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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jester47" data-source="post: 1235119" data-attributes="member: 2238">picked it up today at work.  Looks good.  At first I was disappointed by the Spellsword.  It no longer had the channel spell at first level, and the spellsword cache was gone.  But reading the description of the new channel spell, I found it to be much more to my liking.  Where before you could only ever hope to channel up to a 3rd level spell, now you can channel ANY spell.  However now you have a per day limit.  So it banaces out.  Also, this version has a strong BAB.  But what about the spellsword cache?  Well, seeing as how you have to have a +4 BAB, and be able to cast 2nd level spells (this fixes the fact that sorcerers had to wait until 6th level to take the class...)  It seems to me that a 2nd level spellsword is at least equivalent to a 7th level caster assuming that the character was a ftr1/wiz6 before he took the class of spellsword.  With 6 levels of arcane caster (esp wizard) it is not inconcievable to treat the sword as a wand of alternate medium.  But even then the cache is sort of clunky and while it did have limitations, it sort of gave the spellsword a major ring of spell storing.  In the end it is better that they craft of obtain a sword that acts like a wand.  Also, while the class is good to stick with, you can also 3.0 ranger it, using the 1st level to get a +1 BAB, another level of spellcaster, and 10% ignore spell failure.  Not a bad deal if you are a wizard with a level of fighter.  Also the Spellsword has a slightly better hit die than the Eldritch Knight.  The hunter of the dead- well, they are no longer automaticly get the ability to use all simple and martial weapons and all types of armore or shields.  The character only has what it carries into the class.  Then they get more smites as they get more powerful.  Thats really the only change.  Being a realms DM, I find the updates to the thayan knight and purple dragon knight handy.  I like the Hexer.  The swashbuckler and the samurai are handy, and might see some use.  I like a lot of the classes.  I think that when they put out the complete (spellcaster?) they will get all the feats and classes that they might have missed.  I guess we will see.  Aaron.</blockquote>

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