Wizards are the ones people complain about. I actually think the druid is the biggest problem: full caster plus shape shifting melee monster. Yuck. Take that back to the 1E druid whose shapeshifting was mostly utility.
How does that solve the problem of the pc wizard being too powerful compared to other PCs, or do you not see that problem in your game?
Bingo. It is not a problem in our games.
Then isn't this whole reply chain a violation of the + thread rule?
Well, let me clarify this a little bit. We game in a low magic setting, so our wizard cannot learn from a more powerful wizard or find more powerful spells at local wizard's guild or spell shop. So it is technically not a nerf, but getting spells above 3rd level is difficult and beyond 5th level nearly impossible. Just the 2 spells you get per level takes some serious research, money, and planning - they are not "free," you can't assume you learn them without any effort when you level up.*
I said I nerf wizards to 10th level - except the PC. Is that a violation?
Its a nerf compared to their current system, but it might be better-received by some of the people who traditionally oppose limitations on the wizard class because it was how they used to work.
Do you curate the available spell list as well?
PS - is it ok to say how I would nerf wizards, but haven't done so? I took this thread to be things we have actually done, not simply ideas we have had. However, it seems like people are throwing out ideas and less actual experience.
