New Posts For Thread: Sorceror Issue, Largely Attirbute Bonus Basedhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29336867/Sorceror_Issue,_Largely_Attirbute_Bonus_BasedTo begin with, I'll say that I think the Sorceror and Warlock are unnecessary. They're just different flavors of Wizard and should be done as builds or sub-classes, not independent classes. To boot, the Wizard gets a wimpy 1d4 while the Warlock getsI know this hasn't been discussed much in this thread, but since you brought it up, I want to voice passionate disagreement.The guiding principle behind class design for D&D Next is "find a fantasy archetype, then create a character class based on ithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29336867/Sorceror_Issue,_Largely_Attirbute_Bonus_Based?post_id=523572687#523572687I know this hasn't been discussed much in this thread, but since you brought it up, I want to voice passionate disagreement.The guiding principle behind class design for D&D Next is "find a fantasy archetype, then create a character class based on itWed, 29 Aug 2012 14:15:11 -0500The save DCs are lower and their spell list is very limited. I've run the numbers and they deal less damage than a Fighter or a Wizard in any given round and generally their spells and features are geared toward dealing damage. The cause fear spell bhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29336867/Sorceror_Issue,_Largely_Attirbute_Bonus_Based?post_id=523561225#523561225The save DCs are lower and their spell list is very limited. I've run the numbers and they deal less damage than a Fighter or a Wizard in any given round and generally their spells and features are geared toward dealing damage. The cause fear spell bWed, 29 Aug 2012 09:22:16 -0500I'm really not goetting the opinions of people who say that the sorceror is underpowered. The ability to cast while wearing armour is incredibly powerful when combined with the larger hit dice making the caster a much harder target, in addition whilehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29336867/Sorceror_Issue,_Largely_Attirbute_Bonus_Based?post_id=523545479#523545479I'm really not goetting the opinions of people who say that the sorceror is underpowered. The ability to cast while wearing armour is incredibly powerful when combined with the larger hit dice making the caster a much harder target, in addition whileTue, 28 Aug 2012 18:27:55 -0500I agree, and as I stated in another thread, I ran my game with 7 players, 2 were the new sorc, 1 was the warlock. The warlock's raw damage is great, but only barely outclasses the melee dps builds for very short bursts (1 time per will they want tohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29336867/Sorceror_Issue,_Largely_Attirbute_Bonus_Based?post_id=523543625#523543625I agree, and as I stated in another thread, I ran my game with 7 players, 2 were the new sorc, 1 was the warlock. The warlock's raw damage is great, but only barely outclasses the melee dps builds for very short bursts (1 time per will they want toTue, 28 Aug 2012 17:40:18 -0500I feel like you can customize enough with race background and specialty that two sorcerer's can feel totally different and that goes with all classes which is something that I find very excitinghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29336867/Sorceror_Issue,_Largely_Attirbute_Bonus_Based?post_id=523494203#523494203I feel like you can customize enough with race background and specialty that two sorcerer's can feel totally different and that goes with all classes which is something that I find very excitingMon, 27 Aug 2012 10:41:10 -0500