Flingeon's page

i'm still working on a character concept.

Just wanted to throw out there that this sheet taught me just about all I know concerning Excel. The Magus playtest came out just before UM and I wanted to play one so I dug in and figured out how to do so. To the author: great work and thanks for the obvious time you've spent on this task. I had to upgrade my computer to be able to use it nicely but it was worth the effort. (That and the XP2200+ was a bit dated anyways... just sayin')

My main concern with arcane strike was that I don't believe it stacks with the augmentation provided by your power pool. I know that weapon enhancements stack, but I'm unsure if the feat and the class ability would allow them to stack. If they did, then the feat would surely be justified in a second star. And my reasoning for ranking specialization higher was that you didn't have to use a swift action to get the +2, you just always had it.

they don't stack:

My GM ruled that arcane mark wouldn't be allowable for the free attack in spell combat. With that in mind, I really like the Close Range arcana (there's an acid and cold based lvl0 spell that grants a ranged touch attack).

Ultimate Magic also brings in a bunch of fun stuff (archetypes rock). I'm currently playing a HexCrafting Magus (half-elf, ancestral arms, falcata) and have a bunch of fun flying around smacking things (took Fly long before I could cast 3rd level spells). The bladebound would be fun however we're playing Legacy of Fire (and certain thematic elements would get weird as we progressed -- let's just say the half-elf has more working against him than just a low charisma score).