Ondath
Hero
So, I know that A5E classes is usually fairly compatible with their O5E subclasses, and for subclasses that exist in both games, the A5E version usually works better because it is designed for this game specifically. But one area where I'm rather disappointed is the subclass options for specialist wizards. The Arcanist subclass attempts to recreate them to a certain extent, but because it tries to recreate all of them and does so by giving the features of some options at some levels (like Abjurer's Arcane Ward becoming the Arcanist's Arcane Armor, or the Evoker's Sculpt Spells becoming the Arcanist's Bend Magic and so on), the result is a bit lackluster IMO. Especially when it comes to certain specialists who have none of their features represented in the Arcanist. Here are the specialisations that get no representation in the Arcanist:
To put the discussion in more concrete terms, what would you tell a player who wants to play a Transmuter Wizard, but doesn't want to use the O5E subclass directly? Or someone who wants to play a Conjurer but doesn't think that the Arcanist does a good job covering it?
- Conjuration (one could argue Quick Step is similar to Benign Transporation and the various concentration-protecting features work towards the same thing as Focused Conjuration, but none of these have the same feel as specialising in conjuration IMO).
- Illusion
- Necromancy (though the Necromancy archetype perfectly covers this, so most of my gripes don't apply to it)
- Transmutation
To put the discussion in more concrete terms, what would you tell a player who wants to play a Transmuter Wizard, but doesn't want to use the O5E subclass directly? Or someone who wants to play a Conjurer but doesn't think that the Arcanist does a good job covering it?