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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Smackpixi" data-source="post: 9586278" data-attributes="member: 7028579">Oh, wizards are great?  I dnno, it’s like people make these lists as if everyone is running their PCs solo against a static AI solo.  And sure for some playstyles I’m sure it holds.  But if I’m DMing against a “super powerful” Wizard and “weak” Barbarian, the encounters and narrative they meet will flex to allow those strengths and weaknesses some opportunities.  Sure, on a flat plain in the open world maybe all these ideas hold.  But all of this assumes DPR matters.  And sure sometimes it does, but not usually in my games.  I’ll narratively coherent portal in a second dragon behind some pew pew pew casters that thought they were safe doing their thing behind some rocks.  It always seems to assume the DM is boring and not aware and like runs line them up, knock them down encounters.  I do, for sure, all the time, but then I don’t, so nothing that normally works does any more sometimes.  Seriously, it’s not DM fiat, it’s just doing interesting lairs and encounters.Edit:  I guess I just want to make sure everyone understands that, the world and encounters a party meets is never standard or normal and can be one fit for rangers and unsuitable for wizards in the short or long term as necessary.  Even if you’re running WoTC fat books, be a DM, don’t be a teleprompter.</blockquote>