Level Up (A5E) "Fixing" the wizard to help it's poor imitators

[Tinker-TDC]

I agree with removing the cost to scribe spells. I can't think of any other class feature that requires gold to use.

Heavy armor proficiency, haha.

 

[ThatGuySteve]

I’m happy to agree to disagree on the subject. I am surprised you expect your suggestions to change the game to be accepted blindly though.

I’m not the only one who feels the same way about concentration. It has largely been well received.


You weren’t talking about a little change. I think your suggestion was to throw out the spell list and several of the limitations on those spells. We’ll see, time will tell if you’re right.


It was suggested some spells HAD to have concentration removed... Thorn Spray was one of them. I responded.

No class exists in a vacuum though. I think the flaming sphere spell is a very small part of the wizards spell casting ability. My estimation would be somewhere between 2-20% of their spellcasting ability depending on their level. Possibly less. I can’t say the same for sneak attack. It is binary. You have it or you don’t.

You are right about concentration being well received. It works, does the job it is meant to do in a clear manner. The mechanic doesn't need to change. Weakening the mechanic will just make casters more powerful when there is already an imbalance.

Adding specific rules to get around concentration limits is on the table. The Conjurer has been cited as an example, and the variant class feature UA have rangers Hunters Mark with no concentration as a class feature. Other classes could get higher level features, eg to choose a spell specialisation and no longer require concentration to maintain.

There are a small number of spells which could be rebalanced by removing concentration or by buffing then up in another manner, but the concentration mechanic should not be thrown out just to save those few spells.