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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 6262906" data-attributes="member: 6701124">I completely get wanting to play the concept and taking what the character would want (do that regularly making characters).   So say the rules for making a fire specializing mage give you a modest bump over the regular caster, so that in the long run your bonus on fire spells shows up, but in five rounds of blasting away chances are that no one would have a solid chance of telling the two of you apart if the other mage memorized five fire spells too (unless you got to use your awesome fire resistance).    So when you go face the big ice demons in the climactic battle, the standard caster is burning almost right there with you and actually doing a better job since their fly spell positioned them better and their wall of force channeled the flames spectacularly.    The pyromaniac doesn't feel a bit let down?</blockquote>