One of the sad changes since 2024's update is that they removed the Magic Initiate feats for Bard, Sorcerer, and Warlock. While I'm glad that they kept Wizard, Cleric, and Druid, the ones they chose to keep don't make sense to me. By that, I mean that they kept two classes that rely on Wisdom while Wizard only relies on Intelligence. Why not just have either a Druid or a Cleric and have one class that relies on Charisma?
With the new version of the feat, you get to choose the spellcasting ability for the spells it grants — you're no longer restricted to using the ability associated with the class you pick — so that aspect of it isn't really relevant anymore.
They did it because those three are the main classes of their respective "magic types" if you will (arcane, divine, primal). The other classes that have their own lists are—for the most part, anyway—subsets of those lists. And those spells they actually added to those other lists (smites for paly, sorcerous burst for sorc, etc.) are exclusive to those classes because things like magic initiate and magical secrets can't take from them.
One of the sad changes since 2024's update is that they removed the Magic Initiate feats for Bard, Sorcerer, and Warlock. While I'm glad that they kept Wizard, Cleric, and Druid, the ones they chose to keep don't make sense to me. By that, I mean that they kept two classes that rely on Wisdom while Wizard only relies on Intelligence. Why not just have either a Druid or a Cleric and have one class that relies on Charisma?
With the new version of the feat, you get to choose the spellcasting ability for the spells it grants — you're no longer restricted to using the ability associated with the class you pick — so that aspect of it isn't really relevant anymore.
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They did it because those three are the main classes of their respective "magic types" if you will (arcane, divine, primal). The other classes that have their own lists are—for the most part, anyway—subsets of those lists. And those spells they actually added to those other lists (smites for paly, sorcerous burst for sorc, etc.) are exclusive to those classes because things like magic initiate and magical secrets can't take from them.
I think it was to prevent everyone taking Magic Initiate to get Eldritch Blast. I doubt Sorcerous Burst was a significant problem.
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