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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kat'" data-source="post: 4034470" data-attributes="member: 55972">OK, read it. For those interested, have a look here:<a href="http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20030413c" target="_blank">http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/iw/20030413c</a>Now, if we compare this class to the Duskblade, we get some good points for the Raumathari, being:- Ability to Quicken, Still, Silent, Empower, or Maximize up to 5 spells/day (Duskblade only Quicken 3/day at best)- Channel Rays and single-target ranged spells through sword attack (Duskblade only touch spells)- Channeled attacks grant a bonus on attack roll- Focus sword grants +1 CL and +1 DC to channeled spellsOTOH, the class also has:- 3/4 BAB- D4 Hit Dice- Only one good save (Will)- EWP: Bastard sword and Combat Casting as a prereq (two useless feats)- Two dead languages as a prereq (veeeeery useful)- Only 4 uses per day of the Channel ability- Sword focus must be, well, a sword. Channel ONLY works with this focus.- No ability to cast spells in armorSo, if we compare, say, a Duskblade 20 to a Ftr 1/ Wiz 5/ Rauma 10/ Eldritch Knight 4 (a pretty simple build)...DB: BAB 20, base saves 12/6/12, CL 20, 20d8 (avg. 90 HP), 5th level spellsRauma: BAB 14, base saves 9/5/12, CL 17, d10+15d4+4d6 (avg. 57 HP), 9th level spellsThe Rauma is by far a better caster (though he loses 3 Caster levels in the process), but quite a poor melee combatant. Low HP, only 3 attacks/round, no armored casting, limited use of Channeling and limited weapon selection... he cannot stand toe to toe to a Duskblade for raw melee potential. Which is, precisely, where the Duskblade really shines.A better gish than the build presented would be Ftr 1/ Wiz 5/ Rauma 4/ Eldritch Knight 9/Spellsword 1, who would have 16 BAB (allowing 4 attacks/round), better HP, ignore 10% ASF and CL18, but lose most of the Rauma's interesting features.</blockquote>

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