More about wizards by kunadam

[med stud]

I like the stuff on wizards, especially focusing them on evocations and illusions.

The stuff on epic level is, well, I guess will not play much epic level anyway.

Gold Rogers post made me think; I wonder if it's possible in 4e RAW to continue playing Heroic after level 10? If you limit the available feats to the heroic feats and do the same for talents (or what they are called in 4e), maybe you can keep the heroic "flavour" even beyond level 10.

 

[Aage]

Wizard
Spells are divided among at will (lesser power than a fighter’s melee attack), per encounter, per day (the really powerful stuffs, these are the most powerful abilities in the game) and rituals. Rituals cover magic item creation, and non-combat spell (divinations are prime examples).

Ugh :\ Does most powerful in game mean that they're stronger than the fighter's daily powers? If that is the case, this is the first thing I don't like :/

 

[Irda Ranger]

Mostly sounds good, but I do NOT like that Enchanters have been removed entirely to leave space for Psionics. I mean, I understand that a game with both Psions and Enchanters would see them step on each other's feet a lot, but I don't like psionics. My game will never have them, and I want my Enchanter.

At this time it is my fervent hope that WotC or some other publisher comes out with a good expansion book for Necromancers, Enchanters and Illusionists as Core, 30-levels classes on par with the "Wizard" (which is really an Evoker now).

And what did happen to Conjuration? Any mention at all?

 

[Remathilis]

Mostly sounds good, but I do NOT like that Enchanters have been removed entirely to leave space for Psionics. I mean, I understand that a game with both Psions and Enchanters would see them step on each other's feet a lot, but I don't like psionics. My game will never have them, and I want my Enchanter.

At this time it is my fervent hope that WotC or some other publisher comes out with a good expansion book for Necromancers, Enchanters and Illusionists as Core, 30-levels classes on par with the "Wizard" (which is really an Evoker now).

And what did happen to Conjuration? Any mention at all?

I doubt enchantment is being removed entirely, but the "good" stuff is saved for psions.

Wizard: I'll charm the guard and tell him we need to see the King.
Psion: Meh. I dominate him and force him to let us, then I wipe his memory of the event.
Wizard: ....

 

[DreamChaser]

And what did happen to Conjuration? Any mention at all?

Summoning spells are removed along with alignment specific ones (at least for now).

the rest of the school has probably been absorbed into rituals (Planar Binding) and the general "evocations" (Creation subschool).

DC

 

[Mostlyjoe]

To me my fellow Tank Mages! Hooooo!!!!

 

[Doug McCrae]

Epic level game is much about slaying gods

I absolutely love this. Nothing is invincible. There is no infinite power in the D&D universe. Only large finite powers that can be defeated if you can somehow amass a greater power.

Very Moorcockian.

 

[Masquerade]

I doubt enchantment is being removed entirely, but the "good" stuff is saved for psions.

As it should be. My biggest complaint with 3.5 psionics is that psionicists can't do anything that arcanists can't already do at the same level.

 

[Traycor]

I love all of this. Even the wizard impliments is something that I've wanted for a long time. Unfortunately my fave wizard to play is an enchanter, but I think scaling back enchantment to make elbow room for the psion is a good design decision and will encourage more psionics play in the future while better defining that catagory of powers.

Woot for rituals!

 

[Aldarc]

These changes may actually makes me want to have a wizard character now that they sound far more dynamic.