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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5458224" data-attributes="member: 15538">I disagree. By mid-level, a wizard may have adventured for literally years. Simply because he focuses on casting does not mean he's not going to get practice doing other things. Speaking from my experience with combat sports, it's very possible to pick up plenty of skill through osmosis. It would be really difficult, in my mind, to go traipsing into orc-infested territory and not, from time to time, pick up some pointers from the party fighter. Really, a member of just about any class engaged in the usual adventuruous activities should know a modicum of stealth, swordplay, wilderness survival, climbing, bluffing, haggling, and so forth. The bookish wizard stereotype has some humor value, but it doesn't hold up to inspection, nor is it well-reflected in the literature. Merlin, Gandalf, the wizard's apprentice in Dragonslayer, Elric, and every evil wizard in every Arabian Knights movie ever have all been portrayed as capable swordsmen.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 5458224, member: 15538"] I disagree. By mid-level, a wizard may have adventured for literally years. Simply because he focuses on casting does not mean he's not going to get practice doing other things. Speaking from my experience with combat sports, it's very possible to pick up plenty of skill through osmosis. It would be really difficult, in my mind, to go traipsing into orc-infested territory and not, from time to time, pick up some pointers from the party fighter. Really, a member of just about any class engaged in the usual adventuruous activities should know a modicum of stealth, swordplay, wilderness survival, climbing, bluffing, haggling, and so forth. The bookish wizard stereotype has some humor value, but it doesn't hold up to inspection, nor is it well-reflected in the literature. Merlin, Gandalf, the wizard's apprentice in Dragonslayer, Elric, and every evil wizard in every Arabian Knights movie ever have all been portrayed as capable swordsmen. [/QUOTE]

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