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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silveras" data-source="post: 1526853" data-attributes="member: 6271">Actually, the Wizard in my new campaign declined the option; he's "just" a regular PH non-Specialist wizard. My decision to use a Feat was based on the way it was implemented in the Forgotten Realms. Two of the Regional Feats there pretty much do the same thing. Since I did want to keep the regular PH non-Specialist as a viable option, I chose to do it the same way. If I had not wanted to go the Feat route, I would simply have made all non-Specialists Domain Wizards. Well, it is up to the DM to decide whether the variant can or cannot be used side-by-side with the core class in his/her campaign. If a DM wants to limit Domain Wizards, for example, to coming from one specific land, characters from other lands must be either PH specialists or "standard" non-specialists.I use many of the Class variants in UA to help give different lands a different feel. The Whirling Frenzy rage variant is found among the celtic-flavored barbarians of my world. I use the Totem Barbarians in three different areas, but which Totems are available in each area are different. Sadly, even though all such supplements do indeed say "Ask the DM first", there are a large number of players who manage to somehow not see that until you point it out to them, Other variants, like letting Clerics spontaneously trade their prepared spells for a Domain spell instead of a Cure, also do not work well side-by-side with the standard class. The Battle Sorcerer is another. The loss of 1 spell each level (both known and usable per day) to a minimum of 1 is arguably a small price to pay for d8 HD, Cleric BAB, Proficiency in 1 Martial Weapon, and the ability to wear Light armor without Arcane Spell Failure. Some would say it is clearly a "better" Sorcerer, and outmodes the standard PH Sorcerer. My point is that the Domain Wizard is not the only variant that does not co-exist well with its standard version; it is just the most obvious one. However, a lot still depends on how the DM chooses to bring it into the campaign.</blockquote>

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