
If you compare all the abilities as a whole for both classes I think they are comparable, but it may need more tweaking with respect to power. Also Arcane Weapon Fighting currently doesn't allow you to use heavy armor or shields to prevent multi-class abuse. You may notice that the crimson rite's drawback is not much of a drawback if you are already damaged a bit under your maximum health.
#Arcane lock 5e update#
Yes you can change it per attack, I will update the text to explain that it uses the damage type you last used unless you specify otherwise.Īs for a comparison with the Crimson Rite, its true the damage die were inspired from that, but it isn't designed to be an exact comparison. Yes it applies to ranged attacks as well.


Regardless of their focus, arcane slayers are heroes who channel magical energies into their attacks. Next he unleashes a wave of arcane energy from his sword into the oncoming enemies.Ī half-elf female calmly gestures with her hand and a swirling magical energy circles around her foe from a distance, with the lock in place, she accurately dispatches the fire memphit with one of her ice arrows. The tall human charges into the middle of a orc horde with his flaming sword ablaze and strikes a foe down. New Playable Player Class for D&D 5th Edition, the Arcane Slayer
