4e Custom Classes: The Umbramancer
The 4e Custom Classes website is host to another interesting user-designed creation – the Umbramancer. While it’s influenced heavily by the Warlock, with a little Assassin flavour, author Maeglin has made it his own. He describes the shadowy death-dealer thusly:
Shadows and darkness – both are your tools, the incantations you have learned grant you all the powers of the Umbral Realm, all shadows are at your beck and call. Through years of study the realm of the dark has opened your eyes to the eternal bleak eternities and the reflection of all. Each time you cast a spell, you know that shadows are encouraging your words and that they wish to do your will. Your soul is forever held by the Arch Shades, whether the good or the malign.
And here’s an example of one of the powers:
Minor Action Area burst 2 within 10 squares
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what a terrible class…it’s so poorly thrown together…
Problems
-For a striker, it deals some incredibly pathetic damage. No striker worth their salt is going to play this.
-Powers are all kinds of messed up. You have magic spells that…deal weapon damage?? wtf. Not only that, but some of the spells target AC, yet their implement attacks. Also, what’s with the incredibly few Int vs whatever powers when the vast majority of them are Charisma? Just keep it all charisma.
The features are weak as hell and you have no real damage mechanic like Sneak Attack or Warlock’s Curse. It’s not even properly baked into the powers. Just kinda threw them a bunch of dice for powers that have weak effects.
Overall: This feels like an incredibly poor and incredibly rushed class that I won’t touch with a 30 foot pole. The good thing you did though was naming the powers pretty well.
CrimsonAssassin said this on March 26th, 2011 at 7:46 am
There is another vast majority of problems with this “class” though they should be blatantly obvious as it would take quite some time for me to point them all out.
CrimsonAssassin said this on March 26th, 2011 at 7:50 am
Haha, wow, I guess Crimson didn’t take the Forums Tact feat :P
Lorethian said this on March 28th, 2011 at 4:44 pm
I apologize for the harshness, but really this class makes me drop to my knees and go, “WHHYYYYYYY?!” There’s so much stuff that can be fixed and improved upon UNLESS I am viewing an old file that wasn’t remodeled.
If anything, I’m actually creating a shadow class of my own (ironically it’s the same name as this one, cept it’s called Shadowmancer)
I can’t seem to upload it on your site either. Unsure as to why o.O
I retrained Forums Tact for the Big Jerk feat :P
CrimsonAssassin said this on March 29th, 2011 at 10:02 am
Okay, after fiddling around with it, I was able to upload it onto your site, though I can’t delete it
Now I’m the stupid one ; ^ ;
I need to take it down somehow so I can actually finish it. Only wanted to see if I can even get it on there.
CrimsonAssassin said this on March 29th, 2011 at 10:07 am
@CrimsonAssassin: I’ve taken the class down. Just submit the new one when you’re ready. :)
Logan said this on March 29th, 2011 at 3:11 pm
Thanks! I plan to be bustin’ my butt over it for quite sometime after putting it off for so long. Quitting WoW has increased my productivity, lol!
CrimsonAssassin said this on March 30th, 2011 at 11:56 am
oh, quick question. Have you thought about making a Paragon Path/Epic Destiny creator???
CrimsonAssassin said this on March 30th, 2011 at 12:11 pm