New HLA's for Swashbucklers Options

[Sikret]

Swashbucklers will no longer have access to "Use Any Item" HLA. Instead, I decided to add other HLA's for them. So far, four HLA's are added:

They already had access to one warrior HLA; so, I decided to add three more (though the total numbers of these new HLA's they can pick are fewer than the numbers a warrior can pick):

- Hardiness
- Critical Strike
- Resist Magic

I also added one new HLA:

- Acrobatic Combat

Description:

By using this ability, a high level swashbuckler can improve his agility and fighting expertise (in both defense and attack) to an extraordinary level. Acrobatic Combat grants +6 bonus to AC and +3 bonus to THAC0 for 5 rounds.

Suggestions for more new HLA's are welcome.*

Thanks.

* Ideas for new HLA's should be original (not copied or taken from other mods).

This post has been edited by Sikret: Oct 21 2008, 10:06 AM

Reason for edit: Fixing typos

[LZJ]

Improved Physique (Swashbuckler HLA, can be selected only once)

The Swashbuckler gains the following permanently:

+2 to hit points per level
Immunity to Backstab
+2 to saves vs. Poison and Breath Weapon
an extra 1/2 attack per round

@geh4th:

I like your idea and I agree with your reasoning. However, I'm not sure if the extra 1/2 attack per round would lead to coding problems as the others have mentioned above.


Here's another HLA suggestion: (based on the idea that perhaps swashbucklers are more graceful than normal thieves)

Greater Evasion (can be picked once only)
(1) -8 to AC (BUT instead of the base AC being modified, the -8 goes to the specific AC modifiers instead, thus allowing the effective AC to go below -26... I think)
(2) +5 to all saves
(3) +20% physical resistances (since swashbucklers don't have UAI, I don't think it would lead to 100% or more physical resistances without the barbarian potion)
(4) Lasts 5 rounds
(5) At end of 5 rounds, swashbuckler gets fatigued just like clerics do after casting Greater Restoration, due to the strain on the body from this supreme evasive maneuver.