It will be back. It's not like being non-core now has made the Artificer obscure or anything.
It makes it poorly supported though thanks to the dumb "three books" rule; Artificer only got a fourth sub-class because the entire class got reprinted in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and they've not said anything to my knowledge about changing that policy, which means any class that isn't in the player's handbook will just end up being a second-class citizen if it can't receive the same goodies or updates as other classes without being reprinted in its entirety at the same time.
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It will be back. It's not like being non-core now has made the Artificer obscure or anything.
It makes it poorly supported though thanks to the dumb "three books" rule;
Didn't they do away with that rule? The latest AL rules (July 11, 2022) don't limit the number of books. They limit which books you can use, and which optional rules. Or are you referring to something else?
The current books rule is:
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Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons (FTD)
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (MPMM)
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (SAS) (on August 16, 2022)*
I really love Warlock, I still hold out hope that Warlock will still be a fun class to play after the UA is edited and made into 2024 edition. But let's face reality girls and boys. That is NOT the way things are going. Once again, Wizards are going to be the uber-class. Just read the UA as it stands now. It only perpetuates what we have had for years. There is zero class balance in D&D. Instead of calling this Dungeons and Dragons, it should be called Wizards and Weenies. Because if you are not playing a Wizard...
I really love Warlock, I still hold out hope that Warlock will still be a fun class to play after the UA is edited and made into 2024 edition. But let's face reality girls and boys. That is NOT the way things are going. Once again, Wizards are going to be the uber-class. Just read the UA as it stands now. It only perpetuates what we have had for years. There is zero class balance in D&D. Instead of calling this Dungeons and Dragons, it should be called Wizards and Weenies. Because if you are not playing a Wizard...
You may want to check the UA again because in that the Sorcerer was VASTLY superior to Wizard that it wasn't even a contest. They nerfed Wizard and made Sorcerer the ultimate supreme caster.
Brush the bias out of your eyes and try giving it a re-read.
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Because Modify spell is limited and less useful than metamagic, (and is something they can already do now, just not specifically wizards) and Sorcs can, with only the cost of some time, give everyone in their party permanent resistance to all damage types, and can basically use basic Wish once free every day with no risk or cost. Oh and they also now have the same spell list as Wizard. And they get more spells known while wizards now prep less. And they now have more free casts. Get more sorc points for even more casting than any other caster class..
I dunno, rewriting reality twice a day with zero risk sure seems like a big win for the Sorc while Wizard just got a little nerf.
And that's without factoring the design flaw that it is now possible for a wizard that didn't prep Scribe Spell and lost their spellbook to now never again be able to prep new spells even if they got a new spellbook (unless Order of Scribes).
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Modify/Create spell is more powerful than metamagic since it permanently alters the spell, so a Wizard can just permanently make all of their spells have unbreakable concentration, and only affect enemies and for many not require any components. But the unlimited Wish is totally broken.
Modify/Create spell is more powerful than metamagic since it permanently alters the spell, so a Wizard can just permanently make all of their spells have unbreakable concentration, and only affect enemies and for many not require any components. But the unlimited Wish is totally broken.
And they can do it using the exact same level spell slot. Both wizards and sorcerers got broken features
Modify/Create spell is more powerful than metamagic since it permanently alters the spell, so a Wizard can just permanently make all of their spells have unbreakable concentration, and only affect enemies and for many not require any components. But the unlimited Wish is totally broken.
Not sure how useful the comparison is; somehow I doubt unbreakable concentration makes it in the final release (it's way too powerful compared to the other effects), likewise with the sorcerer's super-wish.
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Modify/Create spell is more powerful than metamagic since it permanently alters the spell, so a Wizard can just permanently make all of their spells have unbreakable concentration, and only affect enemies and for many not require any components. But the unlimited Wish is totally broken.
Not sure how useful the comparison is; somehow I doubt unbreakable concentration makes it in the final release (it's way too powerful compared to the other effects), likewise with the sorcerer's super-wish.
I certainly hope your right. Though the "only affect enemies" IMO was even more broken than the unbreakable concentration, it's just not as obviously so. But imagine applying it to Stinking Cloud or Cloudkill - you party can stay in the cloud no issues at all, while enemies get debilitated if they enter, plus the party is obscured from the enemies as well...
...And that's without factoring the design flaw that it is now possible for a wizard that didn't prep Scribe Spell and lost their spellbook to now never again be able to prep new spells even if they got a new spellbook (unless Order of Scribes).
come on. that Scribe Spell thing is incredibly minor and i just hate seeing it repeated. what dm is going to strike down a player and leave them there to watch? store, library, mentor, quest, loot, or simply holding some nerd upside down and shaking them... you're not stranded unless your dm wants you to be.
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...And that's without factoring the design flaw that it is now possible for a wizard that didn't prep Scribe Spell and lost their spellbook to now never again be able to prep new spells even if they got a new spellbook (unless Order of Scribes).
come on. that Scribe Spell thing is incredibly minor and i just hate seeing it repeated. what dm is going to strike down a player and leave them there to watch? store, library, mentor, quest, loot, or simply holding some nerd upside down and shaking them... you're not stranded unless your dm wants you to be.
Yeah, DMs never do awful things to their players because they think it's grimdark and edgy, or that players are the enemy, or whatever
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if your dm is abusive, dump that dm. kindly. then take a mental health break. eat some ice cream and go window shopping on some apps for a new dm. maybe you'll bumble into one that isn't into player elimination (distinct from character elimination). one where not every picture is of them wearing a hat and holding a fish. unless you're into that.
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...And that's without factoring the design flaw that it is now possible for a wizard that didn't prep Scribe Spell and lost their spellbook to now never again be able to prep new spells even if they got a new spellbook (unless Order of Scribes).
come on. that Scribe Spell thing is incredibly minor and i just hate seeing it repeated. what dm is going to strike down a player and leave them there to watch? store, library, mentor, quest, loot, or simply holding some nerd upside down and shaking them... you're not stranded unless your dm wants you to be.
Yeah, DMs never do awful things to their players because they think it's grimdark and edgy, or that players are the enemy, or whatever
Don't play with a DM like that. No amount of game rules will make their game fun, if all they care about is their own sadistic pleasure in torturing their PCs.
...And that's without factoring the design flaw that it is now possible for a wizard that didn't prep Scribe Spell and lost their spellbook to now never again be able to prep new spells even if they got a new spellbook (unless Order of Scribes).
come on. that Scribe Spell thing is incredibly minor and i just hate seeing it repeated. what dm is going to strike down a player and leave them there to watch? store, library, mentor, quest, loot, or simply holding some nerd upside down and shaking them... you're not stranded unless your dm wants you to be.
Yeah, DMs never do awful things to their players because they think it's grimdark and edgy, or that players are the enemy, or whatever
Don't play with a DM like that. No amount of game rules will make their game fun, if all they care about is their own sadistic pleasure in torturing their PCs.
Well sure, but also don't make rule changes that hand those DMs more ammo with zero benefit otherwise
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It makes it poorly supported though thanks to the dumb "three books" rule; Artificer only got a fourth sub-class because the entire class got reprinted in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and they've not said anything to my knowledge about changing that policy, which means any class that isn't in the player's handbook will just end up being a second-class citizen if it can't receive the same goodies or updates as other classes without being reprinted in its entirety at the same time.
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Didn't they do away with that rule? The latest AL rules (July 11, 2022) don't limit the number of books. They limit which books you can use, and which optional rules. Or are you referring to something else?
The current books rule is:
You can use non-optional rules found in the Player’s Handbook, the Basic Rules, and all the books listed below. If a rule has been reprinted in a newer resource, you must always use the latest printing.
Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons (FTD)
Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse (MPMM)
Spelljammer: Adventures in Space (SAS) (on August 16, 2022)*
Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide (SCAG)
Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (TCE)
Xanathar’s Guide to Everything (XGE)
Additional options as presented in the FAQ
I really love Warlock, I still hold out hope that Warlock will still be a fun class to play after the UA is edited and made into 2024 edition. But let's face reality girls and boys. That is NOT the way things are going. Once again, Wizards are going to be the uber-class. Just read the UA as it stands now. It only perpetuates what we have had for years. There is zero class balance in D&D. Instead of calling this Dungeons and Dragons, it should be called Wizards and Weenies. Because if you are not playing a Wizard...
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You may want to check the UA again because in that the Sorcerer was VASTLY superior to Wizard that it wasn't even a contest. They nerfed Wizard and made Sorcerer the ultimate supreme caster.
Brush the bias out of your eyes and try giving it a re-read.
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Are we reading the same document? How can you read "Create Spell" and "Modify Spell" and tell me that they nerfed wizards?
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Because Modify spell is limited and less useful than metamagic, (and is something they can already do now, just not specifically wizards) and Sorcs can, with only the cost of some time, give everyone in their party permanent resistance to all damage types, and can basically use basic Wish once free every day with no risk or cost. Oh and they also now have the same spell list as Wizard. And they get more spells known while wizards now prep less. And they now have more free casts. Get more sorc points for even more casting than any other caster class..
I dunno, rewriting reality twice a day with zero risk sure seems like a big win for the Sorc while Wizard just got a little nerf.
And that's without factoring the design flaw that it is now possible for a wizard that didn't prep Scribe Spell and lost their spellbook to now never again be able to prep new spells even if they got a new spellbook (unless Order of Scribes).
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Modify/Create spell is more powerful than metamagic since it permanently alters the spell, so a Wizard can just permanently make all of their spells have unbreakable concentration, and only affect enemies and for many not require any components. But the unlimited Wish is totally broken.
And they can do it using the exact same level spell slot. Both wizards and sorcerers got broken features
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Not sure how useful the comparison is; somehow I doubt unbreakable concentration makes it in the final release (it's way too powerful compared to the other effects), likewise with the sorcerer's super-wish.
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I certainly hope your right. Though the "only affect enemies" IMO was even more broken than the unbreakable concentration, it's just not as obviously so. But imagine applying it to Stinking Cloud or Cloudkill - you party can stay in the cloud no issues at all, while enemies get debilitated if they enter, plus the party is obscured from the enemies as well...
come on. that Scribe Spell thing is incredibly minor and i just hate seeing it repeated. what dm is going to strike down a player and leave them there to watch? store, library, mentor, quest, loot, or simply holding some nerd upside down and shaking them... you're not stranded unless your dm wants you to be.
unhappy at the way in which we lost individual purchases for one-off subclasses, magic items, and monsters?
tell them you don't like features disappeared quietly in the night: provide feedback!
Yeah, DMs never do awful things to their players because they think it's grimdark and edgy, or that players are the enemy, or whatever
Active characters:
Carric Aquissar, elven wannabe artist in his deconstructionist period (Archfey warlock)
Lan Kidogo, mapach archaeologist and treasure hunter (Knowledge cleric)
Mardan Ferres, elven private investigator obsessed with that one unsolved murder (Assassin rogue)
Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
if your dm is abusive, dump that dm. kindly. then take a mental health break. eat some ice cream and go window shopping on some apps for a new dm. maybe you'll bumble into one that isn't into player elimination (distinct from character elimination). one where not every picture is of them wearing a hat and holding a fish. unless you're into that.
unhappy at the way in which we lost individual purchases for one-off subclasses, magic items, and monsters?
tell them you don't like features disappeared quietly in the night: provide feedback!
Don't play with a DM like that. No amount of game rules will make their game fun, if all they care about is their own sadistic pleasure in torturing their PCs.
Well sure, but also don't make rule changes that hand those DMs more ammo with zero benefit otherwise
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Xhekhetiel, halfling survivor of a Betrayer Gods cult (Runechild sorcerer/fighter)
A level 9 Warlock cannot take the Lifedrinker invocation. That invocation has a requirement of lv 12.
In the playtest materials Lifedrinker is a level 9 invocation, but adds d6 damage rather than Cha mod.