rgoodbb
Adventurer
I sort of glossed over this but this is exactly my issue. They are too powerful in a sense as it relates to magic. They do not have to do much fighting or hiding and could nearly just stand back and cast! I would prefer more limitation in number of spells and or reduce the flashy whiz bang....
Sounds like you want something like a Bard-cane Trickster:
Bard spell list for Wizards, Charisma for casting stat instead of Int, and Inspiration/cutting words etc. for half sneak attack damage...or some sort of bundle like that.
Actually I would go for that. But also have no problem with the current Bard