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<blockquote data-quote="Remus Lupin" data-source="post: 1293615" data-attributes="member: 12760"><p>Well, I am already a bladesinger, using the RoF version of the class. Since we haven't switched to 3.5, I don't imagine that my DM will try to impose that version on me, but I was curious about the design thinking that went into the changes.</p><p></p><p>On the one hand, I agree that the bladesinger is "too good" in a sense. That's wny I wanted to play him. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> But on the other hand, he's very specialized, and thus what he gets in terms of combat prowess (with the spellcasting supplement), he loses in terms of ability to branch out into new areas.</p><p></p><p>Now, when my bladsinger maxes out on bladesinger levels (at level 16), he could conceivably take 4 new levels of Wizard, or 4 levels of Fighter, or some combination thereof, which woudl "re-diversify" him a little bit. But the concept remains quite narrow.</p><p></p><p>On the subject of "class cherry-picking". I see the concern, but it seems such a rare type of munchkinism that it doesn't make sense to re-engineer a class to account for it.</p><p></p><p>Frankly, I'd take the caster level change if I could keep my Bladesong Style and Song of Celerity, since to my mind those are the two "very cool" elements of the class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Remus Lupin, post: 1293615, member: 12760"] Well, I am already a bladesinger, using the RoF version of the class. Since we haven't switched to 3.5, I don't imagine that my DM will try to impose that version on me, but I was curious about the design thinking that went into the changes. On the one hand, I agree that the bladesinger is "too good" in a sense. That's wny I wanted to play him. :) But on the other hand, he's very specialized, and thus what he gets in terms of combat prowess (with the spellcasting supplement), he loses in terms of ability to branch out into new areas. Now, when my bladsinger maxes out on bladesinger levels (at level 16), he could conceivably take 4 new levels of Wizard, or 4 levels of Fighter, or some combination thereof, which woudl "re-diversify" him a little bit. But the concept remains quite narrow. On the subject of "class cherry-picking". I see the concern, but it seems such a rare type of munchkinism that it doesn't make sense to re-engineer a class to account for it. Frankly, I'd take the caster level change if I could keep my Bladesong Style and Song of Celerity, since to my mind those are the two "very cool" elements of the class. [/QUOTE]
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