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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kobold Stew" data-source="post: 9386757" data-attributes="member: 23484">"The paramount collector of spells."Open your spellbooks, everybody. Today we get a Wizard video.[MEDIA=youtube]pYsMMbD56Dk[/MEDIA]The last version of the class was in the UA Playtest 7 package (PT7). It's not clear how much they'll say here. Of the base class, I am hoping that they have recanted the level 5 ability, Memorize Spell (or perhaps shifted it to needing a short rest). They've said that the PHB will get clearer rules for how illusions work -- maybe they'll talk about that? Other than that, I think the most they can do is show us some revised spells: Will the revised version of Counterspell be kept? Any surprise Necromancy reveals? Let's find out.OVERVIEW<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"the paramount collector of spells": "many" of new spells are for the wizard.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As in PT7: cantrip change after long rest (level 1); scholar -- expertise in an academic field (at 2)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NO MENTION OF ARCANE RECOVERY</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Ritual Adept broken out as a new class feature. They can cast spells in their spellbook, as before, but here ID'd as a new feature.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Memorize Spell at 5: you can swap a spell after short rest.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each subclass gets a new version of Savant: free spells in spellbook of preferred school. 2 free spells of favored class, and a new spell for each spell level (so every 2 levels, as in the playtest. This isn't what is said in the video, but <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/2024-players-handbook-reveal-new-wizard.704992/page-11#post-9387069" target="_blank">has been corrected elsewhere</a>.</li> </ul>SUBCLASSESAbjurer<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">new abjuration spells feeds back onto how subclass functions.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Arcane Ward at 3: resistance, immunity applied before the Arcane Ward.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Projected Ward a 6: your friend's resistance is applied before the ward for them.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Spell breaker at level 10: Counterspell and Dispell Magic are both prepared (PT7 did not include Counterspell). Dispell Magic is a bonus action.</li> </ul>Diviner<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Third Eye at 10. As in PT7, bonus action to activate; 120' darkvision, see invisibility. NO MENTION of Greater Comprehension ("read any language")</li> </ul>Evoker -- "all about bringing the boom"<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">As in PT7: Potent Cantrip at 3 applies to cantrips both with a saving throw or an attack roll.</li> </ul>Illusionist -- "we felt that the subclass needed more" (YAY)<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Improved Illusions at level 3:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">cast illusion spells with no verbal components. (FUN)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">illusions with range with at least 10' is increased to 60' (no-- by 60' to 70').</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">you get minor illusion cantrip, with both visual and audible</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">you cast minor illusion as a bonus action.</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Phantasmal Creatures<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">summon beast and summon fey spells always prepared. These MAY BE changed from conjuration to Illusion, and the illusory version can be cast without expending a spell slot, but the summoned version, only with half the hit points. ONCE PER DAY.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">illusions can step on a trap to set it off (?!)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">(replacing Malleable Illusions, which I complained about <a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizard-playtest-7.699707/#post-9122648" target="_blank">here</a>. This is so exciting.)</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: Illusory Self triggered by you being hit by an attack (not when you are targeted). As in PT7, you can get more uses by giving up a spell slot of level 2+.</li> </ul>SPECIFIC SPELLS<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">NEW: school shift to Abjuration: no examples</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Counterspell as in PT7.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">GUIDANCE ON ILLUSIONS in Rules Glossary. E.g. How are they affected by environment?<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">spell descriptions also clarified. Rules Glossary to be discussed in future video (also conditions, areas of effects, guidance on teleportation, telepathy, "</li> </ul></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">"being dead" to be discussed in Cleric Video. Tease...</li> </ul>So this gave much more than I was expecting, and it looks amazing. Playing an illusionist will now be much more clearly not a "mother may I?" situation, which (I feel) has long been the case. I think I got most of what I'd asked for in the PT feedback.</blockquote>

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