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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cbas10" data-source="post: 1277897" data-attributes="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.</blockquote>