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<blockquote data-quote="KarinsDad" data-source="post: 6428431" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>"lot's of ways"</p><p></p><p>Tell me what those are.</p><p></p><p>Honestly.</p><p></p><p>I suspect that many of the armchair quarterback people here have not played a 5E wizard (I've played multiple wizards in every single version of the game, including 1E).</p><p></p><p>Yeah, if a foe has 2 hit points left over, I might be able to cantrip his butt and take him down. It's happened maybe twice in 20 encounters.</p><p></p><p>What else do you got? I'm really curious.</p><p></p><p>Of course it's a team sport. My entire focus is to help out the team. My problem is, it almost never happens. I'm the proverbial 5th (or in my case 6th) wheel.</p><p></p><p>Please suggest worthwhile measurable things a wizard can do to help the party. I'm all ears, honestly. Sleep is about the best I can find and even that is mostly a mook spell.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I have the Suggestion spell and until this particular game day, have had it prepared. Haven't once gotten to use it, but that's mostly because we have left Greenest and been out in the wilderness for the most part and it's not that great of a combat spell. Sure, I could get one foe to leave in combat, but in many circumstances, having a foe leave can be worst than having him stay.</p><p></p><p>Seriously, I'm open to suggestions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KarinsDad, post: 6428431, member: 2011"] "lot's of ways" Tell me what those are. Honestly. I suspect that many of the armchair quarterback people here have not played a 5E wizard (I've played multiple wizards in every single version of the game, including 1E). Yeah, if a foe has 2 hit points left over, I might be able to cantrip his butt and take him down. It's happened maybe twice in 20 encounters. What else do you got? I'm really curious. Of course it's a team sport. My entire focus is to help out the team. My problem is, it almost never happens. I'm the proverbial 5th (or in my case 6th) wheel. Please suggest worthwhile measurable things a wizard can do to help the party. I'm all ears, honestly. Sleep is about the best I can find and even that is mostly a mook spell. I have the Suggestion spell and until this particular game day, have had it prepared. Haven't once gotten to use it, but that's mostly because we have left Greenest and been out in the wilderness for the most part and it's not that great of a combat spell. Sure, I could get one foe to leave in combat, but in many circumstances, having a foe leave can be worst than having him stay. Seriously, I'm open to suggestions. [/QUOTE]
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