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Message: <blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 7264616" data-attributes="member: 71699">Ah, sorry about that then. I've read all of your documents and find many of your assessments insightful. I feel like the general framing might make people think (in a good way), too. So I feel familiar with what a god wizard is.First, I definitely acknowledge that BS can't compete with martial melee damage at most levels. Prima facie they do a third to half of what a martial does. That's due to a combination of fewer turns attacking (casting buffs), and fewer attacks with each Attack action (or uses a cantrip). Against that, BS more easily stays up in combat against almost any foe appropriate for level and this sustain is... incredible, is probably the right word here. (I generally agree Blur is green, but for BS, it's blue.)Another poster however got me thinking about Haste (instead of Blur), however. In many scenarios, Haste is defensively sufficient. It allows the BS at say 6th level to cast a cantrip, and then take an Attack action for an attack and an off-hand attack. That yields damage close to non-GWM martials, but with considerably better AC. Against some foes means BS will even out-damage GWM martials (by staying standing). Of course, one could object: why not have the party Wizard buff the existing party martial? The obvious flaw in that reasoning is that BS can do this taking up one slot in the party, instead of two. Leaving a slot for whatever seems favoured.To put it really frankly, the evaluation seemed so off-the-mark that I was grasping for an explanation. Particularly on the build options. Take the Paladin-dip as an example. I agree that on the surface Fighting Style + Smite looks good, but two Wizard levels means more casts, and at every other level access to higher-level spells! A 4th level BS/2nd Paladin is neat. I rate access to 3 more casts, all 3rd level Wizard spells, better than that. What do you think?Apologies, I forgot that while some readers know the thread in question, others wouldn't. It is here <a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?588010-Bladesinger-a-criticism-of-its-design/page35" target="_blank">http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?588010-Bladesinger-a-criticism-of-its-design/page35</a>. Regarding my opening post, my understanding became better and more nuanced as the thread evolved. I still feel BS is from a technical point of view, incorrect game design. That not because of "OMG levels of OP" as some posters put it (a view I never held), but because of what it is intended to do and how it goes about doing that.</blockquote>

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