Multiclassing… Why? Wizards Don't Run Out of Spells Anymore
So here I am writing a blog for something I never dreamed I would be involved in or even have any interest in for that matter. You see I am a 25 year old wife and mother who until the past six months knew nothing of the D&D world. So much so that when my husband while on deployment asked me to send him some saved files I wrote it out as “D and D”. Since that time I have been educated in the proper syntax of using an ampersand or a simple n’. Okay, I know better now.
Well you see my wonderful husband tried and tried to convince me to play with him but my poor imagination just went into overload and I would destroy any story line he would set up for me. In an attempt to reign me in he introduced miniatures in a Star Wars game. I loved it. I was hooked. When I could simply see the map before me the rules began to make a whole lot more sense and I felt a much bigger part of the story and the following outcomes.
D&D was still; however, a little beyond my grasp. The only class I was really interested in considering was the wizard but then I was informed that wizards run out of spells…Well forget that! I don’t want to run out of spells. I explained in exasperated tones, “that is the dumbest thing I have ever heard!” Apparently, I had been living too long in the world of Merlin and Harry Potter. Then came 4e.
That’s right…wizards got smarter and they got tougher. They don’t run out of spells anymore. They have gotten with the times. Sure the daily powers go, but you have cantrips that you get to use repeatedly. My personal favorite has been thunderwave. There is nothing quite like destroying 5 opponents, granted minions, all in one fell swoop. It’s beautiful actually.
Now, I had not known that wizards had been at the back of the adventuring group casting from the background in previous D&D editions. Not for me… oh no. You see, I like combat. I like to go charging in and swinging my longsword. I like destroying multiple enemies with a fiery orb the size of a person. In fact I practically get disappointed when I have to resort to my magic missile. It means I’ve used up the really cool stuff… So multiclassing… why?? Wizards don’t run out of spells anymore.
