Shadow hunter (4e Class)
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Shadow Hunter[edit]
| “ | Consume the light and feed the darkness with my blood! | ” |
Class Traits[edit]
| Role: | Healer/Off Defender/Controller/Tank. |
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| Power Source: | Shadows and Demonic Flame. |
| Key Abilities: | strength, constitution, dexterity, and wisdom |
| Armor Proficiencies: | Choose one: Medium or light |
| Weapon Proficiencies: | Simple and exotic melee and ranged |
| Implement(s): | Darkflame, forearm blades, chain knives, daggers, and short swords |
| Bonus to Defense: | +2 reflex and +2 fortitude |
| Hit Points at 1st Level: | 18 + Constitution score |
| Hit Points per Level Gained: | 8 |
| Healing Surges per Day: | 10 + Constitution modifier |
| Trained Skills: | Arcana,Religion,and Intimidate. From the class skills list below, choose 4 more trained skills at 1st level. Class Skills: {{{skills}}} |
| Build Options: | Fuel hunter, Reaper hunter, Embodiment hunter
Fuel Hunter: Uses their power to heal others and self while causing area of effect damage and defending the wounded. Reaper Hunter: Uses their power to kill opponents and defend the team and themselves; powerful but controlled. Embodiment Hunter: Gains more power from their god and uses their power to fuel their fight and any hunter's darkflame |
| Class Features: | Final act, Rebirth, and Darkflame creature
Final Act-While being struck down to become dying you can activate an attack that automatically hits the enemy and deals 5 additional points of damage. Then you explode in darkflame, killing you immediately and covering a burst 2 in darkflame that lasts 30 turns or until you successfully activate Rebirth. Any creature touched by flame takes 10 ongoing fire damage for 3 turns. Rebirth-If you are killed and Final Act was used then you can be reborn from your god if you succeed on a DC 30 Will+Religion check. If reborn you are born into the same square and are surrounded by flame, at 0 hp but recovering and gain immunity to fire for 3 turns. Darkflame creature-Summon a darkflame creature once a week in the night (7pm-4am) they last for 5 turns, add one turn per kill, they are medium creatures, but are not powerful or humanoid in shape. Animals are the most common form. |
This kind of build is one based on power surges and fending off the enemy for combat advantage.You intent should be long battle looking for key strikes on your enemy.
Creating a Shadow Hunter[edit]
A Shadow Hunter a very effective upfront fighter makes a great tank and off defender if its speed is kept up. They will hit and dodge a lot of attacks but are very capable of blocking attacks and taking the hits of them. They make for great controllers and healers as well as long as you stick to being behind the lines and not being so tanked up. They are powerful and strong but they only need one bad move to blow they whole thing up.
Reaper Hunter[edit]
Make Sure you keep in mind you are upfront most of the time and want to use powerful weapons and always gain combat advantage.
- Suggested Feat: Multi Armor (Human Feat:Close Combat)
- Suggested Skills: Athletics, Acrobatics, Perception, and Insight
- Suggested At-Will Powers: Form Weapon and Reap
- Suggested Encounter Power: Darkflames
- Suggested Daily Power: Darkflame Awakening
Fuel Hunter[edit]
Aim to heal, not to fight. Make sure you can protect yourself though.
- Suggested Feat: Surgeon (Human Feat:Battle Medicine)
- Suggested Skills: Heal, Endurance, Stealth, and Nature
- Suggested At-Will Powers: Evilflame, Burnout
- Suggested Encounter Power: Darkflame Wall
- Suggested Daily Power: Darkflame Circle
Embodiment Hunter[edit]
You are pleasing a god by being a puppet. You need skills that tap on this good relationship and for the god's battlefield.
- Suggested Feat: Warlord (Human Feat:Mindful field)
- Suggested Skills: Diplomacy, Bluff, Perception, and Stealth
- Suggested At-Will Powers: Intimidating Strike, Darkflame Balls
- Suggested Encounter Power: Flame Bane
- Suggested Daily Power: Call God
Shadow Hunter Class Features[edit]
All Shadow Hunters share the Final Act, Rebirth, and Darkflame Creature class features.
Shadow Hunter[edit]
They are to be used like any other character or npc
Shadow Hunter Powers[edit]
Full power list here.
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| Author | Ethan Passiment/God Arco/Death King + |
| Identifier | 4e Class + |
| Rating | Undiscussed + |
| Summary | Deep in the night you see them: they burn off all light and consume all power to make it their own. Their gods are fierce and them fiercer; all is lost when they attack their enemies. + |
| Title | Shadow hunter + |
| Type | {{{type}}} + |
