What is a "gish"?

[Dwimmerlied]

It seems to be part of a naturally evolving gaming culture and language, albiet one that I believe originated with the optimization community. In that it was kind of natural, I kinda like it. It's not moronic to use it, its just a word. Some people seem to argue that its not cool to use it "cause thats the rules"...

Discussing the real meaning of cows and dogs may or may not have any real validity, but implying through it that using the term is incorrect because some people don't like it probably doesn't

 

[DEFCON 1]

Personally... I think the best way to go with it is to just continue evolving the Sorcerer in the direction of the spell channeling weapon-user. The playtest packet in August of 2012 had the Sorcerer with the draconic bloodline being a warrior/magician combo... and I think keeping the Sorcerer going that way makes all the sense in the world.

Yeah, I know a few people might want to keep the Sorcerer as basically a spellslinger wizard-clone with just a different casting method... but I'd rather the Sorcerer take a new place on the magical spectrum. Casting spells is the domain of the wizard... channeling magical power through things (like weapons) should become the focus of the Sorcerer. That's the most interesting and differentiating way for the Sorcerer to go.

(And that being said... I'd personally continue going in that direction even further by then making the Artificer a sub-class of Sorcerer, where rather than channeling magic through weapons... they channel magic through other objects.)

 

[pemerton]

I voted #2. I'm familiar with both the FF usage and the more contemporary useage for any F/MU. Context nearly always makes it clear which usage is intended.

 

[S'mon]

I would never use it except in a githyanki-specific campaign. In game would be swordmage, warrior-wizard, etc. Out of game Fighter-MU or whatever the edition-specific term would be.

 

[pemerton]

In game would be swordmage, warrior-wizard, etc. Out of game Fighter-MU or whatever the edition-specific term would be.

Both in game and out of game I think my default description would be "warrior mage".

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

No option for Lillian?