Quite true. Though we need to respect that Invocations are few and precious, your right that if your truly going for the "warlock as wizard" this is a way to do it.But they can get ritual magic with tome + the book of ancient secrets invocation
Quite true. Though we need to respect that Invocations are few and precious, your right that if your truly going for the "warlock as wizard" this is a way to do it.But they can get ritual magic with tome + the book of ancient secrets invocation
Oh damn, I'm not the only one! I alternate between working on a new cleric and a fighter/mage class.If I was to play a Basic 5e with only the 4 core classes, this is exactly how I'd create the ''wizard''.
That and having the cleric choose their domain which only affect their extra spell lists and their special Channel Divinity. The archetypes would be HOW you ''cleric'': warpriest, exorcist, miracle worker, spirit talker etc
So you could be a warpriest of the nature domain, or an exorcist with the forge domain, whatever!
Honestly, if I were doing warlocks as the only (arcane) spellcasters in a setting, I'd give them more cantrips to begin with, and let them pick cantrips from any spell list.The three extra cantrips from any spell list can offset that quite a bit. It's probably not everyone's cup of tea, though.
Cantrips are certainly ok, and better than firing a crossbow but at 5th level if I’m falling back on a cantrip as my most common spells once you get past 4th level then I think the class can’t really call itself anything more than wizard-like.The three extra cantrips from any spell list can offset that quite a bit. It's probably not everyone's cup of tea, though.
In fact, with Eldritch Blast dealing one of the least resisted damage types and having lots of avenues for enhancement, I would argue it’s usually better not to take attack cantrips with those other slots. 90% of the time EB will be the only attack cantrip you need, may as well get some good utility out of the rest.It's not just the quantity of the cantrips, but the variety as well: the pact of the tome will let you choose three cantrips from any spellcaster's list. Depending on your playstyle, that can be a big deal. (Not every cantrip needs to be a weapon, after all.)
Merlin is a Bard. Gandalf is a Paladin.What fantasy characters are you comparing him to? The most famous would be Merlin or Gandalf I suppose. I don't see the Warlock as stacking up next to them.
The modern day magician is best seen in Harry Potter and the MCU. In the MCU especially you have mages who have a constant stream of low-level magic and can sometimes really amplify their efforts to cast something particularly powerful.
Gandalf is cool, and Merlin is cool too, but neither one has ever been a model or any spellcaster in D&D. So if D&D wants to emulate mainstream popfiction, the best example is MCU right now, since its hit critical mass, is including a lot more magic in its recent shows, and its next phase is movies is dealing with a lot of magic.
All this to say, the best class that represents this idea is the Warlock. A Warlock could be the MCU version of the Scarlet Witch or Loki pretty easily if you take a step back in terms of abstraction.
So, I agree. The wizard takes up too much magical space anyway. I for one think don't have wizards at my tables anymore, because it was really naughty word with my worldbuilding and my views on magic.