We all know black magic is evil.I assume by "Wakanda" you mean Black?
Can't we have Black wizards?
Almost every wizard I've seen played has the Prestidigitation cantrip to keep themselves clean and crisp. This totally fits that feel. Educated and erudite and a whole lotta class.Generic powerful caster, too clean, too shiny, give me a bit more grit and realism, not this superhero posing. Dr Strange meets Wakanda
And kinda sexed up tooWe all know black magic is evil.
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Anti-matter rifles, space ships, giant robots, a whole plane of Gothic Everything,
and not a serf or rotten meat haunch covered in pepper to be seen.
Not to mention Mending. There's no excuse for any wizard to look dirty or threadbare.Almost every wizard I've seen played has the Prestidigitation cantrip to keep themselves clean and crisp. This totally fits that feel. Educated and erudite and a whole lotta class.
I meant black and fancy, stylish clothes that look like they belong in a contemporary setting.I assume by "Wakanda" you mean Black?
Can't we have Black wizards?
Glad I wasn't the only one who thought that.Hey Aabria! It's your girl, Laerryn!
I'm not saying we need that. I was just refuting a claim that the new wizard image has become more identifable as a wziard than the "hoary old stereotype." My point was it is moving in that direction, but we are not even close to being there yet.But that’s the point, isn’t it? Why would a game need to illustrate the hoary old stereotype?
Easy to answer: it isn't the gritty, hard-worn, adventurer look. Which is something many players prefer IME.Exactly! The question isn’t “why would a wizard look so clean and fancy?”. It’s “why wouldn’t a wizard want to look clean and fancy?”.
LOL even if I was ever tempted to adopt anything from the 2024 rules, Musket and Pistols would be dead last on the list! They would never even have a shot.The designers realized that D&D is in the Renaissance, it's one of the justifications for why the new PHB has the Musket and Pistol on the equipment list.
Keep dreaming...i can't wait until the designers realize that D&D also isn't on Earth.
Are we even looking at the same picture???and that's what this is.
At this point I am just highly amused my off-hand comment generated so much "conversation". Especially when it continues to pop up.Raistlin had special glasses. I refuse to accept glasses as an issue lol.
Thank God, I know that isn't true.Edit: Besides, everyone knows that no one wearing glasses could ever be wild and uncontrolled…