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RobW · 05-12-2019, 12:34 PM

Yes, TBH I'm feeling psyched about my wizard whipping his way into the action from the safety of the back ranks. Whiiiiiirrr KRAK! I once ran a team through Death Test that included a couple of whip/javelin types and the options available to them set up all kinds of exciting/fun situations.

Plus, this IS a FLAMING whip....!

As a one-off character, as you say, colorful and fun.

OTOH, my wizard, like many, would never be able to learn sword and run up and engage enemies. But he can definitely set up the fighters by knocking down enemies from the safety of 3-5 hexes back, as well as cast spells -- you kind of wonder should ALL wizards be using whips?

I think the suggestion I like best is probably to say, pretend TFT lassos don't exist, and that whips can't do the lasso attacks. Still allows a lot of good but not OP options.

Of course this is a campaign, not a Death Test run, so very different. We'll see! Hopefully -- we concluded the main campaign story yesterday.

05-12-2019, 12:34 PM	#8
RobW Join Date: Mar 2018	Re: Wizards, for your consideration, the Whip... Yes, TBH I'm feeling psyched about my wizard whipping his way into the action from the safety of the back ranks. Whiiiiiirrr KRAK! I once ran a team through Death Test that included a couple of whip/javelin types and the options available to them set up all kinds of exciting/fun situations. Plus, this IS a FLAMING whip....! As a one-off character, as you say, colorful and fun. OTOH, my wizard, like many, would never be able to learn sword and run up and engage enemies. But he can definitely set up the fighters by knocking down enemies from the safety of 3-5 hexes back, as well as cast spells -- you kind of wonder should ALL wizards be using whips? I think the suggestion I like best is probably to say, pretend TFT lassos don't exist, and that whips can't do the lasso attacks. Still allows a lot of good but not OP options. Of course this is a campaign, not a Death Test run, so very different. We'll see! Hopefully -- we concluded the main campaign story yesterday.