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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 4692059" data-attributes="member: 2011">Talk about "logical fallacies".1) Shield works until the end of the Wizard's next turn. That has the potential to attempt to stop one attack or five attacks. Second Chance only has the potential to stop one attack per encounter. So, Shield is not quite as lame as you are making it out to be. When a Wizard is surrounded, Shield usually kicks butt on Second Chance.2) Your math is off. AC and Reflex attacks make up ~73% of the attacks in the Monster Manual. It might be 50% of the attack types, but Shield can affect a solid majority of the attacks in the game.3) Nothing in the game indicates that a Class power has to have the same utility as a Racial power. Halflings get screwed in several ways (especially in combat), so having a Racial power that is more effective in many circumstances than a Class power is fair and balanced.4) Your math has another flaw. If the DM asks a player "Does a 23 hit your AC?", the DM is allowing Shield to work 100% of the time when it can on the first attack. 100% is a lot better than your 25% Second Chance math.5) Wizards can easily have the highest AC and Reflex defense in the game system. Using a better version of arguably the best defensive utility spell (or at least one taken and used a significant majority of the time for those who can) for a class that is already strong in those areas is questionable. Even non-Wizards can get this power. Each DM can do what he wants, but you getting "annoyed" over someone else's opinion on it is silly. Guess your name here is well suited.Balance is a major part of the game system. If you want to run Shield as an auto-success when applicable defense in your game, fine. I consider that unfair to the other players whose powers are not automatic, but you can do what you want in your game.</blockquote>

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