Skamos Redmoon, the Pathetic Tiefling Wizard

[Falling Icicle]

This is a 1st level character, for crying out loud. I'd far rather play a 1st level wizard in 4e than a 1st level wizard in any previous edition of D&D. Mage hand AT WILL? Sign me up! I could have so much fun with mage hand, light and ghost sound. Those aren't really combat abilities at all, just fun utility. And the character didn't have to sacrifice any combat potential to get them, which I'm very happy about. Who knows what other cantrips and spells they can chose from?

 

[The Little Raven]

Who knows what other cantrips and spells they can chose from?

Exactamundo.

And whose to say you can't pull out your old books chock full o' wizard spells and figure out how to make new versions that are balanced with the new system? I'm sure when the core books come out, this forum will be packed to the gills with people converting their favorite spells.

 

[Mathew_Freeman]

My 4E dwarf control wizard with sleep, shield, divine glow*, web, and dimension door is awfully sorry to hear that.

* a cleric multiclass power.

Shiny.

Dimension Door & Web is fine combination... Nightcrawler crossed with Spiderman, anyone?

 

[Lurker37]

I think it's half and half. From what we've heard, wizards can learn new rituals (rather than spells) from other people's spell books. Rituals have taken over a lot of the non-combat utility spells.

--G

We know that wizards can pick daily powers from a spellbook. So that may apply to daily powers as well.