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<blockquote data-quote="Ariosto" data-source="post: 5552846" data-attributes="member: 80487">In OD&amp;D and 1st ed. AD&amp;D, this is basically what happens to magic-users.Versus other magic-users, the ability to dish out hurt increases more rapidly than the ability to take it (especially from 11th level on, with another jump from 16th in OD&amp;D or 21st in AD&amp;D).Monsters and other characters also gain hit points and chances to hit in armed combat more rapidly, while the m-u's chances of landing a spell against them keep declining.That, however, is an exception to the general rule and offset by the m-u's ever increasing versatility. The class is a gamble, but when it pays off the figure can -- in combination with other types, and played with intelligence -- minimize the risk of direct confrontation that is so deadly for it. (It's still pretty crazy at levels at which your rivals have the likes of clone, imprisonment, power word - kill and wish in ample supply.)Overall, the rule of getting more hit points and better saves reduces mortality by giving on average more chances to notice and get out of an unfavorable situation. I think this is highly desirable in a game that combines-- a focus on very often doing potentially deadly things with characters (such as getting into fights)-- with a focus as well on long term character development.The scope is increased by the growing availability of risks that are even more manageable because they entail opposition of lower levels. An 8th-level 'superhero' can fairly reliably cut down and put to flight platoons of normal men en route to a showdown with the E.H.P..</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ariosto, post: 5552846, member: 80487"] In OD&D and 1st ed. AD&D, this is basically what happens to magic-users. Versus other magic-users, the ability to dish out hurt increases more rapidly than the ability to take it (especially from 11th level on, with another jump from 16th in OD&D or 21st in AD&D). Monsters and other characters also gain hit points and chances to hit in armed combat more rapidly, while the m-u's chances of landing a spell against them keep declining. That, however, is an exception to the general rule and offset by the m-u's ever increasing versatility. The class is a gamble, but when it pays off the figure can -- in combination with other types, and played with intelligence -- minimize the risk of direct confrontation that is so deadly for it. (It's still pretty crazy at levels at which your rivals have the likes of [U]clone[/U], [U]imprisonment[/U], [U]power word - kill[/U] and [U]wish[/U] in ample supply.) Overall, the rule of getting more hit points and better saves reduces mortality by giving on average more chances to notice and get out of an unfavorable situation. I think this is highly desirable in a game that combines -- a focus on very often doing potentially deadly things with characters (such as getting into fights) -- with a focus as well on long term character development. The scope is increased by the growing availability of risks that are even more manageable because they entail opposition of [I]lower[/I] levels. An 8th-level 'superhero' can fairly reliably cut down and put to flight platoons of normal men en route to a showdown with the E.H.P.. [/QUOTE]

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