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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 8:20AM
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Date Joined:
Oct 24, 2001
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For me it is the opposite.
As a Player I like just about all of the arcane classes except the wizard (I have never liked having to be an accountant when I play.).
As a DM, I have no preferences or objections to any of the classes. The player plays, and I DM.
Here are the PHB essentia, in my opinion: - Three Basic Rules (p 11)
- Power Types and Usage (p 54)
- Skills (p178-179)
- Feats (p 192)
- Rest and Recovery (p 263)
- All of Chapter 9 [Combat] (p 264-295)
A player needs to read the sections for building his or her character -- race, class, powers, feats, equipment, etc. But those are PC-specific. The above list is for everyone, regardless of the race or class or build or concept they are playing.
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 9:21AM
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Date Joined:
Sep 19, 2007
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I didnt see anyone play a wizard till last year. That said, Wizards have gotten more love than any arcane class since essentials by far, so its possible thats why alot of people are playing them lately.
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 10:58AM
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Date Joined:
Apr 27, 2009
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One of my favorite characters is a plaguescarred elemental and a warlock/sorcerer hybrid. He's complicated but awesome, and he's got a whole lot of cool magic and not a hint of wizard.
My friend plays a bard in every game. I can't stand playing them myself, but I always like having his at the table.
I will say, though, that I find the artificer to be nothing but awful. And swordmages are just okay.
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 11:00AM
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I've played a Bard and a Warlock and I liked both of them equally. I've thought about rolling a Bladesinger as of late, but nowhere to play him =/
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 11:40AM
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I've played a Bard and a Warlock and I liked both of them equally. I've thought about rolling a Bladesinger as of late, but nowhere to play him =/
people diss the bladesinger, but i have an eladrin bladesinger mutliclassed swordmage that is a bad bad girl
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 12:31PM
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Date Joined:
Mar 27, 2008
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Funny, from what I've seen the Wizard is rare
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 1:43PM
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Date Joined:
Apr 27, 2009
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Funny, from what I've seen the Wizard is rare
I dunno. There were two in our last campaign.
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 5:28PM
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i have a secret confession. ive built some witches, in secret. several levels of the same witch, named "brunhilda"
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 6:41PM
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Date Joined:
Jul 28, 2011
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I honestly enjoy every arcane class but the wizard. As someone else said, I don't want my turns to take 20 minutes to count up math. That isn't fun for me. Also, all of the Essentials variations on the Wizard have put me off as well. Especially the Bladesinger (witch and mage aren't bad, though).
But my favorite are Bard, Swordmage, and Artificer, in no particular order. Swordmage or Swordmage/Warlock is probably my favorite build in 4e.
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11 months ago ::
Aug 02, 2012 - 8:07PM
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I actually starting reading about the Artificer and it is pretty cool. I don't have the Ebberon books so I didn't really know much about it. But I think it may be a little better than the wizard too.
“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear.” - H. P. Lovecraft Games I Play: - D&D 4e - D&D 3.5 - AD&D 2e - Pathfinder - Call of Cthulhu
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