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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9323041" data-attributes="member: 6877472"><p>Let me ask you this. Which of the following would you prefer:</p><p></p><p>A, a Wizard who takes whatever subclass gives him the best benefits, and then loads up on the very best spells in the game.</p><p></p><p>B, a Wizard who decides "I'm going to be a STORM WIZARD" and goes out of their way to find spells that either deal Lightning or Thunder damage, or otherwise fit their theme of someone who influences the weather and creates storms.</p><p></p><p>I, for one, would enjoy seeing B, and I would go out of my way to either reflavor existing spells or come up with new ones for them to acquire so they can pursue their goal. I also would see no reason to nerf them, especially since their theme really doesn't grant them any benefit- they are specializing because it's cool to do.</p><p></p><p>Similarly, if someone wants to play a Dragon Sorcerer, where they are encouraged to use the meager amounts of spells known to focus on one type of elemental damage, even if they do get to add their Charisma to the damage, I don't think that benefit is as large as the downside of being forced to either focus on a lackluster element (mostly anything that isn't fire) or focusing on a strong, but often resisted element.</p><p></p><p>Especially when the School of Evocation Wizard <strong>exists</strong>, and has the full range of blasty spells of most elements to call upon with benefits that only care about the school of the spell, not it's damage type.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9323041, member: 6877472"] Let me ask you this. Which of the following would you prefer: A, a Wizard who takes whatever subclass gives him the best benefits, and then loads up on the very best spells in the game. B, a Wizard who decides "I'm going to be a STORM WIZARD" and goes out of their way to find spells that either deal Lightning or Thunder damage, or otherwise fit their theme of someone who influences the weather and creates storms. I, for one, would enjoy seeing B, and I would go out of my way to either reflavor existing spells or come up with new ones for them to acquire so they can pursue their goal. I also would see no reason to nerf them, especially since their theme really doesn't grant them any benefit- they are specializing because it's cool to do. Similarly, if someone wants to play a Dragon Sorcerer, where they are encouraged to use the meager amounts of spells known to focus on one type of elemental damage, even if they do get to add their Charisma to the damage, I don't think that benefit is as large as the downside of being forced to either focus on a lackluster element (mostly anything that isn't fire) or focusing on a strong, but often resisted element. Especially when the School of Evocation Wizard [B]exists[/B], and has the full range of blasty spells of most elements to call upon with benefits that only care about the school of the spell, not it's damage type. [/QUOTE]
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