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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 6422380" data-attributes="member: 6685730">A little harsh Yunru.&nbsp; I forgive you.Fire bolt sets things on fire.&nbsp; Immediately, if not carried or worn.&nbsp; That's an instantaneous jump from 70 degrees F to over 200 degrees.&nbsp; And according to my Basic Rules, it does d10 damage, which doesn't sound like less than a melee class could do.&nbsp; You don't think this has tremendous industrial uses?&nbsp; Forges would be eliminated - all you'd need is two slave-mages.&nbsp; Solid waste disposal - laborers, wagons, and trenches - could disappear in favor of repurposed wells and a trash-mage.&nbsp; No more sewer adventures!&nbsp; Have a cold castle?&nbsp; Just chain up a fire bolt mage in the dungeon and tell him to aim at the walls.&nbsp; Neverwinter just became a bit more mysterious.Now, what's written between the lines is this: just as a fighter can't swing his sword all day long, neither can a mage cast fire bolt all day long.&nbsp; But interestingly, the rules don't forbid it.&nbsp; Which isn't such a big deal with tool swinging (ever heard of a miner?).&nbsp; But with spellcasting it is, as Sadrik said, a world changer.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 6422380, member: 6685730"] A little harsh Yunru. I forgive you. Fire bolt sets things on fire. Immediately, if not carried or worn. That's an instantaneous jump from 70 degrees F to over 200 degrees. And according to my Basic Rules, it does d10 damage, which doesn't sound like less than a melee class could do. You don't think this has tremendous industrial uses? Forges would be eliminated - all you'd need is two slave-mages. Solid waste disposal - laborers, wagons, and trenches - could disappear in favor of repurposed wells and a trash-mage. No more sewer adventures! Have a cold castle? Just chain up a fire bolt mage in the dungeon and tell him to aim at the walls. Neverwinter just became a bit more mysterious. Now, what's written between the lines is this: just as a fighter can't swing his sword all day long, neither can a mage cast fire bolt all day long. But interestingly, [I]the rules don't forbid it.[/I] Which isn't such a big deal with tool swinging (ever heard of a miner?). But with spellcasting it is, as Sadrik said, a world changer. [/QUOTE]

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