Hello! This is my first time posting on the forums and I was looking for help with my War Wizard redesign. I always loved the flavour and some mechanics but found some restrictive and not supportive of other kinds of war mages. This is my first redesign of anything so all CaC is welcome
Arcane Deflection
When you're hit by an attack or fail a saving throw, you can use your reaction to conjure a burst of protective magic:
Deflective Shield: Gain a bonus to AC against the triggering attack equal to your proficiency bonus.
Reactive Ward: Gain a bonus to the saving throw you just failed equal to 2+your proficiency bonus.
You can use this feature a number of times per long rest equal to your proficiency bonus.
War Training
Your battlefield preparation sharpens both your reflexes and your resilience:
Gain a bonus to initiative rolls equal to your Intelligence modifier.
Gain proficiency with one suit of armor (light or medium) and two martial weapons of your choice. You cannot choose two-handed weapons.
Gain +1 hit point per wizard level (retroactive and ongoing).
Arcane Barrage
You can attack twice when you take the Attack action on your turn. You may forgo one of these attacks to cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action and a level no higher than your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1st level).
Durable Magic
While you are concentrating on a spell, you gain a +2 bonus to AC and saving throws.
Arcane Overdrive
Once per turn, when you use your Arcane Barrage feature to both make a weapon attack and cast a spell on the same turn, you can add your proficiency bonus to the damage of both the weapon attack and the spell.
At first glance the thing I’m worried about is the war training feature and the other feature being broken but if someone really wants to play gish like character withheld current war wizard I’d be a bit dissappointed
thank you to all who read have a great day and may the Nat 20s come your way!!
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And you run, and you run
To catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
And racingaround
To come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way
But you’re older
Shorter of Breath
And one day closer to death
currently in love with redesigning subclasses send me a message and I will try
Hello! This is my first time posting on the forums and I was looking for help with my War Wizard redesign. I always loved the flavour and some mechanics but found some restrictive and not supportive of other kinds of war mages. This is my first redesign of anything so all CaC is welcome
Arcane Deflection
When you're hit by an attack or fail a saving throw, you can use your reaction to conjure a burst of protective magic:
Deflective Shield: Gain a bonus to AC against the triggering attack equal to your proficiency bonus.
Reactive Ward: Gain a bonus to the saving throw you just failed equal to 2+your proficiency bonus.
War Training
Your battlefield preparation sharpens both your reflexes and your resilience:
Gain a bonus to initiative rolls equal to your Intelligence modifier.
Gain proficiency with one suit of armor (light or medium) and two martial weapons of your choice. You cannot choose two-handed weapons.
Gain +1 hit point per wizard level (retroactive and ongoing).
Arcane Barrage
You can attack twice when you take the Attack action on your turn. You may forgo one of these attacks to cast a spell with a casting time of 1 action and a level no higher than your Intelligence modifier (minimum 1st level).
Durable Magic
While you are concentrating on a spell, you gain a +2 bonus to AC and saving throws.
Arcane Overdrive
Once per turn, when you use your Arcane Barrage feature to both make a weapon attack and cast a spell on the same turn, you can add your proficiency bonus to the damage of both the weapon attack and the spell.
At first glance the thing I’m worried about is the war training feature and the other feature being broken but if someone really wants to play gish like character withheld current war wizard I’d be a bit dissappointed
thank you to all who read have a great day and may the Nat 20s come your way!!
And you run, and you run
To catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
And racing around
To come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way
But you’re older
Shorter of Breath
And one day closer to death
currently in love with redesigning subclasses send me a message and I will try
Anyone??
And you run, and you run
To catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
And racing around
To come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way
But you’re older
Shorter of Breath
And one day closer to death
currently in love with redesigning subclasses send me a message and I will try
Is this a home brew? You call this a War Wizard redesign. where do you find the War Wizard originally in the 2024 PHB?
Sorry that is my bad i should have clarified. It’s a redesign of the 2014 War Magic subclass
And you run, and you run
To catch up with the sun, but it’s sinking
And racing around
To come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way
But you’re older
Shorter of Breath
And one day closer to death
currently in love with redesigning subclasses send me a message and I will try
War Magic is a Wizard subclass from Xanathar's Guide to Everything. There are lots of character options that aren't in the 2024 PHB.
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