This is a very interesting article. It presents only a single feat - but it still manges to fill up 3 pages of content. This feat is called "Awaken God Fragment" and what it does is allows the Invoker to create an even deeper connection to their deity. This deeper connection is, mechanically, represented very much like a familiar for Arcane characters, but without all the rules for active/inactive and movement, because the God Fragment cannot leave your person.
Most of the Fragments grant a solid +2 to a skill or two, or some other interesting benefit, such as the ability to roll two saves of certain kinds of effects. This is about standard for the usual Heroic Tier feat. Then each Fragment gives the Invoker an extra benefit when they use an encounter or a daily power, things like granting a +2 to defenses or allowing friends to teleport a short distance. These effects are really where the concept can get interesting, in my opinion.
Only the core Deities are covered, but I hope soon to see both the Eberron and Realms pantheons covered. In the mean time, I think I'll start thinking up some of those on my own (which I'll post of course).
Overall, its a great article. Gives the Invokers a bit more flavor, and some mechanics to showcase their connection to their god, not that they where lacking that. I also like the way this article takes the game, because it shows that in the future we may end up getting more of these "sub mechanics" for the existing classes. I think this could give us some more mechanical depth to our characters, if we so choose, but doesn't require us to pick up one of those new fangled psionic classes.
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