Even if you can invent a reason for scribe spell coming to be, it is still a dumb decision as the wizard is in effect forced to keep it in their prepared list at all times for the off chance their books are destroyed, as the rules don't include a way to learn and scribe spells without scribe spell.
You can have a backup spellbook, or a scroll of scribe spell. You can also gain a level.
Even if you can invent a reason for scribe spell coming to be, it is still a dumb decision as the wizard is in effect forced to keep it in their prepared list at all times for the off chance their books are destroyed, as the rules don't include a way to learn and scribe spells without scribe spell.
You can have a backup spellbook, or a scroll of scribe spell. You can also gain a level.
I saw that too, and that’s why the warlock cantrips make a little more sense. Scribe spell should be always prepared or a cantrip.
Even if you can invent a reason for scribe spell coming to be, it is still a dumb decision as the wizard is in effect forced to keep it in their prepared list at all times for the off chance their books are destroyed, as the rules don't include a way to learn and scribe spells without scribe spell. As even in all those 3 examples even if the god of magic came down and taught them scribe spell, they still could not prepare it to cast it to scribe the scribe spell into their spell book. And on top of that its just a pointless change for the purpose of change. They clearly fit better as class abilities. Likely they saw the complaints about a lack of unique spell lists and this was their ham fisted solution.
It's called a playtest, they can plug holes like this with our feedback. And even if they don't, a wizard dedicating one of their prepared spells to Scribe is not going to stop them from being the most powerful class in the game. There's no need for all this melodrama.
Noting flaws is not melodrama, anymore than accepting them makes someone a sycophant.
There are reasons to make it a spell though. All the arbitrary rules about scribing, like 2 hours per page regardless of how fast you can write, and nobody being able to read the book but you, and the final book becoming an arcane focus, are more easily explained by it being the product of a spell.
I actually like changes to the Pacts, it's one of the areas where I think One D&D has done right by the Warlock.
I wish that there was a built in ability to add more rituals to Pact of the Tome, and not just having Scribe as one of them at all times. Even with the most generous reading of Scribe Spell, the Tomelock has still lost the ability to have other classes rituals in their book. I also would like that third cantrip, but additional cantrips are basically a ribbon feature.
I wish that Pact of the Blade had some or all of: Shield Proficiency, Weapon Mastery, Two-Handed Weapons. This isn't something that should be patched by a Hexblade, that should go away and be replaced by a Raven Queen/Shadowfell patron that works for any pact.
Pact of the Chain desperately needs more survivability.
They can't take scribe as that is a wizard spell not a arcane spell. It is interesting what a one level dip into wizard might do for a warlock though not the intent likely but it could be read to effectively bump a warlocks known spells up..
Even if you can invent a reason for scribe spell coming to be, it is still a dumb decision as the wizard is in effect forced to keep it in their prepared list at all times for the off chance their books are destroyed, as the rules don't include a way to learn and scribe spells without scribe spell.
You can have a backup spellbook, or a scroll of scribe spell. You can also gain a level.
I saw that too, and that’s why the warlock cantrips make a little more sense. Scribe spell should be always prepared or a cantrip.
Probably I'll do it an always prepared spell (not counting for the max number). Really don't like the idea at all of having the possibility of ending with a class not able to do what is supposed that class to do. Being level 1 is probably to set the number of resources it gets.
@MyDudeicus unless they changed the rules, remember that each class has its own spell level, and that you can only prepare your Wizard spells up to the level your Wizard class level allows. So probably you could inscribe your known Warlock spells into your spellbook, but you cannot change one of your Warlock known spells by other in your Wizard spellbook, you could prepare it as Wizard spell fitting into your limits.
What you wanted to reach would be able with more balanced multi-classing: you get Wizard levels to have the same spell level slot than the half-caster Warlock. So you learn spells with Warlock as known, scribe it in your spellbook, at level up you change it by another and can prepare the changed one as a Wizard spell. It is a way and think is perfectly balanced if you prefer versatility.
Remember that the thing shared in multiclass are spell slots, but each class has its own spells, in the case of Warlock you can change your Warlock prepared spells at level up, instead after long rest like the Wizard spells.
Even if you can invent a reason for scribe spell coming to be, it is still a dumb decision as the wizard is in effect forced to keep it in their prepared list at all times for the off chance their books are destroyed, as the rules don't include a way to learn and scribe spells without scribe spell.
You can have a backup spellbook, or a scroll of scribe spell. You can also gain a level.
I saw that too, and that’s why the warlock cantrips make a little more sense. Scribe spell should be always prepared or a cantrip.
Probably I'll do it an always prepared spell (not counting for the max number). Really don't like the idea at all of having the possibility of ending with a class not able to do what is supposed that class to do. Being level 1 is probably to set the number of resources it gets.
@MyDudeicus unless they changed the rules, remember that each class has its own spell level, and that you can only prepare your Wizard spells up to the level your Wizard class level allows. So probably you could inscribe your known Warlock spells into your spellbook, but you cannot change one of your Warlock known spells by other in your Wizard spellbook, you could prepare it as Wizard spell fitting into your limits.
What you wanted to reach would be able with more balanced multi-classing: you get Wizard levels to have the same spell level slot than the half-caster Warlock. So you learn spells with Warlock as known, scribe it in your spellbook, at level up you change it by another and can prepare the changed one as a Wizard spell. It is a way and think is perfectly balanced if you prefer versatility.
Remember that the thing shared in multiclass are spell slots, but each class has its own spells, in the case of Warlock you can change your Warlock prepared spells at level up, instead after long rest like the Wizard spells.
That is the thing with the spell they have changed the rules. It is different. It says scribe a spell of a level you can cast, it does not specify beyond that. If you are a 19 sor/1 wiz you can cast 9th level arcane spells, can I scribe 9th level spells now into my known list. You would have very few prepared spells, just 4, but if you can cast them it does not really matter. For the sor and warlock there are levels where they only know 1 spell of the highest level. Sadly i don't think this works with mystic arcanums as that is a big gap for warlocks. But When a sorcerer hits 7th level they will only know one 4th level spell for a level, being able to spread that out a bit might be useful. For a warlock at level 5 they know 2 2nd level spells and that wont change until level 7. That is pretty rough. The spell book feature is a bit vague on the subject as well, so its hard to tell the RAW. I do not think this is the intent, so they should clarify the wording. If it is the intent, I'd suggest folding something similar into pact of the tome with a invocation, let them add spells to their book and prepare spell casting stat number of them to add to their prepared list. Though I mainly hope they drop 1/2 casting on the lock.
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You can have a backup spellbook, or a scroll of scribe spell. You can also gain a level.
I saw that too, and that’s why the warlock cantrips make a little more sense. Scribe spell should be always prepared or a cantrip.
Noting flaws is not melodrama, anymore than accepting them makes someone a sycophant.
There are reasons to make it a spell though. All the arbitrary rules about scribing, like 2 hours per page regardless of how fast you can write, and nobody being able to read the book but you, and the final book becoming an arcane focus, are more easily explained by it being the product of a spell.
I actually like changes to the Pacts, it's one of the areas where I think One D&D has done right by the Warlock.
I wish that there was a built in ability to add more rituals to Pact of the Tome, and not just having Scribe as one of them at all times. Even with the most generous reading of Scribe Spell, the Tomelock has still lost the ability to have other classes rituals in their book. I also would like that third cantrip, but additional cantrips are basically a ribbon feature.
I wish that Pact of the Blade had some or all of: Shield Proficiency, Weapon Mastery, Two-Handed Weapons. This isn't something that should be patched by a Hexblade, that should go away and be replaced by a Raven Queen/Shadowfell patron that works for any pact.
Pact of the Chain desperately needs more survivability.
They can't take scribe as that is a wizard spell not a arcane spell. It is interesting what a one level dip into wizard might do for a warlock though not the intent likely but it could be read to effectively bump a warlocks known spells up..
Probably I'll do it an always prepared spell (not counting for the max number). Really don't like the idea at all of having the possibility of ending with a class not able to do what is supposed that class to do. Being level 1 is probably to set the number of resources it gets.
@MyDudeicus unless they changed the rules, remember that each class has its own spell level, and that you can only prepare your Wizard spells up to the level your Wizard class level allows. So probably you could inscribe your known Warlock spells into your spellbook, but you cannot change one of your Warlock known spells by other in your Wizard spellbook, you could prepare it as Wizard spell fitting into your limits.
What you wanted to reach would be able with more balanced multi-classing: you get Wizard levels to have the same spell level slot than the half-caster Warlock. So you learn spells with Warlock as known, scribe it in your spellbook, at level up you change it by another and can prepare the changed one as a Wizard spell. It is a way and think is perfectly balanced if you prefer versatility.
Remember that the thing shared in multiclass are spell slots, but each class has its own spells, in the case of Warlock you can change your Warlock prepared spells at level up, instead after long rest like the Wizard spells.
That is the thing with the spell they have changed the rules. It is different. It says scribe a spell of a level you can cast, it does not specify beyond that. If you are a 19 sor/1 wiz you can cast 9th level arcane spells, can I scribe 9th level spells now into my known list. You would have very few prepared spells, just 4, but if you can cast them it does not really matter. For the sor and warlock there are levels where they only know 1 spell of the highest level. Sadly i don't think this works with mystic arcanums as that is a big gap for warlocks. But When a sorcerer hits 7th level they will only know one 4th level spell for a level, being able to spread that out a bit might be useful. For a warlock at level 5 they know 2 2nd level spells and that wont change until level 7. That is pretty rough. The spell book feature is a bit vague on the subject as well, so its hard to tell the RAW. I do not think this is the intent, so they should clarify the wording. If it is the intent, I'd suggest folding something similar into pact of the tome with a invocation, let them add spells to their book and prepare spell casting stat number of them to add to their prepared list. Though I mainly hope they drop 1/2 casting on the lock.