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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 2501701" data-attributes="member: 151">That's an awful lot of extra bookkeeping, which is personally IMHO is the greatest demon of D&amp;D at high levels.See, I don't consider the wizard's low hit points a detriment at any level, really.&nbsp; He's not a melee fighter, and shouldn't attempt it.&nbsp; A wizard, in particular, has an excellent capacity to protect himself, if he so chooses.&nbsp; With Shield, mage armor, protectino from arrows, wind wall, expeditious retreat, mirror image and blur, for some examples, the mage can avoid getting hit in the first place.&nbsp; With things like Spell Immunity, various elemental protections, the dispels, the globes, contingency, spell turning and others, you cna protect yourself from various spell powers.This is where a wizard truly excels.&nbsp; A sorceror is much less likely to take something like Alarm or Tongues or Magic Aura or Identify...but a wizard is glad to have them, since he can swap them in and out.&nbsp; A wizard's true power lay in preparation, while the sorceror's lies in improvisation.Thanks.&nbsp; Didn't notice that.&nbsp; Must have happened when I was editing on the laptop.&nbsp; Stupid touch pad.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 2501701, member: 151"] That's an awful lot of extra bookkeeping, which is personally IMHO is the greatest demon of D&D at high levels. See, I don't consider the wizard's low hit points a detriment at any level, really. He's not a melee fighter, and shouldn't attempt it. A wizard, in particular, has an excellent capacity to protect himself, if he so chooses. With Shield, mage armor, protectino from arrows, wind wall, expeditious retreat, mirror image and blur, for some examples, the mage can avoid getting hit in the first place. With things like Spell Immunity, various elemental protections, the dispels, the globes, contingency, spell turning and others, you cna protect yourself from various spell powers. This is where a wizard truly excels. A sorceror is much less likely to take something like Alarm or Tongues or Magic Aura or Identify...but a wizard is glad to have them, since he can swap them in and out. A wizard's true power lay in preparation, while the sorceror's lies in improvisation. Thanks. Didn't notice that. Must have happened when I was editing on the laptop. Stupid touch pad. [/QUOTE]

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