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I think the D&D community has long abandoned the idea of “everything oriental is better”. Especially with an entire power source for them, we could create some pretty cool stuff, with a certain work. I have to disagree. For example, an air elementalist could conjure a wind wall around himself...

Not quite that, fellow. In the first Player’s Handbook, as the book presents the concept of power sources. It’s a sidebar; I found it at page 54, but my book is the Brazilian version, so the number may be changed. After the sidebar presented the first three power sources – Martial, Arcane and...

That' weird. I always thought (and I still do) that the Elemental Power Source (the last one to be "introduced") should be about serving the Primordials. You know, to actually make them different from the Arcane Power. It would be a nice thing. A cleric would fight with an elemental character...

Honestly, I think far too many people confuse Power with Energy. The first is intricately connected to magic. The second, not necessarily. In fact, I don't really like explaining Magic with a scientific concept of energy.

I wouldn't do that. The swordmage fulfils the Magic Knight trope just fine.

Panic? No, but we still are anxious ^^

I heard they outsource that task for a company. Honestly, I can think of two cases, one very good, and one very bad. Good: They’re taking a time to review what still isn’t available. They’re dealing with a lot of books, sometimes you must check what’s left. Bad: the company is not doing the job...

Hahahaha I won’t go that far. First, contrary to popular believe, many things changed significantly between editions. It was just more subtle than changing the entire magic system, but it was significant nonetheless. In addition, in certain cases, things changed within the same edition...

Of course, that’s good, too. I’m here to spark ideas, hahaha. I also am reading a lot of AD&D 2e – plan to play it soon – so this explains the reference. However, I thought about a charge-based system because that would require the Wizard to periodically take a time and recharge his/her wand. Of...

Scholars are an example of this. I know this is forbidden by the D&D community, but... In the Final Fantasy series, the Scholar is one of my favorite jobs. His “theme” is certainly “arcane” knowledge. In its first incarnation (Final Fantasy III on NES), its ability was to “scan” the enemy in...

I’m not talking about mechanics right now, I’m talking about thematic. The thematic of a scholarly wizard already went beyond the realm of table-top RPGs. Just look at video-games, or fantasy novels (like the last one I read). D&D’s influence went far beyond table-top RPG lands, and D&D was not...

In classical myth? Probably not. But Now it's a classic of D&D and almost every game that was influenced by D&D, along with fiction based on such things. This is a lot of stuff. It was not a classic 2 or 3 centuries ago; it is now. However... What "thematic" consequences the book wizard has? If...

Contrary to popular believe, mechanics have an important impact on fluff. The new, limited wizard should feel like a wizard, even if its spell list is reduced to a single role or two. Therefore, the stuff the new wizard do must be classical things of wizards. If we can have only one type of...

Honestly, I'm not against limiting the Wizard. In fact I think it's necessary, up to a certain point. However, one idea I Really don't like is eliminating the concept behind the Wizard: a scholarly magician, whose knowledge about the Arcane Mystery, in the sense of what one can know about...

My opinions about the Controller role. I think it's Just Too Much simply because it was ill-defined. At the edition’s birth, the role wasn’t well defined, and that can be seen in the Wizard. They were area damage, area effects, long-lasting conjurations, status effects and ongoing damage (which...

Honestly, you seem to understand the concept of the Wizard, but you just don’t like it. My thoughts… Arcane magic isn’t about studying everything. It’s about studying Magic, or at least what mortals know about it. Magic is inherently mysterious, but we can know a lot stuff such as behaviors...

True, you could say that. However, you also can say that to every class outside the core four – and I’m being really kind here. If you don’t want two dozen classes, it’s fine. However, many with this notion seem to think classes are about what we need, but they are about what we want. Thematics...

That is just my opinion, but… First, this is more than a few changes. You are remaking the edition. May as well create your own home-brewed edition or even an entirely new game. In addition, honestly I like classes. A lot. Moreover, I like many classes. I would rather have 30+ classes to...

Well, I guess being a god has its obligations and problems. I don't believe it's that easy. Worshippers, rival deities, domains/portfolios, Lord Ao/Zen-Oh-sama nagging you about your work... If you can have the power of a god, without being a god, that could be actually better, depending on what...

Well, I don’t speak for anyone but myself, but… It may seem odd, but encumbrance is one of those little rules that actually helps immersion and roleplay for me – along with the previously discussed food and water. It can be overdone, I agree, and some other stuff should not be cared about, but...