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<blockquote data-quote="Nivenus" data-source="post: 5796609" data-attributes="member: 71756"><p>Mmm. Perhaps. I've certainly encountered warlocks in D&D who have a strong personality (Ammon Jerro from <em>Neverwinter Nights 2</em> is one example). However, I don't think that's a requirement of the Faustian archetype endemic to the warlock class.</p><p></p><p>Still, I'll agree that warlocks and sorcerers - within the mechanics anyway - tend to step on each other's toes.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>That's an interesting idea and one I hadn't considered. I usually think of Constitution as purely a person's physical durability and ability to withstand punishment, but that may be too narrow of a definition, as you suggest. An interesting point. I'd still say that Constitution as a base ability would suggest to me that the magic was taking a physical toll - which I'd be fine with, personally - but I'll grant you your point.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I'm not sure what you mean by "mechanically." I was talking pure flavor. It's not as if Merlin uses Vancian magic or has spontaneous casting. Merlin's a magically gifted individual whose power comes from his unusual bloodline (demonic, in this case).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You mean like this guy?</p><p><img src="http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/6/60917/1370623-170807093.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 9px">Helpful footnote: That's Azar Javed from the aforementioned <em>Witcher</em> games.</span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, I think that's how most people think of sorcerers and it's to me the main difference between them and wizards or other arcane classes. However, I do think your ideas are interesting and I wouldn't mind seeing how they could be implemented, either as part of the sorcerer class or elsewhere.</p><p></p><p>One thing that's pretty clear to me is that WotC will have to work hard to give the sorcerer their place in the sun. In 3e, they were essentially wizards with a few mechanical tweaks and a different backstory. In 4e, they were powered-up warlocks. They deserve more than that, I think, if you're going to include them as a class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nivenus, post: 5796609, member: 71756"] Mmm. Perhaps. I've certainly encountered warlocks in D&D who have a strong personality (Ammon Jerro from [I]Neverwinter Nights 2[/I] is one example). However, I don't think that's a requirement of the Faustian archetype endemic to the warlock class. Still, I'll agree that warlocks and sorcerers - within the mechanics anyway - tend to step on each other's toes. That's an interesting idea and one I hadn't considered. I usually think of Constitution as purely a person's physical durability and ability to withstand punishment, but that may be too narrow of a definition, as you suggest. An interesting point. I'd still say that Constitution as a base ability would suggest to me that the magic was taking a physical toll - which I'd be fine with, personally - but I'll grant you your point. I'm not sure what you mean by "mechanically." I was talking pure flavor. It's not as if Merlin uses Vancian magic or has spontaneous casting. Merlin's a magically gifted individual whose power comes from his unusual bloodline (demonic, in this case). You mean like this guy? [IMG]http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/6/60917/1370623-170807093.jpg[/IMG] [SIZE="1"]Helpful footnote: That's Azar Javed from the aforementioned [I]Witcher[/I] games.[/SIZE] Yeah, I think that's how most people think of sorcerers and it's to me the main difference between them and wizards or other arcane classes. However, I do think your ideas are interesting and I wouldn't mind seeing how they could be implemented, either as part of the sorcerer class or elsewhere. One thing that's pretty clear to me is that WotC will have to work hard to give the sorcerer their place in the sun. In 3e, they were essentially wizards with a few mechanical tweaks and a different backstory. In 4e, they were powered-up warlocks. They deserve more than that, I think, if you're going to include them as a class. [/QUOTE]
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