[4E D&D] Dragoons
I love Kain (Cain) from Final Fantasy IV and I’m betting I’d love Cain from FFIV: The After. His concept would make a great addition to a 4E game. I’m thinking he’d be a striker, jumping in for massive damage. I’d probably want to bring in some of the dragoon features from FFXI, which mainly revolve around the concept of a wyvern pet, but 4E is currently silent on companions in the game.
So, the essential function of the dragoon is to deliver spear attacks via leaping into the air and plunging the spear into the enemy on the way down. I think this meshes well with the desire to have lots of map movement in 4E, instead of the stay in place and fight combat that used to happen in 3E a lot.
My concept for the character is a heavy armor striker. With a spear or longspear, the dragoon would be able to teleport into the air and drop down on an enemy, using the falling distance to add to her damage. To keep it balanced, I think you’d need these caveats:
- The dragoon must move at least two squares first.
- The target must be still within the dragoon’s movement range plus the reach of the weapon (as if the dragoon had charged the target).
- There must be a valid square somewhere around the target for the dragoon to land in when the attack is over. If that square is difficult terrain, the dragoon should either have to make a check or fall prone.
- Leaping from the second square grants combat advantage to the dragoon’s enemies.
Given those caveats, the player could add the squares it would take to get to the target from the second square plus one. This is the amount of extra dice added to the attack if it is successful. The ability would require a recharge like some monster abilities.
I know it’s complicated. What do you all think?
