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<blockquote data-quote="Shadowdweller00" data-source="post: 6521611" data-attributes="member: 6778479">Well...dragons ARE tough.&nbsp; But in spite of the name of the system they're also kind of rare in most games I've personally played. Maybe they shouldn't be the standard by which a mechanic is judged?&nbsp; Actually, while we're on the subject Legendary creatures are rare.&nbsp; Open and coverless fights are rare (depending on campaign of course).&nbsp; AoE attacks are rare...ish.&nbsp; (YMMV, obviously)Celtavian - Have you considered that maybe the Abjurer archtype is part of your problem?&nbsp; I'm sure that ward gets used pretty frequently, but while it might help you survive a few extra damage it also does little to expand utility or to shut down the enemy.&nbsp; Furthermore, it can be largely replaced with a False Life spell and &quot;costs&quot; the Abjurer not one but two special ability &quot;slots&quot;.&nbsp; In contrast, for example, a Transmuter can give themselves or an ally resistance to an energy type all day long without the cost of a spell slot or concentration for ONE of those &quot;special ability slots&quot;.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadowdweller00, post: 6521611, member: 6778479"] Well...dragons ARE tough. But in spite of the name of the system they're also kind of rare in most games I've personally played. Maybe they shouldn't be the standard by which a mechanic is judged? Actually, while we're on the subject Legendary creatures are rare. Open and coverless fights are rare (depending on campaign of course). AoE attacks are rare...ish. (YMMV, obviously) Celtavian - Have you considered that maybe the Abjurer archtype is part of your problem? I'm sure that ward gets used pretty frequently, but while it might help you survive a few extra damage it also does little to expand utility or to shut down the enemy. Furthermore, it can be largely replaced with a False Life spell and "costs" the Abjurer not one but two special ability "slots". In contrast, for example, a Transmuter can give themselves or an ally resistance to an energy type all day long without the cost of a spell slot or concentration for ONE of those "special ability slots". [/QUOTE]

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