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PHB II: Duskblade too powerful?
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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3035321" data-attributes="member: 35788"><p>Ignoring the snark battle waging in the background.... (Yet still commenting on its presence. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue :p" data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> )</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I think that this is a wonderful observation. My first thought when I looked at the Duskblade was "Dang, I goota get me one of those!" And no, I didn't really say that ... but it was the intent of my thought!</p><p></p><p>Yet, as I began to play I realized that the class is similar to the Warlock in play. It doesn't multiclass too well - although it multiclasses better than the Warlock does. There aren't a bunch of PrCs that a player with a Duskblade is going to want to trade for losing what it gets in the class. As mentioned, certain builds suffer from MADD. As Rystil has pointed out in another thread, unless you like elves (or like to change the flavor text as I did) the flavor text is really annoying in game terms of inserting it into the world.</p><p></p><p>The Duskblade is good at what it does. But overpowered, I don't think so as of yet. I've seen one go to the upper end of its build yet, but even then I would expect it to shine in the areas that it was designed to shine in. But I'd expect that from any class, really.</p><p></p><p>STORYHOUR SPOILER - READERS OF BITTERNESS OVERCOME BEWARE:</p><p>Oh - and for those of you that would like to see how I changed the flavor text of the Duskblade so that it isn't "elf-centric," feel free to go over to my Story Hour: <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=161528" target="_blank">Bitterness Overcome</a>. If you read through it, you should be able to understand where I am going with the class. Hint: Look specifically at Ischarus.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3035321, member: 35788"] Ignoring the snark battle waging in the background.... (Yet still commenting on its presence. :p ) I think that this is a wonderful observation. My first thought when I looked at the Duskblade was "Dang, I goota get me one of those!" And no, I didn't really say that ... but it was the intent of my thought! Yet, as I began to play I realized that the class is similar to the Warlock in play. It doesn't multiclass too well - although it multiclasses better than the Warlock does. There aren't a bunch of PrCs that a player with a Duskblade is going to want to trade for losing what it gets in the class. As mentioned, certain builds suffer from MADD. As Rystil has pointed out in another thread, unless you like elves (or like to change the flavor text as I did) the flavor text is really annoying in game terms of inserting it into the world. The Duskblade is good at what it does. But overpowered, I don't think so as of yet. I've seen one go to the upper end of its build yet, but even then I would expect it to shine in the areas that it was designed to shine in. But I'd expect that from any class, really. STORYHOUR SPOILER - READERS OF BITTERNESS OVERCOME BEWARE: Oh - and for those of you that would like to see how I changed the flavor text of the Duskblade so that it isn't "elf-centric," feel free to go over to my Story Hour: [url=http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=161528]Bitterness Overcome[/url]. If you read through it, you should be able to understand where I am going with the class. Hint: Look specifically at Ischarus. [/QUOTE]
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