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<blockquote data-quote="Shardstone" data-source="post: 9329228" data-attributes="member: 6807784">Any nerf that makes the class less fun to play is a trash nerf. If you can't make something balanced without making it fun, you haven't spent enough time and energy trying to actually balance the class.SO many nerfs in this thread are basically &quot;Make the wizard less fun&quot; strictly, that's it. In reality, you can't just purely nerf it; you need to balance it, which means nerf parts of it but introduce new ways to have fun with the class.I suggest fewer spell slots and level-up spells can only be from your specialist school (though you can learn magic from any scroll or spellbook as per normal). Then, you add some Skill features to the wizard, because wizards are meant to be wise and intelligent and should have some Expertise in places beyond just Arcana as a result. Perhaps give them the ability to FoRK their profs into their allies' Ability checks (showing how wizards like Gandalf guide and improve others during their journeys). Allow wizards to create a signature spell over the course of their class and, upon entering T4, they have their own &quot;Tasha's Horrendous Laughter&quot; only its a unique spell wit htheir name on it. In other words, make the Wizard more engaging with the fiction of &quot;wizard&quot; and reduce its reliance on being a spellcaster.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shardstone, post: 9329228, member: 6807784"] Any nerf that makes the class less fun to play is a trash nerf. If you can't make something balanced without making it fun, you haven't spent enough time and energy trying to actually balance the class. SO many nerfs in this thread are basically "Make the wizard less fun" strictly, that's it. In reality, you can't just purely nerf it; you need to balance it, which means nerf parts of it but introduce new ways to have fun with the class. I suggest fewer spell slots and level-up spells can only be from your specialist school (though you can learn magic from any scroll or spellbook as per normal). Then, you add some Skill features to the wizard, because wizards are meant to be wise and intelligent and should have some Expertise in places beyond just Arcana as a result. Perhaps give them the ability to FoRK their profs into their allies' Ability checks (showing how wizards like Gandalf guide and improve others during their journeys). Allow wizards to create a signature spell over the course of their class and, upon entering T4, they have their own "Tasha's Horrendous Laughter" only its a unique spell wit htheir name on it. In other words, make the Wizard more engaging with the fiction of "wizard" and reduce its reliance on being a spellcaster. [/QUOTE]

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