D&D 5E 5E Survivor - Subclasses (Part XIV: Wizard)

[Legatus Legionis]

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[Tonguez]

I don't know. When 5e wizards aren't asked to give anything up to be a "specialist wizard" - e.g., spells of other traditions, etc. - are there wizards that aren't generalist wizards?

Yeah, its a major design flaw In Wizard design

 

[RuinousPowers]

I don't know. When 5e wizards aren't asked to give anything up to be a "specialist wizard" - e.g., spells of other traditions, etc. - are there wizards that aren't generalist wizards?

I don't think specialization needs to mean that a wizard is deficient in other areas. I feel that's kind of a balancing mechanic held over from 2e.

 

[CleverNickName]

I don't want to tamp down the conversation, but there's a companion thread for discussing the Wizard subclasses and the Survivor thread, to keep this one from filling up with commentary. Drop in and join us!

D&D 5E - Companion thread to 5E Survivor - Subclasses (Part XIV: Wizard)

 

[DND_Reborn]

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I don't want to tamp down the conversation, but there's a companion thread for discussing the Wizard subclasses and the Survivor thread, to keep this one from filling up with commentary. Drop in and join us!

D&D 5E - Companion thread to 5E Survivor - Subclasses (Part XIV: Wizard)

Fine...

 

[EzekielRaiden]

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[Aldarc]

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[chrisrtld]

Abjuration 26
Bladesinging 18
Conjuration 23
Divination 24
Enchantment 21
Transmutation 25
War Magic 18

 

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Abjuration 24
Bladesinging 18
Conjuration 23
Divination 25
Enchantment 21
Transmutation 25
War Magic 18

 

[RuinousPowers]

Maybe not, but the result IME is that a lot of wizards end up taking the same spells over and over again regardless of subclass, so a lot of wizards end up looking alike in terms of spell selection. I used to feel the same way as you, but I kinda would almost welcome it, if only, for more variability between wizards that I see. But maybe One D&D will give wizards a narrower range of Arcane spells but then providing greater access to school traditions with their choice of subclass.

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In my very homebrewed game wizard spell selection is very limited and specialized, but that seems counter to vanilla D&D, IMHO