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How is the Wizard vs Warrior Balance Problem Handled in Fantasy Literature?
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<blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 5527502" data-attributes="member: 87792"><p>Iron Heart and White Raven on the other hand are as far as I can tell meant to be (Ex) rather than (Su) or (Sp) in theme. And the Diamond Mind counters are also (Ex).</p><p></p><p>The ones with iron wills? The ones requring lots of skill points.</p><p></p><p>The empowered warrior. Ranging from the beyond merely humanly good to the supernaturally empowered. The sort of character that appears in myths all the time.</p><p></p><p>You IMO confuse mechanisms with effects in the same way many 4e detractors do. The swordsage is always mystical. The Crusader is ... a Paladin. But the Warblade ranges from the extraordinarily good warrior to the empowered warrior.</p><p></p><p>I'd be more likely to pick a Crusader for that.</p><p></p><p>I can cover nobles with bards most of the time. You have some fighting talent, strength in the skills you name, knowledge of the court, and you can use coincidental spells to justify them.</p><p></p><p>I think that should be the difference between a warrior and a fighter. Protagonist character's big muscles very seldom amount to nothing when push comes to shove. But NPC warriors can be puppeted easily.</p><p></p><p>Aggghhhh! 0IMO Too complex for too little extra realism. Honestly, the best way I've seen to do this is Rolemaster with tables that give different feels to different weapons - and different crits. Far more controllable.</p><p></p><p>Edit: And from memory low level fighters had among the worst saves in the game, high level fighters had the best saves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Neonchameleon, post: 5527502, member: 87792"] Iron Heart and White Raven on the other hand are as far as I can tell meant to be (Ex) rather than (Su) or (Sp) in theme. And the Diamond Mind counters are also (Ex). The ones with iron wills? The ones requring lots of skill points. The empowered warrior. Ranging from the beyond merely humanly good to the supernaturally empowered. The sort of character that appears in myths all the time. You IMO confuse mechanisms with effects in the same way many 4e detractors do. The swordsage is always mystical. The Crusader is ... a Paladin. But the Warblade ranges from the extraordinarily good warrior to the empowered warrior. I'd be more likely to pick a Crusader for that. I can cover nobles with bards most of the time. You have some fighting talent, strength in the skills you name, knowledge of the court, and you can use coincidental spells to justify them. I think that should be the difference between a warrior and a fighter. Protagonist character's big muscles very seldom amount to nothing when push comes to shove. But NPC warriors can be puppeted easily. Aggghhhh! 0IMO Too complex for too little extra realism. Honestly, the best way I've seen to do this is Rolemaster with tables that give different feels to different weapons - and different crits. Far more controllable. Edit: And from memory low level fighters had among the worst saves in the game, high level fighters had the best saves. [/QUOTE]
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