The Stormlord, D&D 3.5 Base Class - PEACH isn't necessary but you can if you like

[Fredaintdead]

Are you starting with a flawed assumption that a non maneuver non cast non skillpoint HD12 full BAB class that revolves around hitting people with 2 lightning weapons is not a one-track build?


Well Thunderstrike probably fits skirmish best, as it's a spammed effect.

Bardic music without resorting to specific powergaming builds does not actually grant anything close to what you suggested, and giving it that will not raise it's tier capacity. Tier is designed to measure the number of tasks it doesn't fail at and Marshal does not fail at it's role, it just has a limited number of them.


I'm not saying marshal isn't lacking, it does need a few more tricks to raise its utility to T3.
I'm saying that adding several times the power to an existing ability does not balance a class, if it did then balancing the monk out of T5 would be as simple as giving it a +5 to attack and tripling it's damage.

The initial idea was to add more damage, simply because dual-wield dealt a loss less damage than the Two-handed weapon alternative. However, there are more features to Stormlord than just attack damage when you look at it.
This class can: Attack in melee, move rather quickly around the battlefield in a pinch (Wrath of Titanus), avert attacks from party members (Tempest's Challenge), AoE Stun and control the battlefield to an extent (Hand of Justice).

Inspiring Presence is there to give an out of combat benefit and an in-combat benefit at the same time, and as both me and Lix have said, it's there to help the rest of the party. So rather than continue this back-and-forth, what do you think would make this ability balanced? Just tell me.