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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imaro" data-source="post: 6491287" data-attributes="member: 48965">Yes, but the question is are you willing to give up some of that in-combat spot-light in order to get those out of combat abilities?  Also isn't this (at least somewhat) what skills and backgrounds are for, which for the first time in any edition I've played the fighter is finally on equal ground with every other class.I'm not sure how this is an issue with the game though... it gives you the choice you ask for above but... people would rather take combat abilities.  that seems like an issue where the person playing the fighter doesn't want to give up some of that combat spotlight in order to shine a little more in the other pillars and is exactly what [MENTION=15700]Sacrosanct[/MENTION] was saying... there has to be a trade off somewhere, and personally I'm glad it's in the hands of the player on whether they choose to or not...Yes and that same caster can loose his spellbook (and only the spells he has prepared can be replaced from memory)... has to contend with things like counterspell, anti-magic, etc... has a limited number of uses... needs components or focuses and so on.  Feats suffer none of these drawbacks...  I don't think the entire picture is being looked at here.</blockquote>