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<blockquote data-quote="Cbas10" data-source="post: 1277897" data-attributes="member: 6459"><p>Ciaran beat me to it.</p><p></p><p>Even if a wizard is a master at casting on the defensive, nothing prevents a player from saying, "I'm holding my action until the wizard moves or casts a spell...at that point, I'm going to whack him" (tripping and grappling works well, too).</p><p></p><p>As far as the skill itself and its uses, I see nothing wrong with it, either. There are SO MANY skills that are advantageous for wizards and other spellcasters to have, and concentration is really only helpful if a wizard is in the thick of combat. If a player wants to load up on that particular skill...fine. He is stronger in that area, but weaker in others.</p><p></p><p>In my opinion, some of the DCs for Concentration are a bit low; specifically, the weather-related actions. If it is a DC 20 check to cast Verbal-only spells while grappled, it should be much higher than a DC 10 to cast while being exposed to wind-driven hail (I can barely find my car in my own apartment building parking lot while there is wind-driven hail and rain going on; it would be FAR easier to cast a Teleport spell when some guy was wrestling me to the ground).</p><p></p><p>Waiting for your attacks of opportunity is a very poor tactic in any case. Any of your more intelligent opponents should catch on to that tactic right away and use that against you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cbas10, post: 1277897, member: 6459"] Ciaran beat me to it. Even if a wizard is a master at casting on the defensive, nothing prevents a player from saying, "I'm holding my action until the wizard moves or casts a spell...at that point, I'm going to whack him" (tripping and grappling works well, too). As far as the skill itself and its uses, I see nothing wrong with it, either. There are SO MANY skills that are advantageous for wizards and other spellcasters to have, and concentration is really only helpful if a wizard is in the thick of combat. If a player wants to load up on that particular skill...fine. He is stronger in that area, but weaker in others. In my opinion, some of the DCs for Concentration are a bit low; specifically, the weather-related actions. If it is a DC 20 check to cast Verbal-only spells while grappled, it should be much higher than a DC 10 to cast while being exposed to wind-driven hail (I can barely find my car in my own apartment building parking lot while there is wind-driven hail and rain going on; it would be FAR easier to cast a Teleport spell when some guy was wrestling me to the ground). Waiting for your attacks of opportunity is a very poor tactic in any case. Any of your more intelligent opponents should catch on to that tactic right away and use that against you. [/QUOTE]
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