Psychie
I want to alter my artifacts rating. Drop my hand and eye to 2 and give them minor ability. Maybe he can detach his eye and spend a few motes to have it float around and spy on people. Or fire his fake hand out like a rocket punch
Dropping the artifacts by one dot while lowering the power level is ok, but if you want a ranged attack or to be able to remove your eye as a scouting tool would be adding an Evocation to what you have already.
The I’ll drop those ideas since they’re a level two artifacts maybe they can bolster a charm? He’s got crypt bolt maybe it can add decisive damage?
Do you have access to 2nd edition's Oadenol's Codex? There was an artifact (I believe in that book) that modified Dragon Blooded animas and the attacks they produced. It also hinted at Abyssal-themed ones called Entropic Lenses to modify crypt bolt attack, could possibly get some ideas for there?
I do, but I’m not at home right now to look. Let me check it out later tonight.
2 dot artifacts are generally not combat boosters. That's usually the purview of 3 dots and above, and generally through Evocations. Adding flat decisive damage is also quite a strong effect in 3e. The only gate on how often you can launch decisive attacks is how often you can build enough initiative to do damage. Flat damage not tied to initiative starts to allow you to bypass the initiative system entirely and spam decisive attacks, like Sorcerers/Necromancers, who are theoretically gated by having to accumulate sorcerous motes, but in practice can cast their control spell almost every turn. We'll see how annoyed Psychie gets with Sherwood and I hitting all the enemies she pits us against with decisive damage every turn.
Well what minor effect would you recommend for a two dot replacement hand and eye?2 dot artifacts are generally not combat boosters. That's usually the purview of 3 dots and above, and generally through Evocations. Adding flat decisive damage is also quite a strong effect in 3e. The only gate on how often you can launch decisive attacks is how often you can build enough initiative to do damage. Flat damage not tied to initiative starts to allow you to bypass the initiative system entirely and spam decisive attacks, like Sorcerers/Necromancers, who are theoretically gated by having to accumulate sorcerous motes, but in practice can cast their control spell almost every turn. We'll see how annoyed Psychie gets with Sherwood and I hitting all the enemies she pits us against with decisive damage every turn.
You can look at the 2 dot artifacts described in the books for inspiration, but they're usually minor situational magics. A jar that prevents anything inside it from spoiling. A staff that makes firewood each night. A brush that takes dictation for you and never runs out of ink.
I’ll think on it and let you know.
Psychie
can I change the dots I spent on cult and switch them to familiars?
A flesh eating blood drinking steed of death and war
Throw it at me
