Originally Posted by
Killer Angel
Ah, I see...
Well, many would object that UMD means that if you need a broken skill to mimic a spellcaster, to compensate the lack in your class and to have a chance, you're proving the Wizard's point.
UMD to me is fine, but is hardly definitive. The wizard can escape, find a secure shelter (rope trick, etc.) and prepare an invisible counterstrike.
A scroll of forcage is fine, and with a dimensional lock (to be sure), screws the fighter.
Well, this thread is really derailing.
That said, I'm not arguing the utility of the fighter in a group, Imo is fundamental, but one Vs one, the casters have too many superior options.