Children of the Hellrock, Part 2: Feats

I introduced my variation on the duergar, the Hellrock clan, a little bit ago. They’re basically duergar sans the quills who have become obsessed with their infernal heritage. What follows are some feats at each tier of play to enhance the play of “gray dwarves” (don’t call them that to their face)!).

My version of the duergar lacks the innate toughness of the dwarf. They get a “faux” toughness in the form of temp hps. This borrowed vitality to me felt more “infernal” and gives the children of the Hellrock their own variation on dwarven sturdiness.

As always, comments welcome and encouraged.

Heroic Tier Feats

Asmodeus’ Gift

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, cleric class

You can replace the radiant keyword or damage type on any prayer encounter or daily power to fire or necrotic.

Accursed Challenge

Prerequisites:Hellrock Duergar, Combat Challenge class ability

When you hit a creature as a result of your combat challenge, you can expend a healing surge to cause the target to be dazed until the end of your turn.

Infernal Payback

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, fighter class

When using Devil’s Due against an opponent that hit you the turn previous, re-roll any 1s on the dice rolled.

Nourishing Shadows

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, Wizard class

When you hit with an arcane encounter power with the necrotic keyword, you can use your Child of the Hellrock racial ability.

Shadowmote Curse

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, Warlock’s Curse ability

Once per turn when your pact boon triggers you can deal necrotic damage equal to your constitution modifer to another creature under your warlock’s curse.

Duergar Reaper

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar

You gain proficiency and a +2 feat bonus to damage rolls with the scythe and hammers.

Born of Demons

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, 16 Constitution

You gain resist 5 to any damage types that would give you temporary hit points from your Child of the Hellrock ability. This resistance increases to 10 at 11th level, and 15 at 21st level.

Unearthed Lineage

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar

You gain a +2 bonus to all Religion rolls and an additional healing surge.

Enigma of the Devil’s Tongue

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, Unearthed Lineage

The first successful bluff check you make during a skill challenge counts as two successes.

Enigma of the Hellrock

Prerequisites:Hellrock Duergar, Unearthed Lineage

The first successful arcana check you make during a skill challenge counts as two successes.

Paragon Tier Feats

Enigma of the Black Fire.

Prerequisites: duergar, Unearthed Lineage, 11th level

When you use Devil’s Due, select on enemy within three squares of you. Until the end of your next turn, you and the target gain vulnerable 5 fire and necrotic.

Enigma of Everburning Vigor

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, Unearthed Lineage, 11th level

When you use your child of the hellrock ability, you can add your constitution modifier to the temporary hit points gained.

Blessed of Asmodeus

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, 11th level

Choose one damage type from among acid, cold, lightning, psychic, or poison. Whenever you take damage of this type, you can trigger your Child of the Hellrock ability. This feat can be chosen multiple times. Each time it is chosen, pick a new damage type.

Devil’s Step

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, Shadow Walk class ability, 11th level

While you have concealment from the Shadow Walk ability, enemies that start their turn next to you take your Constitution modifier fire and necrotic damage.

Epic Tier Feats

Enigma of Purest Flames

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, 21st level

You can score critical hits when using a pwer with the fire keyword on a roll of 18-20.

Enigma of Deepshadow

Prerequisites: Hellrock Duergar, 21st level

You can score critical hits when using a power with the necrotic keyword on a roll of 18-20.

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