Custom Class: Swashbuckler

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Was hoping to get some feedback as to whether or not this class was balanced?

Character Type: Swashbuckler

Swashbuckler: Pirates can be in space as well!

Starting Ability: Choose 1

  1. Master of Melee: Melee weapons go up to D8
  2. It’s all in the Wrist: You can use your Dex stat for melee attacks instead.
  3. Weapon Block: You can add your Dex Stat to defense against melee attacks as long as you have a melee weapon in hand.

Starting Loot (Choose 1)

  1. Powered Pack: Customize any 1 Melee weapon with a plasma edge, this weapon gains +2 effort bonus. This power pack cannot be removed.
  2. Grapple Hook: Any test to cross over a chasm is made as Easy.
  3. Mag Boots: You can walk on any metal surface at any orientation.

Milestone Abilities (Choose 1)

  1. Every Stronger: Add 1 to any stat
  2. Brute Force: On an attack roll of modified 15+, do your maximum effort.
  3. Follow Through: If you kill a target with an attack, make another attack against any close foe.
  4. I’ve got this: Once per round, you can block an attack against a close ally.
  5. Thief: If undetected, roll Dex to steal 1 item from a non player character unnoticed.
  6. Psyche: When in one on one combat, roll opposed CHA to make your foe run away.

Mastery:

  1. Master of Melee: Melee weapons go up to Ultimate
  2. It’s all in the Wrist: Double your Dex Stat for melee attacks.
  3. Weapon Block: You can add your Dex stat to defense for all attacks as long as you have a melee weapon in hand.
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Usually, what we say around here is that “balance is a myth.” That’s because there are far too many variables in actual gaming to predict, like the buffet of enemies a character built under this class will face.

In any event, you won’t be able to tell just by looking at it. You need folks to actually play the class and stomp around in it for about 20 hours and then see how it’s reading at the table. Odds are, it’s going to be super fun, but you might end up tweaking a couple things.

That being said, it looks super fun! Nice work.

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