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As I mentioned, split enchantment isn't enhancing particularly good spells, but they become good after the enhancement. Tasha's is a exception since it is good to begin with, becoming great with split enchantment. Potentially incapacitating 2 high CR creatures with a first level spell is...

Good catch, I'll make an edit. I meant level 10. To some extent, it seems like a disagreement over which tastes worse, lima beans or liver. They are both bad. The reason I think Power Surge is a slight bit better is flexibility. Potent Cantrip is only providing damage if we assume that...

I'm working on a mini guide of sorts where I walk through leveling a concept build from 1 through 20. Starting with a god wizard. Talk about spell preparation level by level etc.

Arcane Tradition: School of Divination. Rank 1 This shouldn't be a surprise. Portent. Probably just outright broken, and DM's might be well justified in prohibiting it, but they don't because it's so much fun. Portent (2nd level): Changes everything. Makes opponents auto-fail their saving...

Arcane Tradition: School of Enchantment. Rank 2 No I didn't forget this one, but I do consider it the most underrated (including by me) of all the Arcane Traditions. Not Anymore, Enchantment - I name thee AMAZING! This will be my longest entry, as this is the tradition I most misjudged...

Arcane Tradition: School of Abjuration. Rank 3 Arcane Ward (2nd level): This has always been considered a good ability, but my opinion of it has only increased. This isn't an increase to your HP total like from an Aid spell, or Temporary HP like from Inspiring leader, this is something else...

Arcane Tradition: War Magic. Rank 4 Arcane Deflection (2nd level): Add +2 to AC or +4 to a saving throw as a reaction. Obviously, this needs to be INSTEAD of Shield or Absorb Elements, though at level 2, saving even that 1st level spell slot is huge. Also note that at 2nd level, not being...

Arcane Tradition: School of Illusion: Rank 5 Improved Minor Illusion (2nd level): I love the minor illusion spell, so any enhancement seems really amazing. This enhancement is...fine. Don't get me wrong, I'll take it, and I've used it, but it is no game-changer. Malleable Illusions (6th...

Arcane Tradition: Evocation. Rank 6 Sculpt Spells (2nd level): This is the best ability an Evoker gets, and it's at 2nd level which is good. The obvious use of this is with Fireball, which is normally a good spell, but becomes great when you can cast it at the confused melee and hit the...

Arcane School: Bladesinging. Rank 7 So first off, let's keep in mind there is an elves only (1/2 elves are OK) restriction here, which isn't a deal-breaker, as High Elves make great Wizards, but it is a limit and shouldn't be ignored as irrelevant. I will be evaluating this as a Wizard school...

Arcane School: Necromancy. Rank 8 Grim Harvest (2nd level): I don't like this ability. Not just because I tend not to focus on damage spells. I don't like that it heals HP rather than provides temps. This means that even if I do damage, and even if I kill a creature, unless I've taken...

Arcane School: Conjuration: Rank 9 Sorry Conjuration, breaks my heart to put you so low, but... Minor Conjuration (2nd level): Temporarily make a useful item, like a coil of rope, or a box to hide behind. However, if it takes a point of damage, it vanishes. I can think of uses for this, but...

(and yes, I will be updating part 1 of my guide with these thoughts) Arcane School: Transmutation. Rank 10 Minor Alchemy (2nd level): This is the biggest weakness of this choice. It comes in like a lamb. Turn one material into another temporarily. Not entirely useless but SUPER...

The more I play, the more I re-evaluate the Arcane Traditions and change my opinions on which are best. A few things: I weight low level powers higher than high level ones. In almost any campaign, this should make perfect sense Abilities that are multi-use per rest are always preferable...

This is a good idea. Now I think it's hard to come up for general rules that apply to all builds, but taking a single build from level 1-20 and discuss the decision making at each level up I think is very good. Of course, those decisions change based on the class and specifics of the build...

Twice as good even ;)

Yes, I've tackled managing concentration/bonus/reaction/action spell management to some degree, but pretty much need another whole section on spell preparation and managing a spellbook for that. Hmmm...not going to delve into that deep pit today, but I'll put some thought into how that would...

Overall, I was underwhelmed with MTOFs, it kind of just seemed like another VOLO's guide. That said, there are a couple things I noticed: Eladrin and Shadar-Kai: These elf sub-races can use misty step (fey step/blessing of the Raven Queen), and cast a spell with their action without being...

I'm back, going to be working my way through posts for the next few days. Recently updated my wizard guide, going to be looking at Xanathar's depending on what's in the posts.

Thank you! Fortunately, the health concerns were largely a false alarm. The symptoms of GERD and a Hatial Hernia it turns out can be very similar to the symptoms of esophageal cancer. Fortunately, I was suffering from the former, and after a few unpleasant probes with long cameras with...