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Message: <blockquote data-quote="touc" data-source="post: 9770296" data-attributes="member: 19270">I blame the CR system and module writing for the decline (as I've observed at my game table since 2014) in folks who play the wizard. In AD&D days, when battles could look like this:[ATTACH=full]418940[/ATTACH]The wizard and their fireballs were a must. But the power curve looked like this.[ATTACH=full]418941[/ATTACH]Skipping ahead, hit points skyrocketed, damage didn't, and the wizard took a nosedive, which was honestly needed. Then, I thought 5E did a solid with "bounded accuracy" to allow low-level monsters, in large enough numbers or with special tactics, to pose a realistic threat to PCs. Lots of low hit point enemies who can bring some pain (not an option in 3E), bring in that fireball and clean them out. The "glass cannon" or "blaster caster" could be a player option instead of the "control" guy.But as I've seen in module writing, I don't see too many encounters where as the party scales, low level monsters are used in large numbers. Instead, it's X number at X value for X challenge, resulting in high power, low volume encounters. And I get part of that is time management (if the DM is rolling 20 attacks, that's tedious). Even so, clever DMs can find a way (pre-rolled randomized sheet of attacks, using the mob template from A5E). And that's my two cents.</blockquote>