Title: Swordmage and Concentration.
Post by: farmboy2003 on Nov 08, 2020, 02:46 PM
Post by: farmboy2003 on Nov 08, 2020, 02:46 PM
Hello. New player here. 
I am confused whether swordmages need concentration or not for their incantations? - To cast in combat or use with defensive casting i mean
The class description says so here on the forum, that it does not require any concentration checks to avoid AOO's or lost a casting when taking damage. But they get combat casting?
I've experienced a single concentration check so far in the cellar below the inn too, so I am not entirely sure?
Title: Swordmage and Concentration.
Post by: Jerec on Nov 08, 2020, 04:10 PM
Post by: Jerec on Nov 08, 2020, 04:10 PM
You definitely need concentration to avoid losing a spell when you get hit. It's a good idea to max it out and use combat casting/defensive spellcasting if you have another casting class that enables it (bard being the most popular mix) or if you're not going to use a different combat mode, like expertise or power attack.
Title: Swordmage and Concentration.
Post by: farmboy2003 on Nov 09, 2020, 04:37 AM
Post by: farmboy2003 on Nov 09, 2020, 04:37 AM
So I can't use combat casting/defensive spellcasting for incantations UNLESS I have another spellcasting class? Wierd. Will favoured soul suffice?
But thanks a bunch. I will start maxing concenctration like I intended to originally.
Title: Swordmage and Concentration.
Post by: Garage Trashcan on Nov 09, 2020, 07:06 AM
Post by: Garage Trashcan on Nov 09, 2020, 07:06 AM
It's because Defensive Casting is hardcoded/blackboxed to caster classes and we can't give access to it on the custom class.
Title: Swordmage and Concentration.
Post by: farmboy2003 on Nov 09, 2020, 08:19 AM
Post by: farmboy2003 on Nov 09, 2020, 08:19 AM
Thanks! Yet another hardcoded thing to know about