Talk:Grave Walker (5e Subclass)

The techniques in this subclass all have issues

I'm not even going to get started about the subclass itself, but these are the notes I've prepared on the techniques themselves:

• Execution's "Hit Streak"; this feature also just straightup lets you instantly kill something
• Impact makes reference to enemies that are blocked by "Twin Soul," when no such ability exists
• Strike From Above's "exceptional Str/Dex/Con rules" (unspecified)
• Wraith Swiftness making reference to the subclass apparently having access to a Wraith, and this move costs 1 "wraith fire" every turn it's used
• Detonate deals 8d6 unspecified damage to an unspecified target at 3rd level when something something fire?
• Wraith Stun says the Grave Walker has a "partnered wraith" and the move can "open an enemy up for execution"
• Dominate Beast makes no effort to describe how you dominate the beast, just that it obeys all commands
• Last Chance is just a mess
• Interrogate "delves into the enemy's mind"; what this does is not specified
• Critical Strikes can increase the Hit Streak, and for some reason are noted as also applying to Wraith Daggers
• Lethal Last Chance deals "lethal damage" when Last Chance succeeds
• Wraith Dagger automatically hits and staggers the target unless there is a physical wall in the way, or if there are "exceptional Str/Dex/Con rules"
• Brutalize implies the Grave Walker can sneak up on an enemy and instantly kill them but does not specify how this triggers
• Shadow Strike again making reference to the never-specified Wraith Fire resource
• Pin in Place uses round counting and makes reference to Wraith Arrow, which doesn't exist
• Wraith Streak can be activated only when the Hit Streak is "fully charged"
• Stealth Drain causes "guaranteed drain" on proc and instantly kills a victim within 3 failed saves
• Beast Hunter can "counter" attacking Beasts, even though these techniques can only be activated when you make an attack yourself
• Swift Finisher allows Execution to work against creatures suffering from Stunned or Prone as a bonus action, even though you can only activate a technique as part of making an attack
• Vault Stun lets the user make a "flurry attack" that is allegedly described under Wraith Stun
• Brace of Daggers deals extra damage to "fleeing enemies"
• Shoulder Charge can "damage shields" and does "impact" damage on a hit
• Lethal Shadow Strike lets what I presume is a teleportation attack "instantly kill enemies"
• Wraith Blast is reliant upon the user knowing one of two other specific techniques, otherwise it does absolutely nothing
• Combat Drain lets the Grave Walker "perform a drain as a normal attack, instead of forfeiting the next turn"
• Beast Master is relatively okay in comparison to the rest but still has unclear wording
• Blade Master does... something to the Hit Streak mechanic that I think is supposed to make moves that rely on it even more busted
• Reslience again making reference to the nonexistence Hit Streak mechanic
• Fire Arrow automatically deals "lethal damage" to anything Large or smaller, and Explosions caused by it are allegedly twice as large
• Wraith Finisher uses a cone that measures in meters instead of feet
• Brand causes any "drain"-type attack the Grave Walker makes to force a saving throw on the target or the target automatically becomes their slave
• Shadow Mount runs on Wraith Fire (again) and lets the Grave Walker freely use Beast Domination on Gargantuan beasts with no downside
• Double Critical Strikes gives you a a crit range of 15 to 20
• Flame of Vengeance gives you a damage bonus for keeping up your Hit Streak (which seems relatively okay), in addition to some unspecified +5 bonus that I didn't catch
• Double Charge lets you use two Hit Streak abilities at once when your Hit Streak is fully charged (and they are all already busted)
• Shadow Strike Chain "still consumes two Wraith Fire" but has absolutely no mention of what its actual effect is
• Quick Draw lets you fire twice with a bow in a single action... At 18th level?
• Wraith Burn is just an AOE Power Word Kill with extra fire damage icing and frightening effects on top
• Dispatch lets you instantly kill a minion, but nowhere does it say what a minion is or how you would get one
• Release lets you release a minion from your service, but again, nowhere does it say what a minion is or how you would get one

TL;DR: This page needs serious help, and more likely than not is going to need a complete redo. Endermage77 (talk) 23:21, 10 November 2021 (MST)