tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963301430435684577.post6127268407485009341..comments2023-06-17T02:28:24.456-07:00Comments on A Hero Twice A Month: Arcane Power: Is the Bardic Ritualist feat too good?Medrauthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12625405387492836763noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963301430435684577.post-37977369172848870532009-05-27T21:16:52.204-07:002009-05-27T21:16:52.204-07:00In a word: yes.
Or perhaps I should say that the ...In a word: yes.<br /><br />Or perhaps I should say that the feat is only slightly too good, and that everyone else who uses rituals got the shaft.Scaflochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402492810399682040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963301430435684577.post-88318240141026017382009-04-29T00:23:00.000-07:002009-04-29T00:23:00.000-07:00It's strong, but it also closes off other paths.
...It's strong, but it also closes off other paths.<br /><br />You can only take multiclass feats from one other class, so if you take this, you're limited to bard multiclass feats.<br /><br />The one exception to this is the bard class itself, which already has those features.<br /><br />Ritual Caster is a little weak in comparison, though. I houseruled it in my game to provide the daily component-free ritual. (This also provides that benefit to clerics and wizards automatically, since they start with Ritual Caster.)<br /><br />Also, I never considered that the feat would automatically grant a ritual book. I figured that was only for starting bards, and have been playing the feat that way -- anyone who takes it gets the ability, but still needs to acquire the rituals, just like with Ritual Caster.<br /><br />It makes some sense to include a ritual book and a ritual or two as part of the feat -- but I'd add the same to Ritual Caster, in that case.Scotthttp://abutterflydreaming.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963301430435684577.post-64413019013628868352009-04-26T15:02:00.000-07:002009-04-26T15:02:00.000-07:00I think that's one of the weird part of the multic...I think that's one of the weird part of the multiclass feats. Any of them are better than Skill Training as long as you qualify for the requirements, and give an extra bump too. There are probably other multiclass feats that also take the place of an additional feat.Dave The Gamehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568427491720287020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963301430435684577.post-52839496042520220842009-04-25T16:46:00.000-07:002009-04-25T16:46:00.000-07:00It's an attempt by Wizard's to patch up rituals, I...It's an attempt by Wizard's to patch up rituals, I feel. They should have given bardic-style ritual casting to everybody – cheap, strong, and can be cast component-free a certain amount of times. But they didn't.<br /><br />It's an incredibly strong feat. It doesn't break the game, sure, but it never could. It is unbalanced though.Dennis N. Santanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08558596510732768293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3963301430435684577.post-7293422606930569632009-04-25T13:58:00.000-07:002009-04-25T13:58:00.000-07:00Wow. I can't believe I didn't notice that feat bef...Wow. I can't believe I didn't notice that feat before. Definitely a bent feat, though not quite broken, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com