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<blockquote data-quote="Edena_of_Neith" data-source="post: 2765215" data-attributes="member: 2020">Cheers to all of you.&nbsp; And thanks for the feedback so far!&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; A wizard only needs AN HOUR to prepare ALL of her spells?&nbsp; LOLOL.&nbsp; It DID take 7 days (or more) for a 20th level wizard to rememorize her spells.&nbsp; (A single 9th level spell alone took 2 hours and 15 minutes to memorize.)&nbsp; I've heard stories of nerfing of magic in 3.5, but if the wizard need spend only an hour, that's a MASSIVE empowering of the class.&nbsp; Ditto the cleric and bard.&nbsp; And, I'm guessing, the sorcerer, druid, ranger, paladin, and anyone else who casts spells.&nbsp; (Yes, that's right, folks.&nbsp; There was once a time when the hapless 5th level mage, with spells 4/2/1, had to spend 2 hours and 45 minutes to memorize her paltry spell selection.&nbsp; Add your extra spell per level for specialization (necromancer, enchanter, illusionist, etc.) and it would be 5/3/2, meaning 1 1/4 hours plus 1 1/2 hours plus 1 1/2 hours = 4 hours 15 minutes.&nbsp; And, of course, the mage could not be interrupted by ANYTHING during this time.&nbsp; Ah, the joys of running a wizard ... )&nbsp; My mistake.&nbsp; I see the bard has the second best BAB progression.&nbsp; The bard has a different spell list, too, as noted.&nbsp; So he can wear light armor and cast spells with no penalty, cast spells on the fly without memorization (Preparation now ...), but is limited in spells knowable and number usable.&nbsp; He can attack with a good BAB, but is limited in the number of weapons proficient in.&nbsp; He has the Bardic Song abilities.&nbsp; He has the Bardic Knowledge abilities (more useful than it sounds:&nbsp; DM:&nbsp; You reach the strange city.&nbsp; Players:&nbsp; Do we know anything about this place?&nbsp; DM:&nbsp; No!&nbsp; And no!&nbsp; And no!&nbsp; Bardic Player:&nbsp; Wanna bet?)&nbsp; And Gimble the Gnome there, has lousy hit points (d6 isn't the greatest ...)&nbsp; I see the bard does not have any clerical spells or clerical abilities.&nbsp; So he is not quite a Jack-of-all-Trades ... (it takes a cleric, to be a cleric, I always say&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; )</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Edena_of_Neith, post: 2765215, member: 2020"] Cheers to all of you. And thanks for the feedback so far! :) A wizard only needs AN HOUR to prepare ALL of her spells? LOLOL. It DID take 7 days (or more) for a 20th level wizard to rememorize her spells. (A single 9th level spell alone took 2 hours and 15 minutes to memorize.) I've heard stories of nerfing of magic in 3.5, but if the wizard need spend only an hour, that's a MASSIVE empowering of the class. Ditto the cleric and bard. And, I'm guessing, the sorcerer, druid, ranger, paladin, and anyone else who casts spells. (Yes, that's right, folks. There was once a time when the hapless 5th level mage, with spells 4/2/1, had to spend 2 hours and 45 minutes to memorize her paltry spell selection. Add your extra spell per level for specialization (necromancer, enchanter, illusionist, etc.) and it would be 5/3/2, meaning 1 1/4 hours plus 1 1/2 hours plus 1 1/2 hours = 4 hours 15 minutes. And, of course, the mage could not be interrupted by ANYTHING during this time. Ah, the joys of running a wizard ... ) My mistake. I see the bard has the second best BAB progression. The bard has a different spell list, too, as noted. So he can wear light armor and cast spells with no penalty, cast spells on the fly without memorization (Preparation now ...), but is limited in spells knowable and number usable. He can attack with a good BAB, but is limited in the number of weapons proficient in. He has the Bardic Song abilities. He has the Bardic Knowledge abilities (more useful than it sounds: DM: You reach the strange city. Players: Do we know anything about this place? DM: No! And no! And no! Bardic Player: Wanna bet?) And Gimble the Gnome there, has lousy hit points (d6 isn't the greatest ...) I see the bard does not have any clerical spells or clerical abilities. So he is not quite a Jack-of-all-Trades ... (it takes a cleric, to be a cleric, I always say :) ) [/QUOTE]

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