2024 Wizard Build Guide
Added 2025-01-07 19:45:31 +0000 UTC
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And while it still hurts to delay spell level progression, the blow is softened by picking spells that upcast nicely such as Tasha's Hideous Laughter. It's still a tradeoff don't get me wrong, but those points combine into it being worth it for many.
Fred de Jong
2025-01-15 18:28:21 +0000 UTCUnless I'm missing something the AC difference would be 3 rather than 1: 13 (Mage Armour) + 3 (Dex) = 16, Vs 15 (Half-plate) + 2 (Dex) +2 (Shield) = 19. The shield proficiency is the real price moreso than the armour.
Fred de Jong
2025-01-15 18:22:51 +0000 UTCI suppose the path you chose also has a higher spell save DC at lvl 5, but third level spells a level later feels painful
Daniel Lingeman
2025-01-11 18:30:15 +0000 UTCI’m interested to see that an armor dip (requiring 13 Wis) is better than just getting 16 in intelligence, dexterity and constitution (with criminal +1 to each and point buy) blowing a 1st level slot on mage armor and getting full wizard spell progression. Is that because an extra +1 AC and upcasting is strictly superior than getting third level spells at level 5?
Daniel Lingeman
2025-01-11 18:26:30 +0000 UTCAugury and Divination no longer give wrong answers on repeat casts! You mention a lot they can be used 1 per day, but you can get up to 4 true responses from each. Go Wizards!
Tessa Morecroft
2025-01-11 09:09:39 +0000 UTCNo
Treantmonk's Temple
2025-01-10 15:38:34 +0000 UTCI would love to
Treantmonk's Temple
2025-01-10 15:38:29 +0000 UTCWould you find away to squeeze in mage slayer? Just seems IMO it's a must have feat... it is legendary
DOUGLAS REYNOLDS
2025-01-10 01:09:12 +0000 UTCDid you get an advanced copy of the MM?
Tyler Toutant
2025-01-09 15:26:10 +0000 UTCThe alert feat allows you to switch place in initiative with an ally. A familiar is an ally so you could switch places in initiative order with it. The invisible condition gives advantage on initiative rolls. So the familiar rolls for initiative with advantage and you roll and then choose if you want to switch places with the familiar.
James Brannen
2025-01-09 01:51:58 +0000 UTCHow does that work?
Tyler Thorstrom
2025-01-08 21:19:06 +0000 UTCAppreciate everything you say about resource free utility - but I think sorcerer is now best class - though I don’t do cold analysis calculations like Chris
noworries
2025-01-08 17:44:54 +0000 UTCI would ask you wait until it is public. That will likely be about 2 weeks.
Treantmonk's Temple
2025-01-08 14:11:01 +0000 UTCI did not mention this, but it's a good point.
Treantmonk's Temple
2025-01-08 14:10:26 +0000 UTCNot sure if you mentioned it but the familiar would give you pseudo advantage on initiatives with the alert feat. If the familiar was hidden it would have the invisible condition which would grant it advantage on initiative rolls as well.
James Brannen
2025-01-08 05:25:09 +0000 UTCOnly at the start, but I’ve been thinking that Cleric/Druid/Ranger are very interesting dips for Wizard and Rogue (AT or Thief) - and with each other for that matter. You can even stack the bonus to Arcana checks from Divine Order and Primal order to get some crazy Arcana checks. Interestingly, DND Beyond reads the ‘or’ in the text for those abilities as being ‘and’ within the context of the sentence, so you it gives you both Arcana and Religion/Nature boosts. I suppose they use ‘or’ as identifying which Intelligence skills? In any case, you can go Cleric/Druid/Rogue and have +13 Arcana at level 3
Charles Hollom
2025-01-08 05:11:22 +0000 UTCThe “pitch” was a fantastic breakdown of how great that ritual feature is. Would I be allowed to post a clip of that to Reddit or other social media (with a pitch for your Patreon)? Or do you ask we wait til it goes public?
Darmok and Jalad
2025-01-08 02:49:39 +0000 UTCOooh! Can't wait! My next character is definitely going to be a spellcaster hopefully this will inspire me (too many martials recently)
Martin Tomlinson
2025-01-07 19:52:24 +0000 UTC
