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<blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 2864218" data-attributes="member: 40961"><p>For what its worth, I think there are two reasons that people feel the shadowcaster is underpowered.</p><p></p><p>1) I think people undervalue defensive abilities when thinking about a class' powerlevel. I think they compare offense, and ignore defense. In comparison to a sorceror's innate defense, the shadowcaster has a bigger hit die, can cast in armor (anything without an armor check penalty, so for me mithril shirt and buckler) at the expense of one feat, has a good fortitude save, has spot, has hide, and has listen. Its fair that the shadowcaster lose a little offensive power in exchange for these things.</p><p></p><p>2) When people think about arcanists, they compare to the wizard and sorceror in their most tricked out forms. That means they're comparing to two of the best classes of the game, classes that are arguably overpowered as is. I personally don't mind if new classes don't quite reach the power level of unrestrained arcane magic, because unrestrained arcane magic is... kind of obnoxiously good.</p><p></p><p>People also tend to pick the examples that best make their point, so if you discuss shadowcasters with people who don't like them, be prepared to hear a lot about level 6, and not a lot about level 7.</p><p></p><p>Anyways, I really enjoy the class as is, and don't think it needs a power boost. I think if you just bear in mind its defensive abilities and its skills, it is an overall balanced class.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cadfan, post: 2864218, member: 40961"] For what its worth, I think there are two reasons that people feel the shadowcaster is underpowered. 1) I think people undervalue defensive abilities when thinking about a class' powerlevel. I think they compare offense, and ignore defense. In comparison to a sorceror's innate defense, the shadowcaster has a bigger hit die, can cast in armor (anything without an armor check penalty, so for me mithril shirt and buckler) at the expense of one feat, has a good fortitude save, has spot, has hide, and has listen. Its fair that the shadowcaster lose a little offensive power in exchange for these things. 2) When people think about arcanists, they compare to the wizard and sorceror in their most tricked out forms. That means they're comparing to two of the best classes of the game, classes that are arguably overpowered as is. I personally don't mind if new classes don't quite reach the power level of unrestrained arcane magic, because unrestrained arcane magic is... kind of obnoxiously good. People also tend to pick the examples that best make their point, so if you discuss shadowcasters with people who don't like them, be prepared to hear a lot about level 6, and not a lot about level 7. Anyways, I really enjoy the class as is, and don't think it needs a power boost. I think if you just bear in mind its defensive abilities and its skills, it is an overall balanced class. [/QUOTE]
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