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AlexanderHowl · 06-08-2018, 10:01 AM

And I dislike the fact that practically every PC mage has Magery 3 because of the skill bonus. The objection to IQ 14 mages is like objecting to DX 14 fighters and trying to add a Combat Talent at 10 CP/level to reduce the necessity of high DX. If you want less generally competent mages, there are disadvantages that you can take to make them reflect fictional portrayals better (Absent-minded, Clueless, Confused, etc). I just think that Magery is one of those old holdovers from 3e (if not earlier) that really has no place in the structure of 4e (it really does not mesh with the other Talents because it gives a bonus to too many skills).

06-08-2018, 10:01 AM	#9
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Tying Spell Energy Discounts to Points Spent in Skill And I dislike the fact that practically every PC mage has Magery 3 because of the skill bonus. The objection to IQ 14 mages is like objecting to DX 14 fighters and trying to add a Combat Talent at 10 CP/level to reduce the necessity of high DX. If you want less generally competent mages, there are disadvantages that you can take to make them reflect fictional portrayals better (Absent-minded, Clueless, Confused, etc). I just think that Magery is one of those old holdovers from 3e (if not earlier) that really has no place in the structure of 4e (it really does not mesh with the other Talents because it gives a bonus to too many skills).