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<blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 2977572" data-attributes="member: 78">The full round action version of the Arcane Channeling is interesting.&nbsp; Melee characters, lacking AoE effects, have tremendous incentives to focus all their attacks on one guy so that he dies faster.&nbsp; That's why Whirlwind Attack normally sucks; sure, you may do more total damage with it, but none of the enemies are dropping so you take many more hits.&nbsp; But some of the PHB2 feats and abilities seem designed to incentivise spreading attacks around.&nbsp; The Duskblade can hit with his channeled spell more than once - if he attacks multiple guys.&nbsp; Two weapon Rend is also once per opponent.&nbsp; So that ability at least seems balanced since it increases the power of a normally poor tactic.Like many caster classes, the Duskblade gains a big boost with only 1 or 2 encounters, since they can freely use up spells for 1 shot damaging effects.Also, the class doesn't add that much damage as it levels.&nbsp; A 5th level duskblade can add like 5d6 with a channeled spell.&nbsp; A 10th level duskblade is still probably adding 5d6, he just gets a side benefit and can do it more often.&nbsp; If the class is overpowered at all, it's probably only at low levels.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Victim, post: 2977572, member: 78"] The full round action version of the Arcane Channeling is interesting. Melee characters, lacking AoE effects, have tremendous incentives to focus all their attacks on one guy so that he dies faster. That's why Whirlwind Attack normally sucks; sure, you may do more total damage with it, but none of the enemies are dropping so you take many more hits. But some of the PHB2 feats and abilities seem designed to incentivise spreading attacks around. The Duskblade can hit with his channeled spell more than once - if he attacks multiple guys. Two weapon Rend is also once per opponent. So that ability at least seems balanced since it increases the power of a normally poor tactic. Like many caster classes, the Duskblade gains a big boost with only 1 or 2 encounters, since they can freely use up spells for 1 shot damaging effects. Also, the class doesn't add that much damage as it levels. A 5th level duskblade can add like 5d6 with a channeled spell. A 10th level duskblade is still probably adding 5d6, he just gets a side benefit and can do it more often. If the class is overpowered at all, it's probably only at low levels. [/QUOTE]

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