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The only new wizard subclass I actually like here so far is Transmuter. Enchanter makes no sense (why would you gain movement and disengage?). Conjurer is underpowered (one time a day features better be AMAZING, and if not they're mostly a waste of space). Necromancy is "ok". It doesn't do...

I don't know since those are more difficult to track, but he pattern historically is they lose people, and slowly over the next few months we see ads filling those positions, as if a single quarterly or yearly report was the purpose all along.

WOTC also gained back the same number as they lost of prominent positions.

Honestly you don't look a day over 59 1/2.

This is going to make things a tad uncomfortable for the "These people leaving WOTC is certain evidence WOTC is in trouble!!!!!!!!" crowd.

I genuinely think all four subclasses are new and interesting and I challenge you to make something close-enough to those four subclasses with existing material. It will though require that you read the details of all four, and how they mesh with the base class and other abilities of that...

It's now 80% either Yellow or Green. I think it was the colors of the graph that threw everything off. Very odd choice.

The subclasses though are all interesting and different than both each other and almost everything else in the game.

Taken me a while to digest this UA. Overall impression: I am very happy with this. General Class Impression: They went the safe boring route, but even with that I still like the overall direction they went. I'd prefer a non-spellcaster with a bunch of powers and some sort of resource system...

Yes, I think it's probably SkidAce's fault. Sounds legit, right?

For all three points, I would specify melee weapon like you do in the first point. Other than that, I think it works fine.

That isn't how this system works. You know it needs to get wide approval in playtesting to get greenlit as a new class. You've had 12-14 years of experience with their survey and playtest system. If you don't like the system WOTC uses to decide on if a new class is approved...

How do you feel about the deputy?

I agree this is one of the major sticking points historically with the Warlord. I just don't think it needs to be. I don't think most people viewed Healing Others as a major theme of the Warlord, and now that we have temporary hit points as a pretty common mechanic in the game, I think switching...

Greg Bilsland just returned to WOTC as Executive Producer of Dungeons & Dragons. He used to run a Dark Sun campaign. James Wyatt just got a promotion too in the D&D team. He's the one who talked at length in an old WOTC article about greenliting Darksun for 4e.