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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tutara" data-source="post: 9091431" data-attributes="member: 7035460">I think wizards are the opposite of boring, both as a player and a DM. A well-played wizard is a joy to DM for in my experience!Wizards are their own boss: They get their powers through hard work and study, not by begging, borrowing or stealing. Like the fighter or the rogue they use their own expertise to forge their way in the world. A wizard is who they are due to what they have done and what they do, rather than who they worship or who their parents are.Wizards progress by engaging with the world, rather than by dint of their backstory: New spells are earned through finding scrolls, interacting with peers and engaging in research (as of the last UA), rather than getting it handed to them by a bloodline, deity or patron. You do get spells on level up, which is not ideal but I suppose is a safeguard against DMs who forget to hand out scrolls and spellbooks.Wizards are adaptable: Preparing spells allows you to tailor your character to situations as they arise. Sure, you can prepare fireball every day, but you have the option to be more interesting in your choices than classes that are stuck with the same known spells they chose on level-up. A new spell scroll found in a dungeon opens up new choices and options in a way that a +1 dagger does not. This also encourages a wizard to plan, research and engage with missions rather than just turning up and assuming the spells you chose at level up will do.Other classes also hit some or all of these notes as well - I am not saying that they only apply to the wizard. I do feel a number of the flaws identified in this thread - choice paralysis leading to slow turns and 'stepping on toes' to be failings in the actions of players or the overly conservative design of other classes rather than the fault of the wizard class itself. The over-proliferation of magic in 5e has also dilluted their class identity a bit as well, in my opinion.</blockquote>

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