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Old school wizards, how do you play level 1?
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<blockquote data-quote="bloodtide" data-source="post: 9124953" data-attributes="member: 6684958"><p>Adventure.</p><p></p><p>Most Old School gaming is about adventure, not endless mindless combat. In a typical group only the fighter and cleric fought all the time: the wizard and thief did anything except combat.</p><p></p><p>The idea that a wizard must blast away with a 'pew pew' blasting attack spell Every Single Round All Day Long, does not come around until 4E. </p><p></p><p>Though, most Old School wizards did not blast all that much. Sure, most had fireball for and attack spell: more specifically for a large group of foes, far away foes, and powerful foes. And a wizard might have a couple more attack spells, but mostly they had lots of utility spells to use as needed. </p><p></p><p>And Old School wizard did not feel the need to blast away with attack magic in every single encounter. Quite often they would save magic for big targets. Wizards would often fill the ranged attack "sniper role" and take out Targets of Opportunity. And the wizard was ready to fight magic foes with magic. </p><p></p><p>Few Old School wizards would load up on all attack spells and then "go nova" and cast ALL their spells on the foes in the very first encounter of the game in the first five minutes of the game......but it's not like it never happened.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bloodtide, post: 9124953, member: 6684958"] Adventure. Most Old School gaming is about adventure, not endless mindless combat. In a typical group only the fighter and cleric fought all the time: the wizard and thief did anything except combat. The idea that a wizard must blast away with a 'pew pew' blasting attack spell Every Single Round All Day Long, does not come around until 4E. Though, most Old School wizards did not blast all that much. Sure, most had fireball for and attack spell: more specifically for a large group of foes, far away foes, and powerful foes. And a wizard might have a couple more attack spells, but mostly they had lots of utility spells to use as needed. And Old School wizard did not feel the need to blast away with attack magic in every single encounter. Quite often they would save magic for big targets. Wizards would often fill the ranged attack "sniper role" and take out Targets of Opportunity. And the wizard was ready to fight magic foes with magic. Few Old School wizards would load up on all attack spells and then "go nova" and cast ALL their spells on the foes in the very first encounter of the game in the first five minutes of the game......but it's not like it never happened. [/QUOTE]
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