NWN EE: Updates to Project FUBAR (Warlock Overhaul, Bugfixes)

BACKGROUND

I really loved the Warlock implementation in Pstemarie's Project FUBAR, because it feels very close to how classes are implemented in "vanilla" NWN without too much casting from the radial menu.

While playing the class, I had a few things that I really wanted to see changed, so I made some updates and a few fixes. The changes feel very good to play, but your mileage may vary. The download below includes 2 versions - please only download one of these - they do not play well together, since they modify the same files:

• A legacy 1.0 version that sticks to improvements of the original Pstemarie implementation of Warlock, where you get to pick between 4 essences for your blasts as early as level 1 (Eldritch / Hellrime / Brimstone / Vitriolic), but they each require their own spear / chain / cone feats.
• An updated version that opens up all 10 essences to use with all blast shapes, by toggling between the essences. Hellfire Warlock prestige class and various spell fixes are also included in this package.

You can download the readme.txt to see a complete list of all changes.

CHANGELIST

VERSION 2.5 - HELLFIRE WARLOCK ARRIVES

The Hellfire Warlock is now available to play as a Prestige Class, along with the new Hellfire Damage type. This prestige class is only available in the 2.5 version, and is not compatible with the 1.0 version of this hak - sorry!

Here is a summary of the implemented class:

Hellfire Warlock

(PRESTIGE CLASS)

The hellfire warlocks are a secretive group of specialist warlocks who have mastered hellfire, a dangerous energy found only in the Nine Hells. By tapping into this infernal power, these characters learn to infuse their eldritch blasts and magic items that they wield with the dark power of hellfire. This power, however, comes at a cost, as every hellfire blast you unleash drains your lifeforce, and brings you closer to death, closer to risking your soul to the devils that granted you this boon. 

 

- Hit Die: d6

- Proficiencies: A hellfire warlock does not gain any additional weapon or armor proficiencies.

- Skill Points: 2+ Int Modifier.

 

REQUIREMENTS:

 

Invocations known: Brimstone Blast or Hellrime Blast

Skills: 6 Ranks in Intimidate, 12 Ranks in Lore, 6 Ranks in Spellcraft

 

ABILITIES:

 

Invoking - The hellfire warlock's invoker level and eldritch blasts improve as if she has gained a level in the Warlock class. She does not, however, gain any other benefits a character of that class would have gained. In addition, at levels 1 and 3, the hellfire warlock learns an extra invocation at the highest grade available to them, based on their non-hellfire warlock levels.

 

Level

1: Hellfire Blast +2d6 - You may choose to change all your future Eldritch Blasts into Hellfire Blasts. A hellfire blast deals your normal eldritch blast damage, plus an extra 2d6 hellfire damage per level of Hellfire Warlock. Hellfire damage is not fire damage and cannot be resisted or reduced by fire damage immunity. There is a cost to this power - each Hellfire Blast you unleash will steal your lifeforce, permanently draining 1 Constitution from you until the next time you rest or until magically restored. These penalties have a 50% chance to be unaffected by resting in Hardcore Difficulty or higher. If the price of your lifeforce is not paid, due to immunity or if the Constitution drain would otherwise kill you, the bonus damage from hellfire blast will not be applied. You may activate and deactivate this ability at will, as an instant action. 

    

2: Hellfire Blast +4d6

    Hellfire Infusion 1/day - As an instant action, you may wreath the main-hand weapon of any touched creature with hellfire, applying 2d6 Hellfire damage to all attacks for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier. You may use this ability once per day. At level 3, you may use this ability twice per day.

    Resistance to Fire 10 - This resistance does not stack with any fire resistance gained from their warlock levels.

 

3: Hellfire Blast +6d6

    Hellfire Infusion 2/day

    Hellfire Shield - You surround yourself in a barrier of hellfire. Whenever an enemy successfully strikes you with a melee attack, the barrier automatically retaliates with a hellfire blast, dealing your Eldritch Blast damage and your bonus Hellfire Blast damage. A successful Reflex save halves the damage. Successfully retaliating against an attacker will drain 1 Constitution from you, and the attacker cannot be affected again by Hellfire Shield until the next round. If you are immune to ability drain or you cannot pay the cost, the retaliation effect of Hellfire Shield will not trigger. You may activate and deactivate this ability at will, as an instant action.

• Earthen Grasp now functions as creating a zone where a subterranean hand will grapple one creature of size Small or larger every round. The hand will usually "stick" to one target until it is out of range or dead, and deal 1d6 + Str modifier of bludgeoning damage to the creature every round, if the grapple succeeds. Immunity to Entangle or having a size of Tiny will cause the hand to ignore the target. If cast on the ground, the hand will attempt to grapple a random creature in the zone. If cast on a creature, the hand will attempt to grapple it as its first target.
• The Dead Walk and Servant of Darkness invocations have been fixed to properly account for Warlock (and Hellfire Warlock) levels.
• Leaps and Bounds has been buffed from granting +6 tumble to +4 DEX as per NWN2, to make it a viable pick.
• Dark One's Own Luck save bonus now increased to be +CHA modifier instead of +1, as per PnP rules.
• Maniacal Laughter has been fixed, and also buffed to allow racial type to be ignored for the DC calculation.
• Spell Resistance is now applied properly to the Charm invocation.
• Wall of Perilous Flame now properly does half Hellfire damage and half Fire damage, rather than half Magic and half Fire.

Please see the attached readme.txt file for the full list of changes in each version.

INSTALLATION

1. As expected, you will need to install all files from the latest version of Project FUBAR of course: Project FUBAR | The Neverwinter Vault
2. Then, please download the Warlock update of your choice - either the v1 or the v2, but not both. The 2das are completely different, so they are not compatible without your own custom edits. Then download the hotfix file for x0_i0_walkway.
3. Unpack it with 7-Zip or any other unpacker of your choice, and extract all files within to your override folder. When the dialog pops up asking if you want to override existing files, you can select "Yes to All." 
4. If playing a module with a custom OnPlayerEquipItem module script (for example, A Dance with Rogues), please open the text file download with the code snippet below, and copy the section that begins with "== START HERE ==" and ends with "-- WARLOCK MED/HEAVY ARMOR SNIPPET ENDS HERE --", and then paste it into the OnPlayerEquipItem script in the Toolset (Edit -> Module Properties -> Events -> OnPlayerEquipItem).

If you downloaded the override version, you don't need to install the hak packs as well. The hak pack (in 3 parts) are an alternative to the override folder installation.

Please let me know if there are any bugs you encounter with either my updates, or the Warlock class, and I can take a look. Thanks!