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<blockquote data-quote="Chaosmancer" data-source="post: 7840493" data-attributes="member: 6801228"><p>Wizard</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Spoiler, everything is Blue. </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Demesne</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">1 - </span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 18px">The Library of the Wizard's stronghold has a copy of every nonmagical book anyone brings into the wizard's demesne</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">This is Blue, and the why might be subtle, but this is the most powerful spying ability in the entire book. Any book taken into the Wizard's Demesne is immediately and perfectly copied. Ledger book? Copied. Code Book? Copied. Diary or Journal? Copied.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">The only defense is to make the book magical in nature, or hope that the Wizard (professional scholar) doesn't have a good filing system. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">2 - </span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 18px">By concentrating for 10 minutes the Wizard can scry on any person or location within their demesne per the scrying spell. They can do this from anywhere, even other planes of existence. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px">Blue again, because this is free, constant scrying anywhere within the wizard's Demesne. It even breaks the rules of scrying by allowing you to scy while in a different plane of existance. </span>Sure, they might not actually be an all-seeing eye, but they likely know or can learn anything that happens in their home. </span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">3 - </span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 18px">Once per day the Wizard can cast Control Weather on the Weather within their demesne, they do not have to be within their demesne to do this.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 15px">Blue, even though I've generally disliked Weather abilities? Well, this one is clearly different isn't it? First of all, control of what the weather is has been given to the player, instead of it just being "always nice and pleasant" it can be whatever the wizard wants. This also gives the Wizard a lot of defensive options. Army approaching? Cover the land in fog or summon a blizzard. Flying enemies, high winds that slow their progress. This also works for them growing crops though, since the weather will essentially always be exactly what is needed. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"></span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Stronghold Actions</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">1 -</span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 18px"> Cast one free spell from your list of prepared spells</span></span></p><p></p><p>Remember when I was frustrated that Sorcerers were using their slots, here is the wizard getting a free spell. Any spell you have prepared for the day is up for grabs, cast it for free. Obviously a Blue ability.</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>2 - </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Cast Flesh to Stone on all enemies within 60ft, for free.</span></span></p><p></p><p>Blue, what else can you call potentially turning every single enemy within 60ft into a statue.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">3 - </span></strong></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><span style="font-size: 18px">Recover all spells as though you took a long rest.</span></span></p><p></p><p>Oh yeah, remember the warlock who got back their short rest spells. Here is the wizard getting back all their long rest spells. Obviously Blue, I would even rank it higher, since the Nova wizard just came online.</p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Class Improvement</span></p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Spellmaster:</span></strong> You can hold concentration on two spells at once. You can do this a number of times equal to your stronghold level, refreshing on an extended rest.</p><p></p><p>I think you would be hard pressed to find a more versatile and powerful ability in the game. Dual Concentration is a thing many casters would give anything to have. It allows for so many combos. Blue if not higher.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chaosmancer, post: 7840493, member: 6801228"] Wizard [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Spoiler, everything is Blue. Demesne [B][SIZE=5]1 - [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]The Library of the Wizard's stronghold has a copy of every nonmagical book anyone brings into the wizard's demesne[/SIZE][/COLOR] [SIZE=4][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]This is Blue, and the why might be subtle, but this is the most powerful spying ability in the entire book. Any book taken into the Wizard's Demesne is immediately and perfectly copied. Ledger book? Copied. Code Book? Copied. Diary or Journal? Copied. The only defense is to make the book magical in nature, or hope that the Wizard (professional scholar) doesn't have a good filing system. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][SIZE=5]2 - [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]By concentrating for 10 minutes the Wizard can scry on any person or location within their demesne per the scrying spell. They can do this from anywhere, even other planes of existence. [/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Blue again, because this is free, constant scrying anywhere within the wizard's Demesne. It even breaks the rules of scrying by allowing you to scy while in a different plane of existance. [/SIZE]Sure, they might not actually be an all-seeing eye, but they likely know or can learn anything that happens in their home. [/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][SIZE=5]3 - [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]Once per day the Wizard can cast Control Weather on the Weather within their demesne, they do not have to be within their demesne to do this.[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Blue, even though I've generally disliked Weather abilities? Well, this one is clearly different isn't it? First of all, control of what the weather is has been given to the player, instead of it just being "always nice and pleasant" it can be whatever the wizard wants. This also gives the Wizard a lot of defensive options. Army approaching? Cover the land in fog or summon a blizzard. Flying enemies, high winds that slow their progress. This also works for them growing crops though, since the weather will essentially always be exactly what is needed. [/SIZE] Stronghold Actions[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][SIZE=5]1 -[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5] Cast one free spell from your list of prepared spells[/SIZE][/COLOR] Remember when I was frustrated that Sorcerers were using their slots, here is the wizard getting a free spell. Any spell you have prepared for the day is up for grabs, cast it for free. Obviously a Blue ability. [SIZE=5][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]2 - [/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Cast Flesh to Stone on all enemies within 60ft, for free.[/COLOR][/SIZE] Blue, what else can you call potentially turning every single enemy within 60ft into a statue. [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B][SIZE=5]3 - [/SIZE][/B][/COLOR][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]Recover all spells as though you took a long rest.[/SIZE][/COLOR] Oh yeah, remember the warlock who got back their short rest spells. Here is the wizard getting back all their long rest spells. Obviously Blue, I would even rank it higher, since the Nova wizard just came online. [COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)]Class Improvement[/COLOR] [B][COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Spellmaster:[/COLOR][/B] You can hold concentration on two spells at once. You can do this a number of times equal to your stronghold level, refreshing on an extended rest. I think you would be hard pressed to find a more versatile and powerful ability in the game. Dual Concentration is a thing many casters would give anything to have. It allows for so many combos. Blue if not higher. [/QUOTE]
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