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Wizards: Evokers *and* Illusionists?
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<blockquote data-quote="Falling Icicle" data-source="post: 6149889" data-attributes="member: 17077"><p>I disagree that evokers and illusionists are the only two basic schools of magic people think about when they want to play a wizard. Enchanters, Necromancers, Summoners, etc. are all very popular archetypes. There are, after all, eight schools of magic, not just two.</p><p></p><p>That having been said, I do agree that wizards are far too versatile. I think wizards should all have a specialty school, and access to one or two other secondary schools to start. As they go up in level, they could perhaps gain access to a couple more schools, or maybe be able to purchase additional schools with feats. I think a wizard with access to 3+ schools would have more than enough spells to hold his own, though they should add some more cantrips, since not everyone is going to want to have evocation as one of their schools. Of course, some spells, like detect magic, could be universal and available to all wizards.</p><p></p><p>I think this would accomplish several things. It would solve the problem of "do everything but heal" wizards. It would also create a much wider variety of types of wizards. Instead of school specialization being a niche choice, it would be a defining one. It would also encourage players to think outside the box a lot more, since they'd have fewer (but still a lot) of tools at their disposal.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Falling Icicle, post: 6149889, member: 17077"] I disagree that evokers and illusionists are the only two basic schools of magic people think about when they want to play a wizard. Enchanters, Necromancers, Summoners, etc. are all very popular archetypes. There are, after all, eight schools of magic, not just two. That having been said, I do agree that wizards are far too versatile. I think wizards should all have a specialty school, and access to one or two other secondary schools to start. As they go up in level, they could perhaps gain access to a couple more schools, or maybe be able to purchase additional schools with feats. I think a wizard with access to 3+ schools would have more than enough spells to hold his own, though they should add some more cantrips, since not everyone is going to want to have evocation as one of their schools. Of course, some spells, like detect magic, could be universal and available to all wizards. I think this would accomplish several things. It would solve the problem of "do everything but heal" wizards. It would also create a much wider variety of types of wizards. Instead of school specialization being a niche choice, it would be a defining one. It would also encourage players to think outside the box a lot more, since they'd have fewer (but still a lot) of tools at their disposal. [/QUOTE]
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