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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 7556632" data-attributes="member: 23751"><p>Readying an action to shoot at the wizard popping up and down in an up field when he pops up will never help the tactic.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is what is known as Moving the Goal Posts. You specified a wizard popping up and down in the middle of a field and I supplied a tactic which completely negated that tactic. Moving the goal posts to walking behind a large tree, wall or pillar doesn't get you very far. Especially when a different tactic like walking right, left or around so that your cover is gone negates those tactics. </p><p></p><p>Will your tactics work sometimes? Sure. Will they work most of the time? Probably not, or at least not unless you have one of those generous DMs you were saying earlier in the thread that you didn't like to play with. The enemy often will not be stupid and just allow your tactics to work. </p><p>e.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Blink isn't happening until 5th level. Arcane ward will fail to stop damage from reaching you a lot of the time at low levels, and is only available to one type of wizard. Heavy armor is expensive, so will take a number of levels to achieve. Invisibility will give the enemy disadvantage, but sure, go ahead and cast invisibility so that you can't actually use another concentration spell or attack. Mirror image works against attacks, but fails to work at all against enemy spells. Blur similarly only works against attacks and not spells. And the thing about these spells is that at low levels you don't have many slots, so you are using precious slots in one fight and not getting them back until after the adventuring day ends.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>So. A wizard doing nothing in a round is a win for the bowmen. And there is no total cover in the middle of the open field you described.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Possibly. And possibly they all see him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 7556632, member: 23751"] Readying an action to shoot at the wizard popping up and down in an up field when he pops up will never help the tactic. This is what is known as Moving the Goal Posts. You specified a wizard popping up and down in the middle of a field and I supplied a tactic which completely negated that tactic. Moving the goal posts to walking behind a large tree, wall or pillar doesn't get you very far. Especially when a different tactic like walking right, left or around so that your cover is gone negates those tactics. Will your tactics work sometimes? Sure. Will they work most of the time? Probably not, or at least not unless you have one of those generous DMs you were saying earlier in the thread that you didn't like to play with. The enemy often will not be stupid and just allow your tactics to work. e. Blink isn't happening until 5th level. Arcane ward will fail to stop damage from reaching you a lot of the time at low levels, and is only available to one type of wizard. Heavy armor is expensive, so will take a number of levels to achieve. Invisibility will give the enemy disadvantage, but sure, go ahead and cast invisibility so that you can't actually use another concentration spell or attack. Mirror image works against attacks, but fails to work at all against enemy spells. Blur similarly only works against attacks and not spells. And the thing about these spells is that at low levels you don't have many slots, so you are using precious slots in one fight and not getting them back until after the adventuring day ends. So. A wizard doing nothing in a round is a win for the bowmen. And there is no total cover in the middle of the open field you described. Possibly. And possibly they all see him. [/QUOTE]
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