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<blockquote data-quote="Levistus's_Leviathan" data-source="post: 8523577" data-attributes="member: 7023887">Swordmages specifically can teleport to and lock down enemies, to serve as a tank. Aegis spells, teleporting abilities, and high defense capabilities could all work well to evoke the theme of a Swordmage. I would make the Swordmage a subclass of a base &quot;Battlemage&quot; class, to allow for more playstyles in the one class. Different subclasses would support different playstyles, with different abilities that modified Spell Strike. Also, a minor trait that I think could help differentiate its playstyle from Paladins and Rangers . . . Spell Striking with Thrown Weapons. Paladins are mostly restricted to melee (can't divine smite with melee weapons) and most of a Ranger's combat spells only work for ranged weapons (Lightning Arrow, Swift Quiver, Flame Arrows, etc). If the other &quot;Martial Half-Caster Class&quot; had abilities to support using thrown weapons (spears/tridents/javelins, handaxes, Dwarven Throwers, etc) that could make a unique playstyle, too. (Imagine when Thor calls down lightning to his hammer, throws his hammer, and it explodes with lightning. Stuff like that.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Levistus's_Leviathan, post: 8523577, member: 7023887"] Swordmages specifically can teleport to and lock down enemies, to serve as a tank. Aegis spells, teleporting abilities, and high defense capabilities could all work well to evoke the theme of a Swordmage. I would make the Swordmage a subclass of a base "Battlemage" class, to allow for more playstyles in the one class. Different subclasses would support different playstyles, with different abilities that modified Spell Strike. Also, a minor trait that I think could help differentiate its playstyle from Paladins and Rangers . . . Spell Striking with Thrown Weapons. Paladins are mostly restricted to melee (can't divine smite with melee weapons) and most of a Ranger's combat spells only work for ranged weapons (Lightning Arrow, Swift Quiver, Flame Arrows, etc). If the other "Martial Half-Caster Class" had abilities to support using thrown weapons (spears/tridents/javelins, handaxes, Dwarven Throwers, etc) that could make a unique playstyle, too. (Imagine when Thor calls down lightning to his hammer, throws his hammer, and it explodes with lightning. Stuff like that.) [/QUOTE]

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