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<blockquote data-quote="Psion" data-source="post: 1576053" data-attributes="member: 172">Note: Caps, exclamation points, and size doesn't make your point more correct. Really.The mystic theurge debate is old, but here's my take:It's unbalanced at its highest levels, but not at low levels.At low levels, the entry requirements of having to have 3levels in two different spellcasting classes, and ergo be 3 casting levels behind a single class spellcaster, puts it at a disadvantage despite the larger spell list.However, adding two caster levels per spellcasting level after that tends to work of that initial disadvantage pretty quickly, and by 8th-10th level or so, the class has extremely broad utility, great endurance, and strong internal synergies that make it a bit of a scene stealer.(The typical argument that it is not unbalanced presumes some sort of mage duel arrangement. If this was a game of arena combat, that would be a valid measure. But it's not, so it isn't. It's a game where a team of characters are expect to face a variety of obstacles.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Psion, post: 1576053, member: 172"] Note: Caps, exclamation points, and size doesn't make your point more correct. Really. The mystic theurge debate is old, but here's my take: It's unbalanced at its highest levels, but not at low levels. At low levels, the entry requirements of having to have 3levels in two different spellcasting classes, and ergo be 3 casting levels behind a single class spellcaster, puts it at a disadvantage despite the larger spell list. However, adding two caster levels per spellcasting level after that tends to work of that initial disadvantage pretty quickly, and by 8th-10th level or so, the class has extremely broad utility, great endurance, and strong internal synergies that make it a bit of a scene stealer. (The typical argument that it is not unbalanced presumes some sort of mage duel arrangement. If this was a game of arena combat, that would be a valid measure. But it's not, so it isn't. It's a game where a team of characters are expect to face a variety of obstacles.) [/QUOTE]

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