Fanaelialae
Legend
It's a completely reasonable concept IMO. IIRC, AiME actually has a scholar class (though the classes in AiME are tuned a little weaker than 5e, so one wouldn't necessarily want to port it over directly).It's the scholar class.
One shouldn't beforced to be a complex wizard or a backstabbing rogue to be a scholar. They aren't in the really world, they should be that way in D&D.
People should be able to play fantasy Da Vinci or Holmes.