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That is perfectly fair. My rational for the idea of interposing something between the enemy and the mage's body is the fact the fighter does the same thing. Difference is, that mage build is using magic instead of armor :P Take a look at the 5E theorcraft I posted above. Then note that you...

I think it comes down to GM Fiat on the medicine skill for general healing. Or abuse of healing potions. I'm going to be honest and say that, for a low-level wizard, you're right on the defender issue. High-level? Mage Armor for a base AC of 13 + Dex, Shield to be able to bump it up to 18 +...

That comes down to limits of imagination. Using a wall of force to block enemy attacks within melee range is perfectly viable (been in a few situations as a wizard player where this was necessary, sadly), while using the other spells to keep enemies focused on my character and useless attacking...

I have to agree with you and disagree with Manbearcat as well. I think 5E is a mixture of objective and subjective; combat appears to be mostly objective difficulty, while skills are very definitely subjective. After all, nothing within the 5E wording actually says the difficulty must stay the...

Pick one definition. Post it. Abide by it. Posting a video where someone uses a supernatural ability to stop an attack and then arguing another supernatural ability that does the exact same thing doesn't count is not a way to make your point. Keeping attacks focused on yourself, but blocking...

Okay, I understand where you are coming from. I will say that, yes, I believe any given character can fulfill any given role in combat, but that if they are not built for that roll it can be extremely difficult. It is possible to have a fighter in the Basic rules act as a controller, but he's...

"How to Play" on page 6 of the PHB. Chapters 7 and 8 of the PHB (no, seriously, the entirety of those two chapters) on pages 173-198 And those are to begin with. There's more in the DMG, but that will take some time to dig out all of the page references.

They're not defender spells to you because you've never used them that way. And please excuse me for this, but your last question is one that brings up something I have to discuss about the mindsets encourage by 4E. 4E's role designations can encourage the mindset that Item X must be used for...

Actually, they didn't have hard data on fan feedback. They specifically mentioned they were responding to the community, but did not do any surveys of the community itself. They basically made the mistake of trusting the forums to be representative of the player base as a whole. Notice how it...

So rogues in 4E are defenders?

Be glad! It's like trying to translate a slaad's thoughts using the language of Modrons.

Some advice? Never, ever pull what I did during one of my times DMing 3E. Me: "Okay, you enter the chamber triumphantly, and there before you sits the Orb of Eternal Life. And, suddenly, the floor disappears and your characters begin to fall. Beneath you sits what looks like a massive hurricane...

A W2 is an income tax form that employers both give to their employees and send to the IRS. It typically reports your earnings, taxes paid, certain benefits, and the like. It's also the most common form that a taxpayer has. Not intending this to be insulting or anything; just informative.

That second question tends to be a bit subjective, which is why I do not think it has one answer. What may grant a high degree of power to one person can grant no power to another.

This almost looks like they're trying to purge all of the people involved with editions that has problems.

If your caster has all of those spells, then you're focused entirely on personal defense. None of those spells actually allow you to play the role of a defender. Try looking at Arcane Lock, Burning Hands, Hold Person, Web, Evard's Black Tentacles, Wall of Force, and similar spells. Being a...

Built using the basic PDF, your characters are not going to have many options at all. In fact, most of the talking we've done about characters on this thread has ignored the basic PDFs.

@gyor I do like how you put it. The problem you're going to run across is this: The Sundering itself removed a lot of the major effects of the Spellplague. New races and classes? These have popped without any explanation in FR history before. Some races and classes being more common? Again...

The eighth ray is ultraviolet. It has random effects of two rays.

I would let them research, but depending on the magic item, they may have to travel a bit to find the information they're looking for. This may even require them to first locate where the place they need to travel to is. A +1 weapon? That information they might find buried in the library of an...