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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tzarevitch" data-source="post: 952287" data-attributes="member: 1792">The class is quite good. It is one of the better classes for an arcane caster and it is VERY GOOD for sorcerers. The requirement for abjuration specialist is painful for Wizards but much less so for sorcerers b/c you have a limited spell selection anyway. Most sorcerers tend to "specialize" anyway. They have a limited spell selection so they tend to choose spells for a particular thematic effect and be VERY good with them rather than have an ecclectic mix of spells to cover all areas like wizards do. As for the complaints that it is broken; it isn't. What was broken was the lack of clarity regarding metamagic feats that were reduced cost or free and stacking rules for metamagic. If you use the 3.5 rule that you can't metamagic for free or reduced cost, any spell that you couldn't have metamagicked without the reduction, the problem is solved. If indeed 3.5 prevents stacking the same metamagic feat then also; problem solved.Also as has been pointed out, you can't empower any of the animal aspect spells in 3.5 so that abuse goes away as well.Improved Metamagic is not game breaking by any means. If people are regarding reduced-cost metamagic as "broken" how are they handling the Instant Metamagic ability that the Incantatrix has or the free metamagics that come from a metamagic rod? Someone brought up the Archmage class. Archmage is fantastic for sorcerers. The entry requirements are PAINFUL but it is much better for sorcerers than for wizards because sorcerers are not coughing up spells-known, they are coughing up slots of which they usually have more than they will use in a day. Even one level is great for sorcerers b/c you can take that ability that allows you to freely substitute energy-types. It gives sorcerers tremendous flexibility in dealing damage. Tzarevitch</blockquote>

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