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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Green Knight" data-source="post: 4189090" data-attributes="member: 2723">The Cleric actually has an At-Will Power where he attacks with his mace. It's called "Priest's Shield" and it involves the Cleric attacking with his weapon (in this case, a mace) while uttering a prayer to his god to protect him and one of his allies.  Personally, though, I don't see a problem with it. When it comes to the Cleric, his definining feature should be that he's a guy with a direct hotline to the divine. He should be praying to his god in the middle of combat, either uttering prayers while swinging his mace, or while holding his holy symbol before him. Having him act like a Fighter who for some reason is using a mace instead of a sword isn't what I'd call a positive.    As I said, it's about what defines the class. I loathed playing Wizards at low levels. Why? Because you cast two or three spells, and after that you were done. Then out comes the crossbow. I want to play a Wizard, not a glorified crossbowman. The defining characteristic of the Wizard is that he casts spells. That should be something he does all the time at every level, not just at the higher levels.  Also bear in mind that those "powers", in some cases, are just glorified special attacks. Just look at the Fighter and Ranger for proof of that. Kathra has two At-Will Powers. Cleave and Tide of Iron. All Cleave is is a regular attack in which she swings her weapon wide enough to hit two guys. Tide of Iron is a standard attack which she follows up with a shield bash to shove an enemy away.  Same goes for Riardon. His At-Will Powers are just regular attacks with a little more oomph to them. You've got Careful Attack, where he trades in power for accuracy, and Nimble Strike, which is just a regular attack, except that he can move five feet before or after the attack. In all those cases, you are using your normal weapons. You're just using them in different ways. That, to me, is a positive as I enjoy the variety. It certainly beats saying "I swing my sword" every round.</blockquote>

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