ForgottenBhaal wrote: "Both fighter, and wizard. None of the weaknesses."
I would just point out few things that come to my mind.
Compared to wizard:
-Spellswords probably wont max int, and wont take full +12 int gear, which makes them have lower DCs and fewer slots.
- Spellswords should take some melee combat skills, which means they wont take as many ESF as wizard would, lowering their DC again.
- Spellswords lose all epic spells except EMA. (And...funny...you lose 1 AC compared to wizard probably, coz you cant stack MA with EMA? I'm not sure about that, as i dont have that lvl, so if someone would confirm it that would be great.)
- Spellswords dont have summons to do everything for them, which still means they have a bit more risky aproach, then staying back and watching your summon just go through everything.
- Spellswords dont have ESF features like -scry etc.
- Spellswords have to chose one school they wont use, and honestly, there are usefull spells in EVERY school. (Of course you will pick the one with fewer spells, but still you have to pick one, wizards doesnt have to)
- Spellswords possibly need to go 23/4/3 (for 4APR and Tumble AC). which makes them easily dispellable by other wizards. (Wizard dispell roll with ESF Abj. and 27/3 build =
46 possible roll against spellsword being at...let's count AD: Abj in....37.)
Compared to fighters:
- Way less feats.
- Worse BAB.
- Doesnt have Spec.
- Fewer HP.
Also someone was writing that they get AC from int...which they do, but only as a deflection, and if they have offhand free. To a max bonus of...6...but 23/4/3 is on...4...which is 2 AC less then adamantine tower shield. That's nothing that fighters couldnt get, they can...even better. Only advantage is spellsword can cast while having this AC, that's all.
So counting everything in, i personally think there is a need to nerf Imbues, as others said as well, probably to 3/round. But taking away spell slots...lowering their CL...and all those things... imo it's just a highway to hell for spellswords, not an actual reasonable nerf.
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