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<blockquote data-quote="Vaalingrade" data-source="post: 8699939" data-attributes="member: 82524">I would ague most of them aren't actual composites due to the fact that the underlying design philosophy wouldn't allow that composite version to actually work.The game feels you are either good at stabbing or good at magic, never mid or 75%/25% on either. So gishes like the bard or bladelock aren't actually composites because let's face it, the eldritch knight and trickster rogue aren't going to get that job done.The warlock is based on a different (IMO better) spellcasting mechanic. You're never getting that out of a sorc or wizard.The monk still has 'weird martial arts magic' stapled to it. Not quite a gish, but again, nothing's going to actually combine to make a monk.The sorcerer started life as 'Wizard with a less obnoxious spellcasting mechanic', an has yet to find a new identity. It's not really a composite, just the representation of an ongoing desire to build a better wizard that will never be fulfilled.But then you have the Paladin...Look it's a fighty cleric. There's no reason the cleric can't have a 'Physicals Violence' subclass and be done with it. If you added Smite to the cleric list, that's honestly all you have to do.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Vaalingrade, post: 8699939, member: 82524"] I would ague most of them aren't actual composites due to the fact that the underlying design philosophy wouldn't allow that composite version to actually work. The game feels you are either good at stabbing or good at magic, never mid or 75%/25% on either. So gishes like the bard or bladelock aren't actually composites because let's face it, the eldritch knight and trickster rogue aren't going to get that job done. The warlock is based on a different (IMO better) spellcasting mechanic. You're never getting that out of a sorc or wizard. The monk still has 'weird martial arts magic' stapled to it. Not quite a gish, but again, nothing's going to actually combine to make a monk. The sorcerer started life as 'Wizard with a less obnoxious spellcasting mechanic', an has yet to find a new identity. It's not really a composite, just the representation of an ongoing desire to build a better wizard that will never be fulfilled. But then you have the Paladin... Look it's a fighty cleric. There's no reason the cleric can't have a 'Physicals Violence' subclass and be done with it. If you added Smite to the cleric list, that's honestly all you have to do. [/QUOTE]

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