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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ahnehnois" data-source="post: 6186197" data-attributes="member: 17106">My experience has always been that spellcasters sound a lot more powerful than they actually are, and even if we assume that spellcasters gain more for advancement (which they do), it should be understood that they start with less.I'm inclined to say that a 17th level wizard or cleric is probably more powerful on paper than a fighter or rogue at that level, but even that hasn't really played out in games where I've reached that level. Conversely, a 1st level fighter or rogue is clearly more powerful than any of the major spellcasters by quite a bit. Thus, the case for a fighter is easy to make. You'll definitely be useful now, you'll probably always be, whereas playing a spellcaster is something of a gamble (albeit an enjoyable one on occasion).</blockquote>