter attack power associated with your
pact weapon class feature, in place of the paragon path encounter power gained
at 11th level, you can choose to gain the Improved Pact Weapon class feature
(Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdom, page 209). If you retrain your pact weapon
class feature encounter attack power, you lose the Improved Weapon Class
Feature.



Hybrid Hexblade
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Hybrid Warlock (Hexblade)



 Even more elusive than their contemporary brethren,
hybrid hexblades choose a second path for diverse reasons. Some choose to
specialize often choosing to focus on martial training to put their arcane blades to
good use. Others seek out their roots, learning the true powers of arcane magic.
However, all too often because of wide mistrust, hexblades take up the skills
necessary to living in the shadows and concealing their true nature. More honorable
hexblades follow a divine path to redeem themselves of their dark pacts. As a hybrid
hexblade you have proficiency with implements and the only weapon you’ll ever need.
With these tools you can attack from both melee and Range. Hybrids give up some of
their damage potential and utility.


Hybrid Restriction


When building a hybrid character, you cannot combine a hybrid hexblade with any other
type of warlock.


Class Traits


Role: Striker
Power Source: Arcane
Key Abilities: Charisma, Constitution
Armor Proficiencies: Cloth, leather, hide, chainmail
Weapon Proficiencies: Simple melee, martial melee, simple ranged
Implement Proficiencies: Rods, wands
Bonus to Defense: +1 Fortitude or Will
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6
Hit Points per Level Gained: 2.5
Healing Surges per Day: 3
Class Skills: Arcana (Int), Bluff (Cha), History (Int), Insight (Wis), Intimidate (Cha),
Religion (Int), Stealth (Dex), Streetwise (Cha), Thievery (Dex)
Class Features: Hexblade Pact (hybrid), Pact Reward (hybrid), Lesser Planar Ally
Hybrid Talent Options: Hexblade Armor Proficiency, Hexblade Pact boon
 

Class Features


Hybrid hexblades have the following class features.
    Hexblade Pact (Hybrid): This class feature functions the same as the hexblade class
feature, except that you don’t gain the at will attack power or the Pact boon granted by it.
This means you meet prerequisites that require the pact you choose, and you can use the
benefits tailored for it in certain powers. 
    Pact Reward (Hybrid): You gain a bonus to the damage rolls of your warlock and warlock
paragon path attack powers. The bonus equals -2 + the ability modifier used in the pact reward
associated with your pact. Minimum bonus of 0. The bonus increases to your ability modifier at
5th level, 2 + your ability modifier at 15th level, and 4 + your ability modifier at 25th level. At 9th
level, you also gain this bonus to the damage rolls of the creature you summon with summon
warlock's ally. You are considered to have the class feature for the purpose of meeting
prerequisites.
    Lesser Planar Ally: At 4th level you gain the ability to call a Lesser planar ally. This Class feature
functions exactly as the Hexblade class feature (Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdom, page 210).

Hybrid Talent Options


If you take the Hybrid Talent feat, you can select one of the following options.


    Hexblade Armor Proficiency: You gain proficiency with cloth armor, leather armor, hide armor, and


chainmail. If you chose the Elemental Pact you also gain proficiency with scale armor.


    Hexblade Pact Boon: You gain the Pact Boon class feature associated with your Hexblade pact.





I haven't done any extensive playtesting of these options so feedback would be appreciated. I based everything off of existing WotC material and tried to take into account balance. Hexblades are one the most interesting classes in D&D and I was very disappointed to learn that there was no hybrid options for the subclass. Many subclasses were given hybrid and multiclass opions in Dragon #400. Now Hexblades can also hybrid into other roles.
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11 months ago  ::  Aug 05, 2012 - 8:53PM #2
Eisenritter
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Congratulations!  Your lucky players now have absolutely no reason to ever so much as look at the actual class ever again!
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