Timeline for What is wrong with the Truenamer?
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| Nov 17, 2022 at 9:31 | comment | added | Sandra | Agree 100%. Except that I think it's fine that low-magic trinkets are easier than nonmagical things. In the world of true names, things being themselves have power. 🤷🏻♀️ | |
| Sep 17, 2019 at 3:27 | comment | added | John Montgomery | @Pro756 If you're still interested in writing that answer, I'd especially like to know which prestige classes you're referring to, because as far as I know there are no prestige classes that advance Truenaming at all. Were you perhaps using a house rule that spellcaster prestige classes also work for the Truenamer? | |
| Mar 3, 2016 at 11:43 | comment | added | Ilmari Karonen | @Pro756: You might want to turn your comments here into a proper answer. (Yes, it's perfectly fine to answer your own question.) Answers based on actual gameplay experience are (nearly) always a good thing. | |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 16:29 | comment | added | Pro756 | Each utterance was use able about 3/day before it became highly un-reliable, I found myself with a 16 Int. (+3), Skill Focus True Speak (+3) and 4 ranks +10 to the check was able to aid my allies and de-buff my enemies unless they were several challenge ratings above us then I was still able to buff my party. | |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 16:26 | comment | added | Pro756 | I have had the chance to play one and it worked out realitivly well but you are right on all points it is not very easy to use true-naming effectively but it has a lot of prestige classes that can help it and the powers provided are very utilitarian and I did not find myself tripping over my true-naming DC's until above level 15. The other class features do allow for a very knowledgeable support character if you don't already have a bard or wizard. As for the power difference, At low levels I was able to keep up as every time I spoke we got a huge boon to combat, and could do that about 3/day. | |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 16:17 | vote | accept | Pro756 | ||
| Jun 23, 2014 at 14:21 | comment | added | Bobson | @Andy - Generally, I trust practice over theory, but after reading this and the full guide, I'd say that unless you're in a roleplay-heavy group, it's going to suck. | |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 13:38 | comment | added | Andy | I completely agree from an optimisation point of view. Have you by chance played one? I'd like to know if it's as bad in practice as it sounds in theorie... | |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 5:26 | history | edited | Brian Ballsun-Stanton | CC BY-SA 3.0 | added 298 characters in body |
| Jun 23, 2014 at 4:49 | history | answered | Brian Ballsun-Stanton | CC BY-SA 3.0 |