D&D 5E ... and we have a wizard!

[thalmin]

That is quite a list of weapon proficiencies for a wizard!

An elven wizard.

 

[Blueace]

That is quite a list of weapon proficiencies for a wizard!

But it's an elf. I'm ok with that !

 

[RotGrub]

ya seems like its now the universal "I see in the dark"

Well up until 3e Elves could see in the dark with infravision. I rather miss seeing heat sources... I always thought that added a lot of flavour to the game.

 

[sidonunspa]

Well up until 3e Elves could see in the dark with infravision. I rather miss seeing heat sources... I always thought that added a lot of flavour to the game.

I agree but it was a little problematic,

and this is from the game designer that added classic infravision to the Arcanis RPG

 

[sidonunspa]

That is quite a list of weapon proficiencies for a wizard!

he is an elf.. they get bonus weapon pros... like they did in 3e

 

[Deset Gled]

Well up until 3e Elves could see in the dark with infravision. I rather miss seeing heat sources... I always thought that added a lot of flavour to the game.

While it was full of flavor, it was also full of problems. Check out SKR's rant why it was switched to Darkvision here: http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/rants/infravision.html

I wish more D+D developers published rants like these.

 

[Nikosandros]

So, if the standard array is still 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8, this elf should have +2 to dex and +1 to int.

 

[Sir Hawk]

So cramped and cluttered and wordy!! But I realize that this is just a pre-gen. Still, can't wait to get the blank character sheets so I can trim the fat.

 

[Dausuul]

Hmm. Not a whole lot in this one that we hadn't already seen. Apparently you now choose your specialty at level 2.

I like the fact that it costs money to scribe spells. It's a nice way to preserve the tradition of wizards copying captured spells, while keeping it from getting out of hand.

I also approve of the changes to Sculpt Spells. Instead of simply excluding your allies from the spell's AoE, you grant them a combination of Evasion and an automatic success on the save. So depending on the spell, they may not emerge entirely unscathed.

That is quite a list of weapon proficiencies for a wizard!

Not really. It's standard weapon proficiencies for a wizard, plus standard bonus proficiencies for elves.

 

[fjw70]

Nice! I love the Sculpt Spells mechanics!

Never cared for those types of mechanics. They remove dome of the challenge of being a caster. But I can live with it.