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<blockquote data-quote="doctorhook" data-source="post: 6353915" data-attributes="member: 58401">You are obtusely refusing the fact that specializing in a particular&nbsp; element is a common fantasy archetype that many D&amp;D players are&nbsp; likely to want to replicate for their PCs. The Elemental Adept feat is&nbsp; clearly intended to facilitate elemental-themed spellcasters staying on&nbsp; theme, but your solution continues to be, &quot;Just break from your theme.&quot;&nbsp; Should <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_King" target="_blank">Ice King</a> cast fire spells? Should a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katara_%28Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender%29#Waterbending" target="_blank">Waterbender</a> have fire-powers? Does <a href="http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Priest" target="_blank">Melissandra the Red Priestess</a> keep a cone of cold spell in her back pocket for when fire magic just ain't working? How many more examples of elemental specialists would you like before you agree that this is a common character theme?Elemental&nbsp; Adept might not work as intended, but your solution--&quot;Don't play an&nbsp; elemental-themed character,&quot;--is entirely unhelpful. Arguing that you shouldn't need to houserule it is the real non-sequitur here.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorhook, post: 6353915, member: 58401"] You are obtusely refusing the fact that specializing in a particular element is a common fantasy archetype that many D&D players are likely to want to replicate for their PCs. The Elemental Adept feat is clearly intended to facilitate elemental-themed spellcasters staying on theme, but your solution continues to be, "Just break from your theme." Should [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_King"]Ice King[/URL] cast fire spells? Should a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katara_%28Avatar:_The_Last_Airbender%29#Waterbending"]Waterbender[/URL] have fire-powers? Does [URL="http://gameofthrones.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Priest"]Melissandra the Red Priestess[/URL] keep a cone of cold spell in her back pocket for when fire magic just ain't working? How many more examples of elemental specialists would you like before you agree that this is a common character theme? Elemental Adept might not work as intended, but your solution--"Don't play an elemental-themed character,"--is entirely unhelpful. Arguing that you shouldn't need to houserule it is the real non-sequitur here. [/QUOTE]

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