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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Morandir Nailo" data-source="post: 4315279" data-attributes="member: 67674">Geez, shows how much I pay attention...Anyway, that's a nice build (really nice actually).  But I'd rather have a class which starts out doing that, rather than being forced to build one with multiple classes, and waiting until later levels to use my core concept: smashing people in the face with magic in melee.  It's just like 3e where "gish" builds relied on dual-advance PrCs and had to wait until higher levels to be useful, at least until the Duskblade came along.  Really it's a problem with WotC's design philosophy, which seems to be "Martial classes can choose between melee and ranged freely, but magic-users can only be ranged unless they're willing to jump through hoops."  In other words, why can't Melee Arcane Striker be a core concept?  Screw the old archetypes, I want an Eldritch Warrior who uses his personal reserve of arcane power to charge his weapon and make deadly strikes one round, and throws a fireball the next, without having to wait until level 6.  </rant>Mor</blockquote>