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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cbwjm" data-source="post: 8290929" data-attributes="member: 6788732">Yeah, it will be a constant forum fight, much like the presentation of psionics or the inclusion of a warlord in 5e.I prefer the past mechanics (inconsistent in 2e since it changed between the original and revised editions of dark sun) and lore in that a defiler was just a wizard that levelled faster because defiling was the easy path to power (in a way this mirrors the 1e black robes from dragonlance who gained 9th level spells at 13th level while also levelling faster than the other two types of wizards of high sorcery. Sometimes, being evil really does pay). Defiling itself was an addictive use of power, this was shown more in the revised dark sun setting which had a defiler gather spell energy as they prepared their spells, possibly gaining far more spell slots available, preservers could also do this, but more than once per level could see them fall and become defilers, including a potential alignment shift (I'm reading through the revised book now, only reason why I know this).I'd like to see something that alters spells and shows the corruption of the defiler, they used to gain penalties to Charisma as a means to show the air of corruption around them. I also prefer defiling to be something you add as you cast a spell rather than the gathering of energy while preparing spells used in the revised setting. From memory, the 3e take on defiling seemed pretty good to me, been a while since I've read through it though.</blockquote>

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