Todd Roybark
Hero
Is swapping Pass w/o Trace for Shadow Blade a "fair" swap?
Is swapping Pass w/o Trace for Shadow Blade a "fair" swap?
Many wizards would swap SB for PWT and win big. Many ither builds would go the other way and win big.
This won’t work because pass without trace also requires concentration.What is worse the 15th level Shadow Dragonmarked Cleric of Trickery being able to cast a Pw/oT, and then spending their Concentration on a 8th level Shadow Blade (5d8 dmg) to Elven crit fish away
If the druid would regret the loss more than they would appreciate the gain, then they wouldn't make the trade in the first place.A druid with SB might be better at melee, but might regret the loss of utility of Pw/oT.
Indeed it did not. I read it as wanting to use PwoT to power SB.Puk.... the phrase "spend their concentration" was my attempt to w/ brevity show both spells require Concentration.
I guess it did not come through.
That's likely because of the minor typo that changes the whole meaning of the sentence. Then instead of them.Puk.... the phrase "spend their concentration" was my attempt to w/ brevity show both spells require Concentration.
I guess it did not come through.
Adding more options can only possibly raise the power level of a character; never reduce it. The possible impact of allowing this option is either negligible, or someone will be more powerful. The best-case scenario is that it doesn't wreck the balance too badly.
This not a fair swap, because fair swaps don't exist. Every option increases the power level of the game, either by a little or by a lot.So how does that answer the question? Is this a fair swap?
Multi-classing, which is an optional rule, inherently raises the power level of the game. For any given character concept, multi-classing either makes the character stronger or it makes the character weaker. And we can't expect any rational actor to choose the option that makes them weaker.Multiclassing, moreover, is premised off the idea that more options are not inherently more powerful in a bounded system. A 3/3/3 Bard/Warlock/Paladin is not inherently a better caster than a 9th lvl Bard. Subclass interaction is the culprit for 'overpowered' combos
This is a great example of theory that doesn’t match reality.This not a fair swap, because fair swaps don't exist. Every option increases the power level of the game, either by a little or by a lot.
Multi-classing, which is an optional rule, inherently raises the power level of the game. For any given character concept, multi-classing either makes the character stronger or it makes the character weaker. And we can't expect any rational actor to choose the option that makes them weaker.
According to Mike Mearls several years ago, there is nothing wrong with wholesale swaps of spell lists, in most cases.So how does that answer the question? Is this a fair swap?
Multiclassing, moreover, is premised off the idea that more options are not inherently more powerful in a bounded system. A 3/3/3 Bard/Warlock/Paladin is not inherently a better caster than a 9th lvl Bard. Subclass interaction is the culprit for 'overpowered' combos