Post#14 » Thu Jun 28, 2018 5:39 pm
Theme is a poor argument since neither the witch elf or witch hunter are particularly rogue-like in lore, they aren't so much in their toolkit in game either. As for jamming the lock in the way you state, such rudimentary things would fit a slayer or choppa which have no time to think of elaborate solutions. However putting a trap on the door is something a witch hunter via lore might do that other mdps wouldn't. (not witch elves, but they are so far away from lore in game its hardly funny). I'll come back to that.
Jamming the lock is too easy to lead to bad behaviors on the negative side of it. This is for not that great positive of maybe cutting a pug warband in half (most organized warbands countdown to go in and out of doors/tunnels.). Even if WHs/WEs obtained this ability (or any variation, even the one I post below) and it could be used to lock posterns for durations, I'm not sure they would still be welcomed into warbands. The class just isn't designed for AoE damage, nor does it have the style of damage that is useful in meta 12man roam.
Since the effect itself can be played around with, I suggest "Trap Door". For the next X seconds, any enemies that use this postern will take Y% increased damage from all sources for Zs. If possible, have the ability have a delayed application time. With the delayed time, the enemy warband would not know about it until after they had already full committed to the breach. (or at the very least slow them down as they wait for their one tank they sent in to scout to have the debuff or not).