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<blockquote data-quote="Diamond Cross" data-source="post: 5521756" data-attributes="member: 51024">The point that was made was a wizard is so powerful he doesn't need anybody else he can just solo everything. Which means a Wizard doesn't need anybody to help him. You obviously missed that context.Which is a bunch of hooey.&nbsp; Because a wizard alone can't possibly defeat five Drow all by himself, unless the wizard is several levels higher than the Drow. The Drow have spell resistance, and whenever a wizard casts a spell it automatically provokes an attack of opportunity. And if the Drow have another wizard in the party, that Drow can counterspell. Which means the Drow party has a lot of chances to disrupt the wizards' casting.People who say things like that have never fought monsters like a Beholder. They simply do not know what they're talking about when they make stupid claims like a wizard is so powerful they can soloe the entire game. Hogwash.You see, that's the thing about D&amp;D, power is relative, and saying that a wizard's spells are just too powerful ignores all the other circumstances and situations they were created to address, and is very disingenuous.Those people just don't have a leg to stand on, but thanks to their envy, they're never going to change their minds and do whatever they can to limit the wizard so their favored class can win.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Diamond Cross, post: 5521756, member: 51024"] The point that was made was [I]a wizard is so powerful he doesn't need anybody else he can just solo everything[/I]. Which means a Wizard doesn't need [I]anybody [/I]to help him. You obviously missed that context. Which is a bunch of hooey. Because a wizard alone can't possibly defeat five Drow all by himself, unless the wizard is several levels higher than the Drow. The Drow have spell resistance, and whenever a wizard casts a spell it automatically provokes an attack of opportunity. And if the Drow have another wizard in the party, that Drow can counterspell. Which means the Drow party has a lot of chances to disrupt the wizards' casting. People who say things like that have never fought monsters like a Beholder. They simply do not know what they're talking about when they make stupid claims like a wizard is so powerful they can soloe the entire game. Hogwash. You see, that's the thing about D&D, [I]power is relative[/I], and saying that a wizard's spells are just too powerful ignores all the other circumstances and situations they were created to address, and is very disingenuous. Those people just don't have a leg to stand on, but thanks to their envy, they're never going to change their minds and do whatever they can to limit the wizard so their favored class can win. [/QUOTE]

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