Pyromancer Mage: Balanced?

[DracoSuave]

This is actually the exact same thing I was thinking of.

Personally, while I don't think it's overpowered, I do think it makes the Dragon Sorcerer look a little less good.

Dragon Sorcerers bring a lot more to a damage fight tho than your Pyromancer does. Wizard powers are crap for damage compared to what a Sorcerer does with his.

I'd feel sorry for the sorcerer, except the wizard is still playing catch up and the head-start is OH SO LONG.

 

[renau1g]

Yeah, I feel sorry for the sorcerers because their PP's are garbage, not because of this.

 

[Aegeri]

I think the fire elemental is an oversight.

It's not actually and is working as intended. As a general rule, a creature either has resistance or it will punish attacks directly. For example the Volcanic Dragon lacks fire resistance but really punishes anyone who hits it with a fire attack in a direct manner. In my experience, the more "direct" systems like the Volcanic Dragon just outright work better.

I am slowly moving to the point where I am removing most of the resistances/immunities (except for some) from creatures in my games entirely.