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<blockquote data-quote="Li Shenron" data-source="post: 6133895" data-attributes="member: 1465"><p>Just a quick comparison between Fighter and Wizard at a few key levels:</p><p></p><p>--------------------</p><p></p><p>FIGHTER 5</p><p>HP 34</p><p>AB +2</p><p>all armors, shield, simple w., martial w.</p><p>M.feats 2</p><p>Deadly Strike, w.dmg x2</p><p>Expertise 3d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker)</p><p>Multiattack 2</p><p></p><p>WIZARD 5</p><p>HP 22</p><p>SB +2</p><p>daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows</p><p>Arcane Recovery (3rd lv)</p><p>Wiz.Knowledge</p><p>Cantrips</p><p>Spells known 4 2 1</p><p>Spells prep. 6</p><p>Spells/day 4 3 2</p><p>Rituals</p><p>Example spells available: <em>Charm Person</em> (lv1), <em>Invisibility</em> (lv2), <em>Fly</em> (lv3), <em>Water Breathing</em> (lv3), <em>Fireball</em> (lv3)</p><p></p><p>--------------------</p><p></p><p>FIGHTER 10</p><p>HP 64</p><p>AB +3</p><p>all armors, shield, simple w., martial w.</p><p>M.feats 3</p><p>Deadly Strike, w.dmg x3</p><p>Expertise 4d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker, Unstoppable)</p><p>Multiattack 3</p><p></p><p>WIZARD 10</p><p>HP 42</p><p>SB +3</p><p>daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows</p><p>Arcane Recovery (3rd lv)</p><p>Wiz.Knowledge</p><p>Cantrips</p><p>Spells known 4 2 2 2 2</p><p>Spells prep. 11</p><p>Spells/day 4 3 3 3 2</p><p>Rituals</p><p>Example spells available: <em>Invisibility</em> (lv2), <em>Polymorph</em> (lv4), <em>Cloudkill</em> (lv5), <em>Dominate Person</em> (lv5), <em>Teleportation Circle</em> (lv5)</p><p></p><p>--------------------</p><p></p><p>FIGHTER 15</p><p>HP 94</p><p>AB +4</p><p>all armors, shield, simple w., martial w.</p><p>M.feats 3</p><p>Deadly Strike, w.dmg x4</p><p>Expertise 5d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker, Unstoppable)</p><p>Multiattack 4</p><p>Combat Surge 2/day</p><p></p><p>WIZARD 15</p><p>HP 62</p><p>SB +4</p><p>daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows</p><p>Arcane Recovery (3rd lv)</p><p>Wiz.Knowledge</p><p>Cantrips</p><p>Spells known 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1</p><p>Spells prep. 16</p><p>Spells/day 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1</p><p>Rituals</p><p>Example spells available: <em>Polymorph</em> (lv4), <em>Dominate Person</em> (lv5), <em>Mass Invisibility</em> (lv7), <em>Prismatic Spray</em> (lv7), <em>Teleport</em> (lv7)</p><p></p><p>--------------------</p><p></p><p>FIGHTER 20</p><p>HP 124</p><p>AB +5</p><p>all armors, shield, simple w., martial w.</p><p>M.feats 3</p><p>Deadly Strike, w.dmg x5</p><p>Expertise 6d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker, Unstoppable)</p><p>Multiattack 5</p><p>Combat Surge 4/day</p><p></p><p>WIZARD 20</p><p>HP 82</p><p>SB +5</p><p>daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows</p><p>Arcane Recovery (3rd lv)</p><p>Wiz.Knowledge</p><p>Cantrips</p><p>Spells known 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4</p><p>Spells prep. 21</p><p>Spells/day 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1</p><p>Rituals</p><p>Example spells available: <em>Polymorph</em> (lv4), <em>Dominate Person</em> (lv5), <em>Mass Invisibility</em> (lv7), <em>Teleport</em> (lv7), <em>Meteor Swarm</em> (lv9), <em>Time Stop </em>(lv9), <em>Wish</em> (lv9)</p><p></p><p>--------------------</p><p></p><p>Note that Wizard's stats do not include benefits from Tradition, so e.g. Scholarly Wizard have more spells known.</p><p></p><p>Do you think that with the current implementation of Deadly Strike (at will), Expertise Dice (encounter-based), Multiattack (round-based) and Combat Surge (daily) the Fighter keeps up well with the Wizard who got less daily spells and less spells knows than 3e (but also got more flexible preparation, and free rituals out of combat)?</p><p></p><p>Or is the quadratic Wizard still a problem?</p><p></p><p>(EDIT: example spells added)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Li Shenron, post: 6133895, member: 1465"] Just a quick comparison between Fighter and Wizard at a few key levels: -------------------- FIGHTER 5 HP 34 AB +2 all armors, shield, simple w., martial w. M.feats 2 Deadly Strike, w.dmg x2 Expertise 3d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker) Multiattack 2 WIZARD 5 HP 22 SB +2 daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows Arcane Recovery (3rd lv) Wiz.Knowledge Cantrips Spells known 4 2 1 Spells prep. 6 Spells/day 4 3 2 Rituals Example spells available: [I]Charm Person[/I] (lv1), [I]Invisibility[/I] (lv2), [I]Fly[/I] (lv3), [I]Water Breathing[/I] (lv3), [I]Fireball[/I] (lv3) -------------------- FIGHTER 10 HP 64 AB +3 all armors, shield, simple w., martial w. M.feats 3 Deadly Strike, w.dmg x3 Expertise 4d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker, Unstoppable) Multiattack 3 WIZARD 10 HP 42 SB +3 daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows Arcane Recovery (3rd lv) Wiz.Knowledge Cantrips Spells known 4 2 2 2 2 Spells prep. 11 Spells/day 4 3 3 3 2 Rituals Example spells available: [I]Invisibility[/I] (lv2), [I]Polymorph[/I] (lv4), [I]Cloudkill[/I] (lv5), [I]Dominate Person[/I] (lv5), [I]Teleportation Circle[/I] (lv5) -------------------- FIGHTER 15 HP 94 AB +4 all armors, shield, simple w., martial w. M.feats 3 Deadly Strike, w.dmg x4 Expertise 5d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker, Unstoppable) Multiattack 4 Combat Surge 2/day WIZARD 15 HP 62 SB +4 daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows Arcane Recovery (3rd lv) Wiz.Knowledge Cantrips Spells known 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 Spells prep. 16 Spells/day 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 Rituals Example spells available: [I]Polymorph[/I] (lv4), [I]Dominate Person[/I] (lv5), [I]Mass Invisibility[/I] (lv7), [I]Prismatic Spray[/I] (lv7), [I]Teleport[/I] (lv7) -------------------- FIGHTER 20 HP 124 AB +5 all armors, shield, simple w., martial w. M.feats 3 Deadly Strike, w.dmg x5 Expertise 6d6 (Death Dealer, Superior Defense, Unerring Attacker, Unstoppable) Multiattack 5 Combat Surge 4/day WIZARD 20 HP 82 SB +5 daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows Arcane Recovery (3rd lv) Wiz.Knowledge Cantrips Spells known 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 4 Spells prep. 21 Spells/day 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 Rituals Example spells available: [I]Polymorph[/I] (lv4), [I]Dominate Person[/I] (lv5), [I]Mass Invisibility[/I] (lv7), [I]Teleport[/I] (lv7), [I]Meteor Swarm[/I] (lv9), [I]Time Stop [/I](lv9), [I]Wish[/I] (lv9) -------------------- Note that Wizard's stats do not include benefits from Tradition, so e.g. Scholarly Wizard have more spells known. Do you think that with the current implementation of Deadly Strike (at will), Expertise Dice (encounter-based), Multiattack (round-based) and Combat Surge (daily) the Fighter keeps up well with the Wizard who got less daily spells and less spells knows than 3e (but also got more flexible preparation, and free rituals out of combat)? Or is the quadratic Wizard still a problem? (EDIT: example spells added) [/QUOTE]
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