DuskBlades

[Gloombunny]

In fact, most choices made for a character's theme rather than mechanics will almost always, if not always, hinder you.

And you don't see this as a bad thing?

 

[Kat']

Uhh... no, I don't? I mean, there ARE some pluses and minuses in choosing one class and not the other. Otherwise, just make a d12 full BAB full arcane and divine spellcasting class with 3 good saves and 8 skill points per level, and throw in psionics and martial maneuvers and Incarnum while you're at it. Now THAT would be a class with an adaptive flavor, wouldn't it?

 

[UltimaGabe]

And you don't see this as a bad thing?

Whether I see it as a bad thing doesn't matter. The rules are the way they are, and if you grant one player a bonus for willingly hindering himself, everybody else is going to want a bonus as well. Sometimes you have to accept the fact that it's a game, and if everyone is enjoying themselves with the choices they made, then the game is good. If someone made a bad choice, allow them to change that choice- don't try to act like they didn't make a bad choice by trying to compensate for it.

 

[moritheil]

I really want to like Duskblades, but they appear to actually get weaker as they advance. Their spell list, quite frankly, SUCKS from level 3 onwards.

Are they really any good?

Why don't they get magic missile? They should also have mage armor, but I can guess they didi not get it due to balance reasons. Oh and why don't they get lightning bolt when they get chain lightning at level 5? (makes no sense dusky would learn a more difficult version of the spell but no the easy one)

What about PRc's? Any good one's for Duskblades? What about rumathari battlemage? (weak HD, average BAB, but a great boost in spellcasting and metamagic)

Lastly, what do you say to multiclassing a duskblade with the warblade from bo9s?

Duskblades are not really great at replacing a normal mage class in multiclassing. Rather than think of them as third-rate wizards, try comparing them to melee classes (fighter, ranger) and you'll get a more accurate comparison.