I have often seen people question what the role of a spellcaster is. Many people even try to shoehorn spellcasters into a very narrow set of "cheerleader" roles. I think that looking at casters through such a narrow lens hurts the player experience, and I think learning what the caster's ACTUAL role is will help you understand the game better, and enrich the game experience.
Timestamps:
- 0:00 Mathfinder Intro.
- 0:12 What is NOT the spellcaster's role?
- 3:28 The game treats them differently!
- 3:58 What is the real answer then?
- 6:22 GM Core backs us up!
- 8:38 Cheerleading GOOD???? Yes, but so is everything else!
- 9:42 Debuffing can be as good as buffing!
- 11:18 Fear vs Demoralize.
- 21:22 No matter how you look... debuff spells win handily!
- 22:45 Is martial damage strictly better than caster? Nope!
- 23:52 A better method to compare damage.
- 25:23 Thunderstrike vs Fighter with bow.
- 36:39 What even IS control?
- 39:12 How do you compare control?
- 40:50 Containment vs Grapple
- 45:22 This is the real answer!
- 48:04 Outro and Part 2 tease!