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<blockquote data-quote="erc1971" data-source="post: 2982300" data-attributes="member: 40408">Battle Caster upgrades - it is plainly obvious.&nbsp; It allows you to wear 1 category higher than you normally could.&nbsp; You don't lose the feat if your category goes from light to medium.And 13th level arcane channeling.&nbsp; You can't channel the spell through the same target more than once?!&nbsp; If you played that way, the Duskblade would become the Castratedblade.&nbsp; I am playing one now in a campaign where we are 11th level (well, we hit 12th at the end of the last session, but have not played at that level).&nbsp; My duskblade is by far the weakest PC.&nbsp; Our Paladin does Rhino Charge, Charging Smite charges for around 100 damage, our wizard pastes everything with maximized, empowered orbs of force (Metamagic Rods and the sudden feats are just wrong), our cleric uses Divine Metamagic to quicken Divine Power and Righteous Might the beginning of combat and tears through everything.&nbsp; I channel a single spell and hit the guy just enough to beat DR and then do a whimpy 5d6.&nbsp; The other classes have 2 more levels to gain in power before I see my full attack channeling - it is going to be needed just to keep up.&nbsp; Realistically, that is only 2 hits a round, that last attack has such a low bonus, it only hits on 19 or 20 anyways (we are in Shackled City, most the stuff we fight has a CR of +3 or 4, so the AC's are jacked).Can the Duskblade be overpowered?&nbsp; Hell yeah.&nbsp; Try critting on a leap attack with a full power attack with a scythe after using a swift True Strike to ensure you hit.&nbsp; The combo of a melee class being able to cast True Strike is the nasty part.&nbsp; Though, our group banned Leap Attack (100% agreement on this too!), ugh, I can imagine the Paladin doing another 40 damage a hit with that feat!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="erc1971, post: 2982300, member: 40408"] Battle Caster upgrades - it is plainly obvious. It allows you to wear 1 category higher than you normally could. You don't lose the feat if your category goes from light to medium. And 13th level arcane channeling. You can't channel the spell through the same target more than once?! If you played that way, the Duskblade would become the Castratedblade. I am playing one now in a campaign where we are 11th level (well, we hit 12th at the end of the last session, but have not played at that level). My duskblade is by far the weakest PC. Our Paladin does Rhino Charge, Charging Smite charges for around 100 damage, our wizard pastes everything with maximized, empowered orbs of force (Metamagic Rods and the sudden feats are just wrong), our cleric uses Divine Metamagic to quicken Divine Power and Righteous Might the beginning of combat and tears through everything. I channel a single spell and hit the guy just enough to beat DR and then do a whimpy 5d6. The other classes have 2 more levels to gain in power before I see my full attack channeling - it is going to be needed just to keep up. Realistically, that is only 2 hits a round, that last attack has such a low bonus, it only hits on 19 or 20 anyways (we are in Shackled City, most the stuff we fight has a CR of +3 or 4, so the AC's are jacked). Can the Duskblade be overpowered? Hell yeah. Try critting on a leap attack with a full power attack with a scythe after using a swift True Strike to ensure you hit. The combo of a melee class being able to cast True Strike is the nasty part. Though, our group banned Leap Attack (100% agreement on this too!), ugh, I can imagine the Paladin doing another 40 damage a hit with that feat! [/QUOTE]

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