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<blockquote data-quote="Mort" data-source="post: 9164232" data-attributes="member: 762">The common refrain is that fighters are &quot;easier&quot; than wizards - but I don't find that always holds all true.Fighters have harder initial choices:Does the fighter sacrifice a bit of combat effectiveness for INT, CHA or WIS? it's not an easy choice. The Wizard picks INT and has a lot going right there, they have to decide on WIS or CHA (vs Dex or Con) but so does the fighter, and the wizard at least already has a good skill stat by default. It's a harder choice for the fighter.&nbsp;Do you go for primarily melee or ranged (or try for a mix of both). This highly impacts where your stats go, which also impacts to some degree skills and the like. A wizard picks INT.Fighting style can matter quite a bit for a fighter and influences their entire shtick. Even more so for the subclass. The wizard's subclass is mostly gravy (though, sure, some are just better).If your a BM - what maneuvers - this will matter quite a bit and if your inexperienced there are &quot;wrong&quot; choices. Wizards get lots of spells and lots of opportunity to course correct if they pick a few 'bad&quot; spells.The point is - while there is more of an info dump for Wizards, WoTC actually makes it pretty easy for them to course correct and adjust for bad/unfun choices. Fighters are much more stuck and have to make harder decisions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mort, post: 9164232, member: 762"] The common refrain is that fighters are "easier" than wizards - but I don't find that always holds all true. Fighters have harder initial choices: Does the fighter sacrifice a bit of combat effectiveness for INT, CHA or WIS? it's not an easy choice. The Wizard picks INT and has a lot going right there, they have to decide on WIS or CHA (vs Dex or Con) but so does the fighter, and the wizard at least already has a good skill stat by default. It's a harder choice for the fighter. Do you go for primarily melee or ranged (or try for a mix of both). This highly impacts where your stats go, which also impacts to some degree skills and the like. A wizard picks INT. Fighting style can matter quite a bit for a fighter and influences their entire shtick. Even more so for the subclass. The wizard's subclass is mostly gravy (though, sure, some are just better). If your a BM - what maneuvers - this will matter quite a bit and if your inexperienced there are "wrong" choices. Wizards get lots of spells and lots of opportunity to course correct if they pick a few 'bad" spells. The point is - while there is more of an info dump for Wizards, WoTC actually makes it pretty easy for them to course correct and adjust for bad/unfun choices. Fighters are much more stuck and have to make harder decisions. [/QUOTE]

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