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<blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 2389351" data-attributes="member: 545">From my POV the point is that you should actually judge the typical list of prepped spells for a Druid of a certain level, and compare the usefulness of that list with other spellcasters.&nbsp; Obsessing over a single spell completely out of context is the wrong approach.The best 1st level spell in the core rules is Blessed Weapon.&nbsp; It is way overpowered by normal standards.&nbsp; &quot;That is so unfair!&nbsp; The paladin is always fighting evil creatures! &quot;&nbsp; Duh.&nbsp; You must keep spells in context.Let's peek at another powerful 1st level spell that is a favorite in the smackdown threads: True Strike.&nbsp; It is an extremely powerful spell in precisely the right circumstances.&nbsp; Why is it balanced?&nbsp; Because it generally requires a precious action during combat to use at all.&nbsp; And this is why fretting over how great Entangle is for a 1st level spell is a bit pointless.&nbsp; After you hit ~6th level every spell you cast during combat needs to be pretty good to justify spending an action for it.&nbsp; The fact that a certain 1st level spell is approximately as good as a 2nd level spell under special circumstances, circumstances I do not actually see much in real play, is not in itself anything to get worried over.&nbsp; Where's the beef?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ridley's Cohort, post: 2389351, member: 545"] From my POV the point is that you should actually judge the typical list of prepped spells for a Druid of a certain level, and compare the usefulness of that list with other spellcasters. Obsessing over a single spell completely out of context is the wrong approach. The best 1st level spell in the core rules is Blessed Weapon. It is way overpowered by normal standards. "That is so unfair! The paladin is always fighting evil creatures! " Duh. You must keep spells in context. Let's peek at another powerful 1st level spell that is a favorite in the smackdown threads: True Strike. It is an extremely powerful spell in precisely the right circumstances. Why is it balanced? Because it generally requires a precious action during combat to use at all. And this is why fretting over how great Entangle is for a 1st level spell is a bit pointless. After you hit ~6th level [i]every[/i] spell you cast during combat needs to be pretty good to justify spending an action for it. The fact that a certain 1st level spell is approximately as good as a 2nd level spell under special circumstances, circumstances I do not actually see much in real play, is not in itself anything to get worried over. Where's the beef? [/QUOTE]

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