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I don't think I would give Acid Splash as a bonus cantrip as opposed to giving a bonus cantrip that the Alchemist can select. Alchemical Savant adding INT bonus damage to Acid Splash as an AoE is already a boost and seems like a typical pick.

I would change the spells prepared mechanic to match the spelled prepared table for Paladins and Rangers. That's consistent with 2024 rules. I would update the language for armor from proficiency to training, but that's a minor detail IMO. I would remove spells from the spell list that don't...

I'm not sure bashing on 3e or 4e has any point beyond holding on to old biases and living in the past at this point. 5e and new 5e have elements from both that were adapted and is a good edition regardless of not being replications of those elements. NLG, I can still play any edition and I...

I'm thinking a Battlemaster with 5 Weapon Mastery choices, 9 Maneuvers, Tactical Master, and 3+ attacks every turn to apply them plus deciding to use a free d8 vs spending a d10 and the option to swap weapons while attacking has become plenty complex in daily gameplay.

Especially when we start applying Weapon Mastery and possibly the bonus feat mixed in the maneuvers.

A simple application of the Glyph method is Hex the previous night triggered the following morning. With a couple high enough slots the caster gains concentration-free Hex all day long to add to attacks by sacrificing a rat that next morning. That fits into the 10th level Valor Bard splashed...

If it's a Lore Bard anyway they can swap the other Magical Discovery from 6th level for CME at 7th level as an option over waiting for Magical Secrets at 10th level. They won't have a lot of slots for it yet but the option is there at 7th through 9th levels.

Valor Bards are not complex to play for a caster. Their Bardic Inspiration is still just hand it out, there's no daily swapping to worry about, and they pretty much cast spells or cast spells and attack. Contrast that to a Glamour Bard who fuels Beguiling Magic with BI and possibly Mantle of...

This isn't a big issue. It's a restriction. Think "kill zone prep". It takes time and gold to place several Glyphs that are both offensive, defensive, and/or self healing. Another restriction is in the spells prepared versus slots available. For example, a 6th level Valor Bard has 3 slots...

I didn't mind playing them before. Moving on a Crit looks like it would add to the fun but I am not playing one yet. Still working on my Alice Cooper Nightmare Bard.

I think any of these classes can be complex in building beyond the basics, especially when adding in multi-classing, but what happens when we multi-class the Champion in crit-fishing builds? Seems very complex to optimize. I voted based on my impression of average play, not double thinking...

There are still stipulations on what spells can be used (targets a creature or AoE) and how the targeting works for the Spell Glyph, but yeah, we can do a lot with downtime and gold. It's a Bard / Cleric / Wizard spell for reference. Wizards and Clerics get more out of it based on the...

I agree with this. Casting a cantrip in place of an attack is a feature of Extra Attack for these subclasses, which should not stack per this stipulation.

The PC can avoid concentration altogether if they have time and gold to prepare with Glyph of Warding. Spell Glyphs last their duration regardless of concentration and there's no stipulation against using buff spells. An example would be a Haste Glyph the caster sets to trigger on themself for...

CME on a Valor Bard and Warlock splash is going to be a solid base. I expect errata at some point. Valor Bard still works decently well on it's own for people who don't want to multi-class. CME + Extra Attack with Truestrike + the Nick trick thru a feat + Battle Magic produces 4 weapon attacks...

Dragon Sorcerers are still converting points back and forth from spell slots using Font of Magic mixed with Metamagic. It's a basic feature of the class from 2nd level on. That's not simple no matter how we look at it. Depends which subclass. Bardic Inspiration adds complexity we don't see...

I find bards are relatively simple in game play and the complex part is only in spell selection as far as spellcasting is concerned. Sorcerers are balancing slots to points, points to slots, metamagic, and spell planning. The idea that sorcerers are more simple in complexity than bards seems...

I voted Warlock. Patron spells picks a lot of the spells available for the player and Pact Magic paces the casting of those spells for the player and Eldritch Blast is a straight forward typical approach to combat. They even have a relatively small list for their limited selection of spells to...

I like this point. If we're going to argue semantics and appeal to definitions for the rulings we want then "give" implies consent and participation in achieving those rulings, which is counter to the desires of the target; therefore this example illustrates how that approach in arguing can be...

That's part of why 5e bards aren't more powerful than 3.5 bards. 5e bards have less skills relative other classes. 5e bards have less bardic inspiration. 5e is based on CHA bonus use single targets while 3.5 was based on bard level use multiple targets. Fascinate DC was so high most...