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<blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 2456428" data-attributes="member: 10397"><p>If it worked the same as regular specialization, where you have to give up schools, I would really really dislike this. I want to be able to play a general mage who can pick from all the schools.</p><p></p><p></p><p>If you still got full school access, it would be a little better, although D&D already tends to be a little specialization-obssesed. Spellcasting prestige classes, for instance, generally tend to involve basically specializing in or focusing on a narrow type of spells or whatever.</p><p></p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p></p><p>With the standard Wizard spell list, no one wizard is going to at all have the answer to every situation that arises, especially as far as combat, and especially with regard to defense. </p><p></p><p>Now generalist wizards tend to be able to deal with a lot of different non combat situations, especially those related to movement and travel. </p><p></p><p>But if you need damage healed, or a physical status condition like disease or poison removed, or if you need say a good defense against death magic, or a good blanket defense against magic in general, or to move underwater normally, or to have immunity to a specific spell, or an attack that will affect evil creatures but not good creatures, or to detect the presence of a particular alignment, or heck if you need to see a little ways into the future or get the answer to a question, a Wizard isnt going to be any help. But of course a Cleric will be.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Merlion, post: 2456428, member: 10397"] If it worked the same as regular specialization, where you have to give up schools, I would really really dislike this. I want to be able to play a general mage who can pick from all the schools. If you still got full school access, it would be a little better, although D&D already tends to be a little specialization-obssesed. Spellcasting prestige classes, for instance, generally tend to involve basically specializing in or focusing on a narrow type of spells or whatever. With the standard Wizard spell list, no one wizard is going to at all have the answer to every situation that arises, especially as far as combat, and especially with regard to defense. Now generalist wizards tend to be able to deal with a lot of different non combat situations, especially those related to movement and travel. But if you need damage healed, or a physical status condition like disease or poison removed, or if you need say a good defense against death magic, or a good blanket defense against magic in general, or to move underwater normally, or to have immunity to a specific spell, or an attack that will affect evil creatures but not good creatures, or to detect the presence of a particular alignment, or heck if you need to see a little ways into the future or get the answer to a question, a Wizard isnt going to be any help. But of course a Cleric will be. [/QUOTE]
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