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<blockquote data-quote="BookTenTiger" data-source="post: 9116445" data-attributes="member: 6685541"><p>I totally agree.</p><p></p><p>A lot of subclasses help tell the story of your character. You joined the Circle of the Moon over the Circle of Land. You have the blood of a dragon. You made a pact with a fiend.</p><p></p><p>When comparing the sorcerer, warlock, and wizard, the sorcerer was born a spellcaster and the warlock gains their power from a greater being. Out of the three, only the Wizard <em>chose</em> to study magic. It's a lifelong commitment.</p><p></p><p>I would want subclasses that help tell the story of WHY you chose to study magic.</p><p></p><p>Here are some ideas (some existing, some new):</p><p></p><p>War Mage: you studied magic to become a master of battle. I'd combine War Mage and Bladesinger into one battle-focused subclass.</p><p></p><p>Conjurer: you studied magic in order to summon and control powerful beings. This could be a pet-based class that chooses undead, friends, fey, etc. to summon.</p><p></p><p>Hedge Wizard: you studied magic to survive on the outskirts of society. Just as Arcane Trickster gives some spellcasting abilities to rogues, this subclass could give some rogue or bard abilities to the Wizard!</p><p></p><p>Arcanist: you studied magic to become a master of the arcane arts. This could be a specialist class that focuses on knowledge and empowering or modifying signature spells.</p><p></p><p></p><p>To me, subclasses like these would tell more interesting stories.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BookTenTiger, post: 9116445, member: 6685541"] I totally agree. A lot of subclasses help tell the story of your character. You joined the Circle of the Moon over the Circle of Land. You have the blood of a dragon. You made a pact with a fiend. When comparing the sorcerer, warlock, and wizard, the sorcerer was born a spellcaster and the warlock gains their power from a greater being. Out of the three, only the Wizard [I]chose[/I] to study magic. It's a lifelong commitment. I would want subclasses that help tell the story of WHY you chose to study magic. Here are some ideas (some existing, some new): War Mage: you studied magic to become a master of battle. I'd combine War Mage and Bladesinger into one battle-focused subclass. Conjurer: you studied magic in order to summon and control powerful beings. This could be a pet-based class that chooses undead, friends, fey, etc. to summon. Hedge Wizard: you studied magic to survive on the outskirts of society. Just as Arcane Trickster gives some spellcasting abilities to rogues, this subclass could give some rogue or bard abilities to the Wizard! Arcanist: you studied magic to become a master of the arcane arts. This could be a specialist class that focuses on knowledge and empowering or modifying signature spells. To me, subclasses like these would tell more interesting stories. [/QUOTE]
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