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<blockquote data-quote="Nonlethal Force" data-source="post: 3116651" data-attributes="member: 35788">Oh, I got a real good look at Complete Mage today.&nbsp; I can honestly say that everything in the book was really cool except the reserve feats.&nbsp; I think they push the envelope too far.&nbsp; Essentially, the balancing thing about the wizard and sorcerer is that they have very limited resources.&nbsp; Yes, most of their stuff (especally at high levels) can kick the pants off of most things but it is balanced because they can only do it 4-6 times per day!&nbsp; With reserve feats they have aspects that just aren't limited.&nbsp; I realize that the reserve feat effects aren't the same as the actual spell effect ... but I don't know.&nbsp; Something about them just didn't sit well with me.&nbsp; Especially the ones that allow the spellcaster to have damaging effects (like the elemental based ones).In the end, though, I did purchase Complete Mage and Dragon Magic.&nbsp; So with the exception of reserve feats I think most of the other stuff should be in play.&nbsp; I ordered them (purchased both for $40 American online - w/free shipping - when it would've cost me $54 to buy them in the store with my store discount.)&nbsp; So I do have to wait for the delivery.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" /> Hopefully you weren't planning on reserve feats.&nbsp; Considering you took Draconic Breath as one of your feats I don't think this should be an issue.&nbsp; I didn't notice anything in the rest of the books that warrants special comment, but I'll let you know for certain once I get them.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nonlethal Force, post: 3116651, member: 35788"] Oh, I got a real good look at Complete Mage today. I can honestly say that everything in the book was really cool except the reserve feats. I think they push the envelope too far. Essentially, the balancing thing about the wizard and sorcerer is that they have very limited resources. Yes, most of their stuff (especally at high levels) can kick the pants off of most things but it is balanced because they can only do it 4-6 times per day! With reserve feats they have aspects that just aren't limited. I realize that the reserve feat effects aren't the same as the actual spell effect ... but I don't know. Something about them just didn't sit well with me. Especially the ones that allow the spellcaster to have damaging effects (like the elemental based ones). In the end, though, I did purchase Complete Mage and Dragon Magic. So with the exception of reserve feats I think most of the other stuff should be in play. I ordered them (purchased both for $40 American online - w/free shipping - when it would've cost me $54 to buy them in the store with my store discount.) So I do have to wait for the delivery. :( Hopefully you weren't planning on reserve feats. Considering you took Draconic Breath as one of your feats I don't think this should be an issue. I didn't notice anything in the rest of the books that warrants special comment, but I'll let you know for certain once I get them. [/QUOTE]

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