Tell me more about these "spells", which occur in limited numbers, are capable of long-range attacks, deal explosive & powerful damage... and can only be performed by someone who has the proper equipment and spends time in advance preparing them for use? :-D
I loved Outlaw Star! Such cool world building!
Why does this remind me of a lightsaber? Oh yes I see, it is the personal love and craftsmanship of its construction, noice:-D.
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
More civilized than now, that's for sure, sigh:-(.
This is the 2nd time today that I've ran across a caster on Lemmy & I'm loving it!
I'll need to watch it again! It's been so very long. It is such a core part of my aesthetic & genre preferences since I first saw it as a teenager, but I haven't seen it in a good while.
I admit I stopped at about book five, but I don't remember Harry ever using a gun.
He definitely does, but I think it fades in and out of use at times. Even in Storm Front I believe he has a .38 Special. Later books I think it's a .44 Magnum.
5E's semi-official gunslinger uses wisdom instead of intelligence, so unless you have a GM willing to let you make a wis-casting wizard you might want to go cleric instead. I think that swapping casting stats should be allowed in a lot of situations anyway, and not only because wis-ard is a funny pun, but I'm aware that this isn't a universal opinion. Forge cleric would let you make your gun magic and ask god for ammunition with only two levels though
Wizard with a gun is fun and all, but praising blessed ammunition tickles a different set of fancies.
Artificer would work too though. Arcane spells, flamethrower, and pistol. Call it the 'Namancer. Let the Artificer upgrade it as their wand for Arcane firearm and burst fire a number of shots identical to cantrip scaling.
Hold on. I need to go write this up. I feel some Duality of Man helmet graffiti coming on...
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Shouldn't a gunslinger be a Dexterity based class?
For the most part it is. But it uses wisdom as its secondary stat, so if you pick a non-wis caster class you're going to have to split your ASIs up a lot
Elminster took one level of Fighter for a reason. Even without the 3 levels of Cleric, or the level of Rogue, that one level of Fighter helps every Wizard once the enemy is too close to safely cast. Automatic proficiency with all basic and martial weapons is useful at close range. Especially if one happened to pick up a Vorpal Keen Katana that one happens to be proficient with.
Oh, and taking a Pseudodragon Familiar gives the Wizard the Improved Evasion Feat, so you just kinda became almost immune to other wizards because if you fail a DEX check, you take half damage, and almost all of the Wizard direct damage spells require a DEX check.
I didn't understand the title before the pic loaded so here it is
Shit llepsretnuoc
AI memes are taking over huh
I wondered the same thing, but I really can't tell if this is AI or not. Does something give it away to you?
I think "wizard-posting" has been a thing since before the AI rush.
Well he has five normal looking fingers so I guess it's not AI?
Simple jinx should cause most firearms to fail or jam
In a universe where guns exist and level-1 wizards can cast magic missile/fireball and cantrips like firebolt, setting fire to things (like gunpowder), my bet is that low-level magic users aren't going to be trumped by steampunk-grade tech that easily
You could make that argument for almost any weapon though. The physical meddling required to snap a bowstring, dull a blade, or even just put a rock in their shoe is minimal. Magic needs to have limits if you want the mundane to compete at any level, and one of those limits is often an unspoken acceptance that you can't just arbitrarily foul another person's gear.
Tell me more about these "spells", which occur in limited numbers, are capable of long-range attacks, deal explosive & powerful damage... and can only be performed by someone who has the proper equipment and spends time in advance preparing them for use? :-D
I loved Outlaw Star! Such cool world building!
Why does this remind me of a lightsaber? Oh yes I see, it is the personal love and craftsmanship of its construction, noice:-D.
An elegant weapon for a more civilized age.
More civilized than now, that's for sure, sigh:-(.
This is the 2nd time today that I've ran across a caster on Lemmy & I'm loving it!
no... no! Don't remind me of Outlaw Star!
I'll need to watch it again! It's been so very long. It is such a core part of my aesthetic & genre preferences since I first saw it as a teenager, but I haven't seen it in a good while.
Damn, Harry Dresden is not aging well.
I admit I stopped at about book five, but I don't remember Harry ever using a gun.
He definitely does, but I think it fades in and out of use at times. Even in Storm Front I believe he has a .38 Special. Later books I think it's a .44 Magnum.
sighs Pulls out D&D character sheet.
5E's semi-official gunslinger uses wisdom instead of intelligence, so unless you have a GM willing to let you make a wis-casting wizard you might want to go cleric instead. I think that swapping casting stats should be allowed in a lot of situations anyway, and not only because wis-ard is a funny pun, but I'm aware that this isn't a universal opinion. Forge cleric would let you make your gun magic and ask god for ammunition with only two levels though
Wizard with a gun is fun and all, but praising blessed ammunition tickles a different set of fancies.
Artificer would work too though. Arcane spells, flamethrower, and pistol. Call it the 'Namancer. Let the Artificer upgrade it as their wand for Arcane firearm and burst fire a number of shots identical to cantrip scaling.
Hold on. I need to go write this up. I feel some Duality of Man helmet graffiti coming on...
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Please keep updated
Shouldn't a gunslinger be a Dexterity based class?
For the most part it is. But it uses wisdom as its secondary stat, so if you pick a non-wis caster class you're going to have to split your ASIs up a lot
Cleric?
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I think pathfinder has at least 3 ways to build wizard-with-a-gun
Artificer is in the house I see...
Wizard with a Gun
Unfortunately a mediocre, rushed game.
Ballistomancer
I've heard about a spellsword would this be a spell rifle?
Warglock
Magnumancer
7 shot, with a septagram carved on the barrel
Gattlemage
I vote for Wizgun.
The Spifleman's Creed
Dissolusionist.
I cast hail of lead
Is this an American remake of lord of the rings?
Skip the whole two tower nonsense by Gandalf shooting Saruman in the dick.
Saruman probably: That's not the sound of a man who was shot in the dick.
Dresden Files. They never expect the .45
Thops pulling out an AR-15
"Who's the bluntstone now, bitches?! Bet you wish you had my shield magic now, don't you, you stupid stone-faced bastards!"
Raya Lucaria scholars fleeing in terror
"Who gave that maniac a key to the gate?!"
"hey tarnished, don't go to academy today..."
Harry Dresden approves this message
Yeah! Thanks, you were a bit faster. :-D
I'm waiting for people to just mod a fucking .45 Caliber into Baldurs Gate 3 so I can blast Gortash in his fucking head the first time I see him
Try Arcanum if you havent
Shoulda checked like 3 weeks ago. They had you sorted already.
I am so much ready for Artificer dlc. I am ready with every fiber of my being
ALAKABLAM!
Wingardium leviosa real quick
Worshiping Mystra by day and Gond by night.
Dodge this you filthy casual
Project Warlock 2 looking pretty good!
This would make a great back tattoo.
https://youtu.be/NpvxCg037co?si=BDJhRODX4K8mnYiv
Came here to post this, damn.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_(film)
I had no idea this existed but now Ralph Bakshi's Wizards is top of my to-watch list.
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You shall eat lead!
Casts Shield
Like that is going to matter
Elminster took one level of Fighter for a reason. Even without the 3 levels of Cleric, or the level of Rogue, that one level of Fighter helps every Wizard once the enemy is too close to safely cast. Automatic proficiency with all basic and martial weapons is useful at close range. Especially if one happened to pick up a Vorpal Keen Katana that one happens to be proficient with.
Oh, and taking a Pseudodragon Familiar gives the Wizard the Improved Evasion Feat, so you just kinda became almost immune to other wizards because if you fail a DEX check, you take half damage, and almost all of the Wizard direct damage spells require a DEX check.
I didn't understand the title before the pic loaded so here it is
Shit llepsretnuoc
AI memes are taking over huh
I wondered the same thing, but I really can't tell if this is AI or not. Does something give it away to you?
I think "wizard-posting" has been a thing since before the AI rush.
Well he has five normal looking fingers so I guess it's not AI?
Simple jinx should cause most firearms to fail or jam In a universe where guns exist and level-1 wizards can cast magic missile/fireball and cantrips like firebolt, setting fire to things (like gunpowder), my bet is that low-level magic users aren't going to be trumped by steampunk-grade tech that easily
You could make that argument for almost any weapon though. The physical meddling required to snap a bowstring, dull a blade, or even just put a rock in their shoe is minimal. Magic needs to have limits if you want the mundane to compete at any level, and one of those limits is often an unspoken acceptance that you can't just arbitrarily foul another person's gear.
AI trash