I guess I should edit Maria's post so that she recognizes Lucy if Lucy is that famous.<br/><br/>On a vaguely related note (since I'm trying to decide whether Maria's INT stat should be that of a well studied Mage Knight or a dumb muscle fighter) apparently my idea for flipping the levels at which an Eldritch Knight gets fighting style and spellcasting was overpowered.  But what if Maria started with the Magic Initiate feat (two cantrips and a single level one spell) instead of a Fighting Style feat?  The limited magic would essentially<em>be</em>her fighting style.  Since Magic Initiate and Fighting Style are both feats they should be relatively balanced, and it would make her progression in magic make a lot more sense since she'd have limited magical ability from the beginning rather than suddenly learning to cast overnight at Level 3.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Progression Comparison</div><div class="spoiler_body"><br/>Standard Progression to Eldritch Knight Archetype<br/><br/>L1: Fighting Style, Second Wind<br/>L2: Action Surge<br/>L3: Spellcasting (2 cantrips, three spells, two spell slots), Bonded Weapons<br/><br/>Modified Progression to Eldritch Knight Archetype<br/><br/>L1: Magic Initiate (2 cantrips, one spell, one spell slot), Second Wind<br/>L2: Action Surge<br/>L3: Spellcasting (2 cantrips, three spells, two spell slots), Bonded Weapons, Fighting Style (<em>replaces</em> Magic Initiate)<br/><br/>Note that they sync at Level 3.  Here's a sample character sheet (http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheet.html#id=919971).  I realize its a bit heavy on attack spells but Magic Initiate is restricted to a single spell school (otherwise I probably would have gone with something defensive for the L1 spell).<br/></div></div><br/><br/>What do you guys think?  Would this be acceptable? (I feel like I should have asked for something more like this to begin with.) Or do I need to stick with a stock no magic fighter build?