Paul Farquhar
Legend
That's like saying "giant meteorite about to crash into the earth aside, it's a good day to be a dinosaur".Spell slot limits aside
That's like saying "giant meteorite about to crash into the earth aside, it's a good day to be a dinosaur".Spell slot limits aside
I never said she was a melee fighter. Often I don't even attack and just take the dodge action.
You are talking about a wizard casting two second-level spells in a battle to become nearly unhitable by most foes. That is hardly expensive. The fighter can not come close to that, and even without that expense of spell slots she is will ahead of the fighter.It's a very expensive success, to burn through two second level spell slots, an X per long rest resource, and possibly a couple of first level slots to do what a guy in full plate with a shield can do whilst catching up on the Football scores on their mobile phone...
Hit points are a limited use resource too so whether I lose 50hp with my fighter being fireballed. or I lose 25hp and a 1st level slot with my wizard being fireballed, both used limited use resources. I would argue the Wizard used fewer as she now has resistance for the rest of the round and probably has more hp remaining than the fighter.That's like saying "giant meteorite about to crash into the earth aside, it's a good day to be a dinosaur".
That is really expensive for what you're actually achieving.You are talking about a wizard casting two second-level spells in a battle to become nearly unhitable by most foes. That is hardly expensive.
What is Wizard's AC when they don't have Bladesong, or spell slots available? Plate guy's is still 18.The fighter can not come close to that, and even without that expense of spell slots she is will ahead of the fighter.
The guy in plate armor really can't really do what I am talking about, and we have such players in our game. Unless he has a shield and takes defense fighting style the guy in plate is much easier to hit than a bladesinger in bladesong even without casting any second level spells.
Plate guy has an 18 AC, wizard has a 23. Lowly Goblins are going to hit plate guy nearly four times as often as a bladesinger. like I said that is without using any 2nd level spells and it is without taking the dodge action. If they both take the dodge action plate guy is 10 time more likely to get hit by goblins. He does not have 10 times as many hit points, or 4 times as many hit points as the wizard.
Plate guys AC is 18 if he is still alive, if fights completely ran a mid-level single-class bladesinger out of spell slots he probably isn't though and if they ran a high level bladesinger out he definitely isn't.That is really expensive for what you're actually achieving.
Remember the standard adventuring day is going to be 6 different fights. Unless the DM is massively coddling the full-casters by giving them short days they are going to be down to cantrips a significant amount of the time.
Using 2 second-level spells, a bladesong, and shield whenever it looks like you might get hit makes you nearly unhittable - For that fight. After the 2nd or 3rd fight however, you're likely to be running dry, and you haven't even cast any spells to actually help the party achieve something. Start using offensive or utility spells and you're going to be begging for a long rest when you're only half-way through the day.
What is Wizard's AC when they don't have Bladesong, or spell slots available? Plate guy's is still 18.
You are keeping them off your other characters. That is the whole point of the bladesinger and it undeniably works. You present yourself to be attacked and the enemy attacks you while others damage the enemy. You also block chokepoints. There is no denying it works extremely effectively.How on earth is that contributing to a fight?
You have 2 ranged attackers. Play a hard hitting tank to stop the enemy from getting to them by presenting yourself as a target worth attacking.
No you're not!You are keeping them off your other characters.
Because she is a caster for one and does pose a threat, and/or he can't get around her easily. This is like asking why would he attack anyone in the front when you can go around him and get to squishy characters in the rear. If it is a choke point they can't get around her unless they use the optional rules. If they use the optional rules they can try overun, if they have decent strength they have a good chance of winning. Tumble is not really an option for most enemies as the bladesinger has advantage on acrobatics.No you're not!
Why on earth would monsters attack a PC that is not attacking, is dodging and poses no threat?
If the fighter was just dodging, I'd have my monsters ignore him as well!Because he is a caster and does pose a threat, and/or he can't get around him. This is like asking why would he attack a fighter.
If you don't attack the bladesinger the bladesinger uses no spells at all AND gets an OA. And if she has sentinel feat you cant' move.
Nah, I'd simply have monster 1 move past you and start wailing on the two ranged PCs in the party to shut them down.If you really want to get around her, the best way is to attack until she throws a shield and then move away.