Duskblade 3.5 Question... really bugging me.

[Archfiend Damio]

Alright so in the duskblade under spells known it states:
"You begian play knowning two 0-level spells and two 1st-level spells, chosen from the duskblade spell list. You also know one additional 0-level spell for each point of intelligence bonus."

Now here is where it gets me agervated... my gray Elf duskblade is begaining play with a 20 int... there for would know 7 0-level spells acording to this... BUT! The list only give you FOUR to chose from... so now I waste 3 freaking spells known slots?!
Did they amde this clas with the thought in mind that people would only put a 15 in that stat?
Or is it a typo and should be 1st-level like a wizard?

Please let me know thoughts and if anyone has read/knows what it states in the errata assuming there is one... or that it's in there.  

[Rain Yupa]

While looking at the class, and searching online... nope! 4 and that's it. Pretty stupid, but hey! 0-level spells. Are they really that crucial?

I think there's feats that add to your spell list, but I'm about to leave so I don't have time to poke around for them sweatdrop  

[Archfiend Damio]

Well the character concept has no room to blow feats on that... infact to even have it work kind of right I need two flaws.

alright... thanks I guess if anyone else has anything to add I'll take it.  

[bamaotaku]

I think it has to do with the fact that the class isn't really made to be caster-heavy. The spells are to act as a support factor to your combat skills. So, rather than pumping the bulk of stats into Int, you'd make it a moderately high stat and place the higher ones in either Str, Con, and/or even Dex.

Also, while you're limited on how many spells you can know, having a higher Int also affects the number of spells you can cast per day, so that's a plus. Is there any particular reason you want a Duskblade with 20 Int?  

[Archfiend Damio]

Makes good for DCs even if there are not alot of them as well as bonus spells... in the end it may not be worth it and I might do some point shifting.  

[bamaotaku]

That's what I would suggest. If you wanted to, you could choose a couple of the spells from the same school that you really like, focus on casting them, then get feats like Spell Focus.  

[Arc Vembris]

In fairness, Arcane Attunement gives duskblades three more cantrips to use as spell-like abilities.  

[Archfiend Damio]

yeah and having a high int boosts that so.  

[Disciple of Sakura]

I open up some of the Spell Compendium cantrips that are appropriate, like Sonic Snap or Launch Bolt, for duskblades. The problem with the DB's cantrips is that there aren't a ton of offensive cantrips for them in the core rules, and they didn't reference non-core books very often when they released new publications. So it becomes something of a DM call...  

[Rain Yupa]

Disciple makes a good point. You could always go to your DM, "I can has cantrips?"

Hopefully, your DM doesn't go "ZOMG NO CANTRIPS ARE SO BROKEN YOU CAN NOT HAS evil "

sweatdrop  

[Rock_DS]

But cantrips are so breken Rain, have you ever seen them in capable hands? It's DOOM FOR US ALL O_O

Well it's shits and giggles stuff you can cast for fun times =D

 

[Disciple of Sakura]

I loves me Pathfinder's at will cantrips. Wizard photo-copiers ahoy!

(That'd be at will amanuensis from the Spell Compendium, if ya don't know...)  

[Arc Vembris]

I loves me 4e's at-will cantrips, floating talking sock puppets ahoy!  

[Archfiend Damio]

EFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOUR 4e TALK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

[Arc Vembris]

Your exclamation points smell of fear. My at-will prestidigitation can remove that smell.