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Unfamiliar DM and Tier 1, probably not going squishy caster. Gotta see how the DM deals with stuff first.

I think the Enchanter Wizard is a little trickier. Wizardly arcane magic has an inherent narrative to it of being dependent on studious learning. An Enchanter Wizard narrative can easily be built around "using my studied magic to learn tricks to make people like me", which has a strong...

Repulsion isn't inherently negative Charisma; blandness and lack of authority/presence is.

Pretty much all the other caster classes are more interesting for Tier 1 and Tier 2. Wizards start to pay off at 10, and really pay off at 14 when they get their routinely excellent subclass abilities. The number of level 6+ spells that are "once in a while" spells (super useful to cast once...

Psion is the Divine Mind of 5e. :)

Another problem is that is presupposes the older paradigm of "I roll my stats, and those inform what classes I'll be good at", a paradigm in which the character's class powers are derived from their natural talents. More recent editions have moved away (but not entirely) from this paradigm...

Considering point 6 (having interested, motivated players) is the breaker for like 98% of systems, I'd go with something relatively obscure to try out something I wouldn't normally get to try. I'm thinking Mage: The Awakening 2e. For a long term game, I like systems with incremental change...

I don't like my AI to get that handsy with me.

I'm assuming the critique here is something like "Boy, look at the incredible speed and overwhelming mass and crystalline beauty of that asteroid that's about to hit our planet." :)

I mean, if you want to see the Singularity, just look at "Will Smith eating spaghetti" from 2023 compared to "Will Smith eating spaghetti" now.

Don't let the haters get you down, man. I thought your posts on this topic were much more rational and pragmatic than most of the others here.

“How can I re-engineer Xenforo so that it can block specific threads and thread tags?” That feels like a question I could ask somebody, but I’m not sure who. :)

I mean, the world adjusts or society collapses. Both are possible solutions. I’d say the odds are about 60-40, but I’m an optimist.

I’d say it only “needs” 3 plus hybrids, but this topic has been discussed ad nauseum. :)

I mean, it makes sense, right? I think the desire to have a character experience a full narrative arc but not be unlikable or consequence free is pretty common.

Correct. It's a BA to gain a concentration-less free disengage on top of giving a (no-save) speed penalty AND damage to (possibly) a decent number of enemies, especially if you have a high movement and/or use your action to Dash. It's not as good as Misty Step, but it's a pretty solid spell...

Nope, it's utter crap. Even as a 1st level spell, it would be a subpar reaction.

Destructive Thoughts lets you dump a lot of dice into damage at once, though; and it applies to some very solid low-level attack spells like Thunderwave and Shatter. "Number of Spells imbalance" might matter, but often doesn't. One top-tier spell is worth 10 average options, especially for a...

Why would you need War Caster? Attack with Organic Weapon, and then revert back to a free hand as a "no action".

You don't need to use Organic Weapon with True Strike, though. Organic Weapon changes your free hand (thus implying that you have something in your main hand), and you're free to make Attack 1 with Weapon A and Attack 2 with Weapon B without invoking the dual-wield rules. The main benefit of...