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<blockquote data-quote="fuindordm" data-source="post: 616162" data-attributes="member: 5435">(Referring to scholar-cleric option)The problem is that there's still this big imbalance between divine and arcane magic for armor.&nbsp; Priests, even scholar-priests, can take a level of fighter and get right back into their 'tank top'.&nbsp; Wizards, sorcerers, and bards can't.I would *dearly* love to see them get rid of arcane failure altogether.&nbsp; If a wizard wants to (a) spend a high ability score on STR, and (b) spend a few feats, is it unbalancing for them to put on a suit of plate mail and be able to cast spells?&nbsp; It is unbalancing for a fighter/wizard, who is suffering in the magic department anyway, to wear a mithril breastplate and have a decent AC?If you say 'yes', let me ask you this: would it be unbalancing if the shield spell didn't exist?&nbsp; If you get the heebie-jeebies, make the shield spell a shield bonus rather than a cover bonus, and reduce it to +4 but leave in the 'block magic missiles' feature.Just a little rant.&nbsp; Sorry.&nbsp; I'm done now.&nbsp; First edition F/MU's could wear armor, grumble grumble.And on the subject of a sorcerer, here's a funky idea--don't give them a spell list at all.&nbsp; Let them choose any spell in the game, but at +1 level for divine spells.&nbsp; After all, I bet there are sorcerers out there with celestial bloodlines...--Ben</blockquote>

[QUOTE="fuindordm, post: 616162, member: 5435"] (Referring to scholar-cleric option) The problem is that there's still this big imbalance between divine and arcane magic for armor. Priests, even scholar-priests, can take a level of fighter and get right back into their 'tank top'. Wizards, sorcerers, and bards can't. I would *dearly* love to see them get rid of arcane failure altogether. If a wizard wants to (a) spend a high ability score on STR, and (b) spend a few feats, is it unbalancing for them to put on a suit of plate mail and be able to cast spells? It is unbalancing for a fighter/wizard, who is suffering in the magic department anyway, to wear a mithril breastplate and have a decent AC? If you say 'yes', let me ask you this: would it be unbalancing if the shield spell didn't exist? If you get the heebie-jeebies, make the shield spell a shield bonus rather than a cover bonus, and reduce it to +4 but leave in the 'block magic missiles' feature. Just a little rant. Sorry. I'm done now. First edition F/MU's could wear armor, grumble grumble. And on the subject of a sorcerer, here's a funky idea--don't give them a spell list at all. Let them choose any spell in the game, but at +1 level for divine spells. After all, I bet there are sorcerers out there with celestial bloodlines... --Ben [/QUOTE]

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