yo! I think the Eldritch knight should be a half caster. This might be strong but it would put them more on a level of Paladins and bring it up to Battlemaster power level. I don't think they would be over powered either they are still a MAD class and need int to use the "cool" spells besides shield or MM. that plus the changes to it in onednd would make it the best gish for arcane magic.
You have to understand that the fighter chassis is incredibly strong. Think of it this way, it's a "full martial." For that reason, all the fighter subclasses are capable of performing their job of killing things really well. If you make the fighter not only a "full martial," but a half caster ontop of it? You're already breaking the balance as it stands.
Going half caster, the EK would overshadow any other fighter subclass because spellcasting is so good. It's already incredibly good as is because having access to spellcasting means they can create scrolls or use scrolls from their respective spell list, even if they're of a higher level than they have access to.
Paladins are balanced by their offensive power, really. It's good in bursts, and just serviceable otherwise, but fighters can out damage them in the long run thanks to their 11th level extra attack, and later on by landslides with 20th level capstone. Their sustained damage is unbeatable.
It's just not a good idea to turn THE best martial class into a half caster on ontop of it.
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yo! I think the Eldritch knight should be a half caster. This might be strong but it would put them more on a level of Paladins and bring it up to Battlemaster power level. I don't think they would be over powered either they are still a MAD class and need int to use the "cool" spells besides shield or MM. that plus the changes to it in onednd would make it the best gish for arcane magic.
any thoughts? something i dont know?
You have to understand that the fighter chassis is incredibly strong. Think of it this way, it's a "full martial." For that reason, all the fighter subclasses are capable of performing their job of killing things really well. If you make the fighter not only a "full martial," but a half caster ontop of it? You're already breaking the balance as it stands.
Going half caster, the EK would overshadow any other fighter subclass because spellcasting is so good. It's already incredibly good as is because having access to spellcasting means they can create scrolls or use scrolls from their respective spell list, even if they're of a higher level than they have access to.
Paladins are balanced by their offensive power, really. It's good in bursts, and just serviceable otherwise, but fighters can out damage them in the long run thanks to their 11th level extra attack, and later on by landslides with 20th level capstone. Their sustained damage is unbeatable.
It's just not a good idea to turn THE best martial class into a half caster on ontop of it.