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<blockquote data-quote="Sekhmet" data-source="post: 5962271" data-attributes="member: 97602">See: &quot;maneuverability&quot;. &nbsp;Alter Self allows for burrowing and climbing, so dealing with shafts/narrow/cramped areas is still within the constraints of the spell, making it more versatile as a whole.&nbsp;Consider the reasons a Wizard is better than Fighter. The more versatile you are, the more useful you are, the more likely you are to succeed. &nbsp;Fly is more versatile than using Alter Self to turn into a Raptoran, except in duration and spell level, but Alter Self doesn't -stop- at being able to Fly. It has a large variety of other uses, which makes it a better spell.&nbsp;Alter Self shouldn't be a 2nd level spell, plain and simple. If we made it lv4, pushed Polymorph to 5, at Baleful Polymorph to 7, it would be a lbit more of a balanced group of spells. &nbsp;&nbsp;That you have access to Alter Self long before you have access to Fly (and with a higher duration than Fly) is the issue. A Wizard, with infinite spell book space and no limit to number of spells known, might pick up both. A Sorcerer will pick the spell that is more versatile and easier to make useful at a high level. &nbsp;&nbsp;A great comparison is having a spell that grants you +4 to any stat for 10 minutes/level at level 2, and one that grants +6 to a specific stat for 1 minute/level at level 3. &nbsp;You're almost always better off using the longer lasting buff, except in those occasions where you really, really need that extra point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sekhmet, post: 5962271, member: 97602"] See: "maneuverability". Alter Self allows for burrowing and climbing, so dealing with shafts/narrow/cramped areas is still within the constraints of the spell, making it more versatile as a whole. Consider the reasons a Wizard is better than Fighter. The more versatile you are, the more useful you are, the more likely you are to succeed. Fly is more versatile than using Alter Self to turn into a Raptoran, except in duration and spell level, but Alter Self doesn't -stop- at being able to Fly. It has a large variety of other uses, which makes it a better spell. Alter Self shouldn't be a 2nd level spell, plain and simple. If we made it lv4, pushed Polymorph to 5, at Baleful Polymorph to 7, it would be a lbit more of a balanced group of spells. That you have access to Alter Self long before you have access to Fly (and with a higher duration than Fly) is the issue. A Wizard, with infinite spell book space and no limit to number of spells known, might pick up both. A Sorcerer will pick the spell that is more versatile and easier to make useful at a high level. A great comparison is having a spell that grants you +4 to any stat for 10 minutes/level at level 2, and one that grants +6 to a specific stat for 1 minute/level at level 3. You're almost always better off using the longer lasting buff, except in those occasions where you really, really need that extra point. [/QUOTE]

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