Draconic Spellcaster: Seriously?!

[Obryn]

Overall, I am loving Arcane Power. One feat in particular struck me, though, as kind of ... insane? Yeah, insane works, I think, unless I am missing something.

Draconic Spellcaster is a Heroic-tier feat that gives a Dragonborn a +1 feat bonus to-hit with any arcane powers that deal the same damage type as their breath weapon. This bonus increases to +2 at 11th and +3 at 21st levels.

I don't think I like this one. Unless I'm missing something?

-O

 

[chaotix42]

For when Expertise isn't enough - there's dragonborn!

 

[yesnomu]

Yeah, really not cool. Hellfire Blood is an awesome feat, this stomps all over it. Ditto for the gnome illusionist one.

If the Expertise feats were "math fix" then what are these, "math shatter"?

 

[kerbarian]

Draconic Spellcaster provides a feat bonus to attack. This would be fixed if they'd just errata Implement Expertise to also be a feat bonus.

They even issued errata about the expertise feats already to prevent them from stacking with themselves -- I don't see why they didn't just make them feat bonuses. Are there other feat bonuses to attack that they want expertise to stack with?

 

[ForbidenMaster]

Maybe I am missing something, but why is this feet in question?

 

[Obryn]

Maybe I am missing something, but why is this feet in question?

The basic philosophy of 4e math is that attack bonuses are rare and precious. Even a +1 is a big deal, given the increased length of combat and the potential for rider effects.

-O

 

[Victim]

Draconic Spellcaster provides a feat bonus to attack. This would be fixed if they'd just errata Implement Expertise to also be a feat bonus.

They even issued errata about the expertise feats already to prevent them from stacking with themselves -- I don't see why they didn't just make them feat bonuses. Are there other feat bonuses to attack that they want expertise to stack with?

Situational bonuses like Back to the Wall or Nimble Blade?

 

[NMcCoy]

No, you see - this is clearly a feat for the people who banned Expertise on account of being powerful but boring. This is the same mathematical adjustment, doesn't stack with other feat bonuses, and serves to reinforce a character shtick rather than being depressingly generic.

I've been wanting this feat (or something like it) for my pyromaniac Dragonborn Sorcerer since the PHB2 came out.

Draconic Spellcaster provides a feat bonus to attack. This would be fixed if they'd just errata Implement Expertise to also be a feat bonus.

No it wouldn't, because there'd be absolutely no reason to take Draconic Spellcaster then.

 

[ppaladin123]

You know what I am getting tired of? Cold magic, cold paragon paths, cold feats, cold weapons, cold epic destinies, etc. Somebody at WotC in design is freakin obsessed with cold.

Every dragonborn sorcerer will be a cold sorcerer with the cold sorcerer paragon path, all the cold feats, a cold dagger, cold breath, arcane admixture (cold) on their at-wills, and draconic spellcaster (cold of course).

I think I am ready for a different emphasis.

 

[MortalPlague]

You know what I am getting tired of?

That's cold.

Sorry. Someone had to say it.