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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hammerhead" data-source="post: 732303" data-attributes="member: 73">Ummm, fireball isn't exactly a high level spell. And if you were a kingdom fighting a war, what would you rather have? A thousand more guys, or an archmage? High level combatants would dominate any battle. With spells like teleport and improved invisible, rapid strikes against supply lines or officers are capable of disrupting entire movements. No soldier will fight when dozens of people die each day when marching from unseen, unstoppable forces. High level rogues would murder generals nightly. Scrying spells would allow supreme recconaissance. High level fighers could Great Cleave their way through companies, remaining undamaged. Extra Blesses and Inspire Courages don't make much of a difference in a battle if the other guys have had improved invisible adventurers massacre hundreds of troops and destroyed countless supplies through fireballs, cloudkills, archery, etc. Sure, the other guy would have them too. But as Victim so astutely pointed out, they wouldn't "balance." Inventions and technology change the face of warfare-they don't balance each other. Likewise for high level D&D characters.</blockquote>