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The polymorph isn't absolutely super-fantastic, but it's still a free (limited) flight, water breathing, or burrow once per short rest. The capstone is a (semi-)free Raise Dead, full heal, and/or one of the few ways to restore lost youth potentially once per day. Or maybe more realistically...

Abjuration 27 Bladesinging 20 Conjuration 23+1=24 Divination 26 Enchantment 23-2=21 Necromancy 8 Transmutation 25 War Magic 22

My experience has been...sharply different. Outside of some issues with overbearing paladins in the party; or undead let out in public. Curious to specifics you've had issues with or witnessed other people having issues with? (Regarding Necromancy, specifically)

Yeah, speaking purely for myself (as I am not actually any other people ;)): I like the School of Necromancy wizard just fine. Grim Harvest really isn't all THAT as far as I'm concerned: My usual strategy when playing Wizard is to try to avoid damage altogether. And with a party to cower...

Yeah, Sword Burst would feel a lot more satisfying in that respect IMO if it involved (spell) attack rolls instead of a save. Easy enough to house rule or create another cantrip, but...

Abjuration 25 Bladesinging 27 Conjuration 23+1=24 Divination 29 Enchantment 23-2=21 Necromancy 20 Runecrafter 6 Transmutation 25 War Magic 27

First idea that comes to my mind is some sort of idol given a semblance of sentience through the faith and prayer of the population; as directed by a fanatical priesthood. Maybe the golem isn't actually fully self aware - just kinda reflects the prayers and expectations of the populace. It...

There are often pretty straightforward means of balancing this stuff. Math usually. Occasionally with some "by feel" or "by testing" thrown in. The world is filled with risky and dangerous things. Fire is risky. Fire can burn you, get out of control and burn down houses. Cars are...

Abjuration 25 Bladesinging 24 Conjuration 21 Divination 28 Enchantment 21-2=19 Illusion 6+1 = 7 Invention 11 Lore Mastery 8 Necromancy 22 Order of Scribes 5 Runecrafter 15 Transmutation 27 War Magic 25

Abjuration 26 Bladesinging 23 Conjuration 22 Divination 29 Enchantment 24-2 = 22 Not so charming, really Illusion 10+1 = 11 Better than it looks Invention 18 Lore Mastery 8 Necromancy 21 Onomancy 6 Order of Scribes 14 Runecrafter 17 Transmutation 27 War Magic 27

There really isn't any need to overthink this. Most enemies get "screen time" for maybe a battle, at least in the foreground, whereas PCs last the whole campaign. So there are whole hosts of abilities (like low-level teleportation or damage bonuses that won't stack with other stuff in NPC...

I think on-site reminders cheapen the reward of solving problems for one's self. But I'll sometimes provide short recaps of previous adventures, particularly if it's been a couple weeks since last session. Which would generally include things found or purchased. Might make some sort of...

I like magic to be...sorta consistent... in games I run because: 1) I think it helps with verisimilitude and how immersive the game feels to my players 2) I want my players to be able to make predictions, plan strategies, solve puzzles, and concoct schemes based on their understanding of how...

I play more wizards than any other class. I've always liked specializations, since at least the days of 2e. I miss the now defunct loss of spell school access - thought it added excellent flavor and new challenges. I like that they feel academic - the wizard as a class like the magic-user...

Abjuration 27 Bladesinging 26 -2 = 24 Maybe not as broken as Diviner, but I still don't like seeing so many 2-level Wizard dips for Bladesong Conjuration 22+1 = 23 I think it's fun Divination 28 Enchantment 23 Graviturgy 11 Illusion 14 Invention 19 Lore Mastery 10 Necromancy 22 Onomancy 13 Order...

Realize this is months after the OP, but: I've forgotten things in my real life inventory that would have been clutch if I had remembered I had them. Because stress. And cognitive dissonance. And I'm a pack rat. And hopefully not early onset Alzheimer's. I don't see why my character...

Haven't played in a while? Haven't felt challenged in a while? Haven't played a game with combat for a while? Don't feel like 5e combat is tactical? Or...?

Yeah, I tried to include a couple DM-appropriate options, but...I've got to admit that my inspiration for creating the poll is because I'm going to running an open-table homebrew game at my FLGS. And I kinda wanted to get a sense of what to focus on for the adventures I'm writing. Seeing as...

Does "Making meaningful choices" summarize your thoughts adequately? Since, you know, I can add more choices but can't edit existing options without getting rid of the entire poll, once put in place.

Tried to edit "demonstrate superiority" because it's kinda worded in a way that comes across as childish? Ended up adding an alternative version. Maybe should add a making choices option as well, since it seems that more than one individual favors that :)