To me, that's one of the things that makes Wizard casting special from other casters. But I see now reason why you can't rule that one can choose the Artificer spell list with the Ritual Caster fear, or make a "Ritual Tome" that functions as a separate spell book only for rituals. You could even...
No multiclass and no magic items? You just need Planestrider's Journal
In Planestrider's Journal, the Plantfolk heritage's Bark-like gives +1/2 your Proficiency to your AC (any AC, not just unarmored). So +3 at 20th level
The Cursed Claw Fighter archetype sets your unarmored AC a 10 + Dex + Con...
Grabbing on does not give you the benefits of being Mounted (see attached) or allow you to gain the benefits of things like the Mounted weapon property or Mounted Combatant fighting style. It's closer to a Grapple than a mount (as mentioned in the first line).
Thematically, mounting is a...
Pg 444 of the Adventurers Guide defines an "attack roll" as the d20 roll plus all relevant modifiers (see attached), not just the physical roll. Ability check is likewise defined on PG 401(d20 + modifiers).
To me, that says Cunning Words modifies what most would call the total, not the raw...
Ooo, itching to see starship combat as a CR 13 creature with 900+ hp and a +25 to hit sounds insane (and I have players who would want to fight it outright to see if they could take it).
And the cyberbeasts have the attention of a player who love Horizon Zero Dawn
Love the idea of being able to not maintain concentration. As someone who's dealt with chronic pain before, it makes a lot of sense.
Would a better language be "A forgetful creature cannot apply their proficiency bonus to any skill or tool checks"? I can see confusion if a narrator calls for a...