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Message: <blockquote data-quote="I'm A Banana" data-source="post: 5585738" data-attributes="member: 2067">So, I played a Pyromancer who only used fire spells and he was apparently still a controller.He couldn't slow. He couldn't prone. He couldn't stun. He couldn't interfere with action economy directly in any way.He was still a Controller, even though he couldn't do anything other than damage.The reason was this:Persistent EffectsThe difference between a Controller and a Striker isn't (necessarily) the amount of targets, it's how long he gets to affect them. Creating zones and imposing statuses are both persistent effects, and a controller gets access to them early, often, and, frequently, at-will. I controlled my enemies, as a pyromancer, by giving them a reason not to do a certain action. I effectively told the DM: "I am going to do more damage if you do X, Y, or Z." It's not as direct as a Slow effect, but it's arguably more potent, because the condition you ultimately want to inflict is Dead, and the only way to inflict that is damage.</blockquote>