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<blockquote data-quote="Tom Servo" data-source="post: 5909984" data-attributes="member: 94610">I love that quote, the sledgehammer must be nerfed!&nbsp; I say let's have lock smashing as a sledgehammer daily power.My problem here is that using magic in this way takes the &quot;magic&quot; away from magic.&nbsp; Magic just becomes another tool in the toolbox.&nbsp; A glowing purple ray of energy is just another sledgehammer after the 20th time you've seen it in a day.Also, perhaps related to &quot;magic as dangerous&quot;, I don't think bending the laws of nature to your will is something to be done frivolously or for free.&nbsp; If a wizard wants to expend their powers smashing locks or felling trees there should be some cost associated to it.Finally, while there is little mechanical difference between a crossbow and a &quot;ice dagger&quot; cantrip, there is a big difference in my imagination.&nbsp; One is shooting a weapon, the other causes a dagger of ice to appear out of thin air and then fly towards the target.&nbsp; The latter should be rarer in my opinion.All this said, I totally respect that others have very different tastes and opinions on this.&nbsp; I'm just trying to clarify this point of view a bit more.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tom Servo, post: 5909984, member: 94610"] I love that quote, the sledgehammer must be nerfed! I say let's have lock smashing as a sledgehammer daily power. My problem here is that using magic in this way takes the "magic" away from magic. Magic just becomes another tool in the toolbox. A glowing purple ray of energy is just another sledgehammer after the 20th time you've seen it in a day. Also, perhaps related to "magic as dangerous", I don't think bending the laws of nature to your will is something to be done frivolously or for free. If a wizard wants to expend their powers smashing locks or felling trees there should be some cost associated to it. Finally, while there is little mechanical difference between a crossbow and a "ice dagger" cantrip, there is a big difference in my imagination. One is shooting a weapon, the other causes a dagger of ice to appear out of thin air and then fly towards the target. The latter should be rarer in my opinion. All this said, I totally respect that others have very different tastes and opinions on this. I'm just trying to clarify this point of view a bit more. [/QUOTE]

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