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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zardnaar" data-source="post: 9469021" data-attributes="member: 6716779">I was reading an old Dragon or Dungeon magazine and they mention this Class being the least popular.  It may not be the literal least popular Class of all time but I am referring to a Class that saw wide release across multiple editions. Not one limited to a single edition or obscure splat book or dragon magazine.    In 30 years I have seen this Class 3 times iirc. Maybe 4. Rarely used even as an NPC. Once in Castles and CrusadesOnce in 3.0 (with shadow adept in 2002)Once in 2E (maybe once more in 1E or 2E).  The Class? The poor neglected Illusionist. It's probably more popular than some other wizard subclasses pre 5E at least but they were excluded from pre 1989 D&D and 4E so somewhat understandable.  I have my suspicions why. Main reason you need a creative player and co operating DM. And post 1989 they lost niche protection with critical spells eg chromatic orb, greater invisibility, phantasmal killer or hypnotic pattern. There's also a fine line between creative and hogging the spotlight and arguing over subjective interpretations and what a spell can do vs 10d6 psychic damage.  I might see another one in soon in C&C. The class seems to be an occasional one in pre 3E and OSR games usually a gnome. At least in 1E and C&C they have exclusive spells and the 2024 one looks good.</blockquote>