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I'm not sure I agree with the premise being based on damage, or how we're defining "viable" here. I'm getting the impression that the most damage is what's important and everything less than is being othered as not "viable". I don't think "viable" starts at the top and our baseline is off...

It's not that the fluff doesn't matter. The fluff is yours to do with what you want because it's not part of the mechanics. If I want to make an eldritch knight (for example) and take the entertainer background and history that can easily be a variation on the type of bard I want. It's...

Sorry. I didn't mean to sound condescending. Our feelings are valid.

That's a possibility. How probable is it, though? Seems like more of the exception than the rule to me and at that point if it does come up you have the choice of following the rules of the table or withdrawing from participation in the game. If you're not allowed a custom background I would...

I like having backgrounds becoming a more mechanical and meaningful component of the overall character. It would however, be easier for everyone if the ability score bonuses and feats were dissociated from the backgrounds or species or classes if that is a point of contention. What I suspect...

So if I make a character who normally speaks in sign language my spells should be silent. "Normal" is on it's own spectrum and subjective. I expect players still might argue verbal components.

The heavy armor and martial weapon proficiency to the base class via divine order. Also granting them via domain impacts that decision point. I'd remove those from prior 5e domains and look at origin feats for a replacement as my first thought without additional guidance from the new PHB or WotC.

The class spell lists aren't exclusive only to class to which they pertain, if that's what you're asking. Some spells cross over to other classes and some don't while there are some exclusive spells. Yolande's Regal Presences looks rather abuseable and it's on both the wizard and bard list...

Now I'll fight fire with grease. :-D

Nikki Vex sounds like a successful web-series comic based on 2024 revisions.

I'll probably oppose it with an insight check that carries a 15 DC minimum.

What theory crafting? Tossing out a word like that is meaningless when the advantages wizards have are seen in practice when it comes to rituals and spell swapping. In practice the divine soul doesn't have the best spell selection. The divine soul has a broad spell selection that disappears...

Sorcerers have the same or less prepared (using that terminology) based on class level until subclass bonus spells are added in for sorcerers. *Based on UA charts, current articles, and video comments. It's the wizard's ability to swap in spells that sorcerers cannot or access rituals without...

I didn't make that many quotes by skipping the conversation. The response is coming across to me as defensive on what was intended as a casual comment so I apologize. I'll try to make my smilies smile harder. :)

Yes. Other players have to go through the resolution process because they don't have the feat. More on this below. If the character is approaching the merchant as another crafter/merchant then a discount as a reseller makes sense. As long as the merchant is not dipping to deeply into their...

This is misinformation. The wizard has the spells prepared plus the rituals in the spell book plus the ability to swap in spells. The minimum of free spells for the wizard exceeds the sorcerer prepped spells including the sorcerer subclasses that grant bonus spells prepped. A 6th level...

That's why people keep pointing to what wizards get without adding more by scribing spells. It's from leveling up. Any spells added is still better than other classes adding no spells by finding them and spending a cheap resource like gold. You keep neglecting to add those details, however...

Wizards still have too many spells those other arcane casters won't have available. This is a fact because the wizard list is much larger. This still isn't true. The wizard list contains almost the entire sorcerer list while the opposite isn't true and the bard or warlock list share some...

You don't think any other class wouldn't love to add more options just by spending gold? I think a battle master with 20 options would love to spend small amounts of gold to add 20 more. Or a sorcerer would love to spend small amounts of gold to add more spells. ;-) It's not a safe...

Schrodinger arguments are common for wizards (and bards). That doesn't mean we should dismiss their experiences or write those arguments off as "they don't play wizards". When we do that we're not addressing the points raised when we dismiss them. I have played wizards. Wizard alternatives...