2024 Player's Handbook: The Wizard tasty subclass is now Illusionist D&D5e

[@Ramperdos]

I find it funny how sometimes you explain things "if you read the playtest, you know this" and other times "if you haven't read the playtest" and then proceed to explain it. I stopped reading the playtest materials about 10-12 months ago so I have no idea what's going on in those documents anymore and I very much appreciate when you use the "if you haven't read the playtest" version of your explanations!

[@PsyrenXY]

The playtest documents are all still accessible (and there's a "final compilation" on reddit) so it saves a lot of time for him to just point people to those for exact verbiage

[@Ramperdos]

@@PsyrenXY I just really enjoy when a video is self contained and I don't have to hunt for a document!

[@znail4675]

@@PsyrenXY Even if he doesn't read it aloud so could he cut in a copy of the rules text he refers to perhaps?

[@Lumpyrox1412]

What I think the TRUE magic of that discourse is that TM can circumvent the NDA easier. Because he can make statements about the playtest that give the audience enough of an idea about how things are worded or the direction the design went.

[@minikawildflower]

@@Lumpyrox1412 Yeah I think that's it - and if he were to read the playtest rule out loud, it could be skirting breaking the NDA, even though it's technically reading something else the people at Wizards might take issue.

[@josharoo1521]

Love these videos Chris. I know one person commented something along the lines of "They always portray everything as a buff even when its not." So I love it when I hear you immediately pause and correct it. 🤣

[@geltza7]

It's like when they make out as if they've been working hard on a new feature, only for them to start describing something that's been there since Tasha's. And sometimes they don't even say they've just taken it from Tasha's, so I'm grateful that Chris always makes sure to remind people of the features that aren't "brand new" but are actually "no longer just an optional feature".

[@Adurnis]

*Weeps in "Enhanced" Hurl Through Hell

[@JamCliche]

I don't even watch the stream, I just wait for Chris.

[@Jynirac]

Ditto, I saw the D&D stream and though .... Eh I'll wait.

[@mektigemjolnir]

Same

[@whynaut1]

💯

[@JorTitus]

For real lol

[@SniperRy]

Same! 😂

[@MrSeals1000]

Man, they were really hammering in how the _Spells_ are what makes a wizard what they are. I really thought we were going to get more examples of spells, or at very least spell rules, because there really wasn't much change to the base wizard class to talk about. Especially when he talked about the Abjurer, that would have been a perfect time to discuss any potential changes to counterspell, or given their Spell Breaker feature, about how Bonus Action spells will be treated in the rules now.

[@feltrix334]

They probably didn't talk about Counterspell because it's (probably) nerfed. If they are, in fact, letting you cast two leveled spells in a turn, this definitely would have been the time to break that out. Perhaps you can't cast the bonus action Dispel Magic if you've cast a leveled spell this turn?

[@michaelzoller9430]

Chris, just wanted to say, the care and dedication you put into your work is amazing. Thanks so much for sharing the results of your insight check with us. It’s truly like having a wizard in the party... a very monkish Wizard.

[@Still_Me]

Jeremy Crawford: I had a sandwich for lunch today. Todd Kenreck: Perfect.

[@williamhargreaves7046]

“Perfect” “Oh great” “Yeah” “Wow”

[@htlchtlc]

that makes it fun, it's like he's a deranged yes man

[@hammert0es]

@@williamhargreaves7046 Crawford might as well be talking to a mop.

[@dontokoi30]

Okay, I'm not alone in thinking that Jeremy really needs to be the only person there.

[@animefan3794]

honestly, I think he's prerecorded and just editted in.

[@judedavidson-nq7dt]

I LOVE WIZARDDDD RAHHHHHHHHHHH 🧙‍♂️🧙‍♂️🧙‍♀️🧙‍♀️

[@elementzero3379]

Even with the 2024 Wizard updates being pretty lean, the turnaround time on this video is impressive. You got this one out fast!

[@christophersaczynski4790]

Common theme for all of these release videos: WotC sells the hype, Chris manages user expectations.

[@FrostLeaf13]

Yessss, been waiting for this one to drop so I can watch during my lunch break.

[@tiziano3564]

I'm about to go to work! But I have 14min left now and 20 in the break, so enjoy hahahahahahahaha

[@glome2404]

Eating dinner right now watching this :D

[@lukesandadordoceu4835]

Wizards with 2024 subclasses get 63 guaranteed spells now, plus any help the DM might provide. I really like this, I’d always have many doubts when considering which spells to choose CORRECTION - according to ddb, they only get the additional choices of spells when they get access to a new level of spell slot, so it would be 9 additional spells (2 on level 3 and 1 more on each odd level until 17, including) for 53 total spells known. I'd like it better if it were 63, but 53 isn't bad I guess

[@josephrion3514]

So 9 additional spells with your 3 to 17 math. So 53-17. 36 prior to?

[@lukesandadordoceu4835]

​@@josephrion3514 I honestly don't understand what you're saying. You get 2 additional spells at 3rd level and after that it's 1 whenever you get access to a new level of spell slot, so only on odd levels (5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17), totaling 7 more spells, which makes for 9 additional spells, beside the 44 you get from being a wizard (6 at level 1 and 2 more every other level = 6 + 2*19 = 6 + 38 = 44), so 44 + 9 = 53

[@mrmuffins951]

I hope that this new illusionist subclass will become the new summoner subclass instead of the necromancer but more table friendly by default. I was really disappointed when I saw Necromancer wouldn’t be in the new PHB, but this makes up for it. Also, I very much appreciate Jeremy honestly answering Todd’s weird questions. I feel like the announcement videos could be just as good, if not better, if it were just a developer update with Jeremy talking straight to a camera like a video game update video

[@LordSathar]

He prolly freezes up talking to the camera, it's harder than people think, Crawford is already pretty stilted when he talks.

[@evangrimgram2504]

Illusory Reality has always sounded really fun but its a level 14 feature so I can't expect to play with it for most campaigns, which sucks because it basically turns your Wizard into a Green Lantern or Wile E. Coyote depending on how you play.

[@robertmayotte7317]

The Arcane Ward changes are really cool

[@thiagoknofel8982]

The martial vs caster is still a thing, but i see some progretions. A thing that i think a lot is: Martials are a lot dependent of the abilities. If the spells was ajusted to use the characters stats and proficient bonuses, theyr progression could be smoothier btweeen the levels. To set an example thats is not overpower but bit too much in early levels, the pass whithout trace spell add +10 in stealth checks. If it adds wis bonus plus proficient bonus in stealth checks, It would start with something like +5 or +6 in the first tear, and ending up with +11 in hight levels. To mention the wizard, inteligence for shield spell adding +3 AC in the 1st level, up to +5 in the 8th. Other spells could be rebalanced to became less overpower but ajusted to been better upcasted. Using the fire ball example, could star in 6d6 damagewith upcast 2d6 per slot level above 3. The 5th spell slot level would still causes 10d6 (9th char level), but less overpower in the when you gain it (5th char level). To end up my point, other spells could be upcasted to bring more options that would make other playestyles surpass the "aways better way to play with this class". It makes the player decides where to invest its slots with more variaty. The Mage Armor Spell, for example, could be upcasted for +1 AC for every 2 levels above 1 (pretty sure that no one would think of uses a 9th level slot to put 17 AC in its wizard, but a 5 spell slot to 15 or something like that could be a good trade that made the aways used spells less frequent). The spells designe would make more variable casters and made theyr progression more in line with martials

[@Ranziel1]

The Lightly Armored feat really undid a lot of the good when it comes to the martial-caster divide, unless they nerfed it since the playtest.

[@brianj.841]

Good thoughts! This could apply to the Warlock too since all their spells automatically are upcast.

[@ricklawrence2515]

It always will be. Players hate the martial-caster divide, but they also hate anything that would fix it

[@lobiankk77]

Pf2e made the exact changes you mentioned to Fireball and I really love it. It's way more balanced and the upcasting is actually worth it. That's the case with a lot of spells in that game.

[@Lumpyrox1412]

@@Ranziel1 Why do you feel that way?

[@KaitlynBurnellMath]

Always great to hear your additional insights!

[@SamanthaVimes177]

I really appreciate these videos, Chris! I hope you are having fun with it! I know a lot of my friends really appreciate your content. And every time I see discourse online somebody is referencing these videos. It really is a huge asset 🤝

[@orod731]

the way your eyes widen when they mention the spell chapter lol i can tell you wanna talk about it so bad! I hope they go into it in its own video

[@comradewarners]

EVERYONE! Make sure to turn on the bell, for some reason I never get Chris’ videos in my recommended feed. Even though I watch like all of his videos! If you guys experience the same make sure to turn it on!

[@The1WiThe6un]

If you join his Discord channel it sends out notifications whenever he uploads a new video; that’s how I always get notified

[@TreantmonksTemple]

Good advice!

[@onslaught147]

I never turn on the bell for any channel. And I have my notifications disabled so even if I hit the bell, I won't actually be notified. I just open my subscription page as the first page whenever I open youtube. Then I open all videos from my subs and just go through them. I really don't understand why you and people like you are so heavy on telling people to turn on notifications. Don't you people browse the subscription page? I'm not a fan of notifications in general. When I want to see something, I'll go see it. No need to "notify" me about something. I'll see it when I see it. Who cares about your recommendation feed? That's youtube trying to guess what you like. They're pretty shit at it. Your subscription page should be your "home" page. And you only venture into the cesspool known as "youtube recommendations" after you watched all the videos from your subs. I've been doing this for 10+ years and the subscription page has never missed a video. Just use it bud. Don't let the algorithm decide what you watch and when.

[@marcbennett9232]

@@onslaught147 well said, I never use notifications for anything

[@Jnom73]

@@onslaught147because it helps Chris. I don’t use it for the notification. I only click it to support the algorithm of my favorite creators. His work earns me ringing the bell.

[@Chaosmancer7]

Thank you for putting the article on the Savant feature on the screen and underlining it. Jeremy misspeaking here made me really nervous for how it was working.

[@collinw9792]

Very excited to see this! Hoping to see some big spell changes in 2024

[@KevinVideo]

Definitely looking forward to tomorrow. Ranger has been my favourite class since AD&D, and the 5e version just doesn't bring it. I love that (even if it is just the illusionist's ability) that shadow conjuration is essentially back. That was a lot of fun back in the day. Still waiting on the day that I can watch a video and be told about the changes to true strike.

[@Lumpyrox1412]

The ranger has always been such a slam dunk of a concept. I’m excited to see where they landed with the beast master in particular!

[@EmeraldG01]

I really need to know about counterspell and dispell magic because that abjurer looked insane

[@МаратГабдуллин-б5ф]

Some calculation for 3 different "tank" subclasses of casters: At level 3: Abjurer wizard: 9 extra hp/long rest or 29 if you waste all resources on abjuration spells. No other defensive features. Moon druid: 36 extra hp/long rest. No ability to add more, also gives AC bonus. Fiend warlock: 6-144 extra hp/long rest. (depending on encounters) At level 6: Abjurer wizard: 16 extra hp/long rest or 60 if you waste all resources on abjuration spells. No other defensive features. Moon druid: 90 extra hp/long rest. Or 270 if you burn slots, also gives AC bonus. Fiend warlock: 10-240 extra hp/long rest. Give bonus to saves. At level 10: Abjurer wizard: 25 extra hp/long rest or 107 if you waste all resources on abjuration spells. No other defensive features. Moon druid: 180 extra hp/long rest. Or 630 if you burn slots, also gives AC bonus. Fiend warlock: 15-360 extra hp/long rest. Give bonus to saves. And give damage resistance of your choice. I also can add twilight domain cleric and clockwork sorcerers stats here, when they reveal cleric and sorcerer next week, but we all know how they will look like.

[@Bender6amer]

Going to be some awesome multiclass combos available there

[@Doofpilled]

Forgetting to calculate the effects of the abjuration spells they would cast to heal the ward. They would have resistance and use shield to stop incoming damage in the first place

[@michaelc9056]

I know you were planning to be off this week, Chris, so just wanted to say thanks again for committing to doing all these videos with their release schedule. This has been great. And I'm glad to see you incorporating the additional details they post online after, even if it delays the video a little.

[@corakie4488]

Yeah! Thanks Chris for your breakdowns. I really enjoy them 😊

[@matthewnewman3724]

Part of me just enjoys how much work you put in to see what info is already revealed to get around the nda. Appreciated

[@Zoddlander]

I was always a fan of Illusion spells! but these features seem so much better! Illusion spells were always fun, but there were never a subclass/class that realy captured the power of the spell school!

[@irenewhitcomb1813]

I always felt the subclass was awesome but (a lot) DM's routinely "killed" them. Theatre of the mind is an illusionists' playground. Hopefully the expanded spell section and explanation section "tells" DM's it is ok and this is by design.

[@Zoddlander]

@@irenewhitcomb1813 I now that feeling! Illusion spells have had a lot of grey rules! I hope that has been fixed in this PHB!

[@quezocoatl1420]

I loved playing a high level illusionist. With the new features of this subclass I'm all the more excited to play illusionist again. Hopefully, illusion spells need less dm buy in as in the 2014 phb

[@zenith110]

I know and understand I the reasons for their establishment of their "rule of 4" subclasses, but I can only hope that the remaining 4 subclasses Conjuration, Enchantment, Necromancy, and Transmutation get some updates - the last two in particular.

[@Lumpyrox1412]

Given the treatment the illusionist got. I doubt we have to worry!

[@bg-cc6hn]

Chris thank you for cranking these videos out. I have no idea what the video production process is like, but to go from your usual schedule to making a video every day has to be a lot. And you have done so without compromising on the quality analysis you are known for. Just wanted to show some appreciation for all the work you have been putting in!

[@michaeljpastor]

Your reaction at 34:00 that you missed something cracked me up.

[@Lumpyrox1412]

Such a joy as an Australian getting to always wake up to your coverage every morning. Listening to your videos is my reward for getting out of bed 😂

[@s.p.1434]

The real question, of course, is will the 2024 PHB have spells of every spell school of every level? Obviously it's more important they have them for abjuration, divination, evocation, and illusion, but presumably future wizard subclass redos will give similar features for other schools.

[@TheOneAverageJoe]

I feel like the new phb will have all the spells and the other book with a bunch of subclasses and the artificer will just reference the phb it would be a massive fumble on wizards part to split the spells based on the subclasses that get them

[@ADamiani0]

The Arcane Ward change is HUGE. As an abjurer, I basically never cast spells that grant me resistance-- which I very much want to do as an abjuration wizard!-- because the arcane ward meant I couldn't benefit from it.

[@Reoh0z]

My players don't need the wizard ritual casting rules to be more obvious, they need the lack of those rules in literally every other arcane caster class to be more obvious.

[@andrecosta8680]

What you mean?

[@jackhilton4285]

​@@andrecosta8680every other spell class now can now do cast ritual spells as ritual so Wizards are no special in this case.they just like other magic casters

[@andrecosta8680]

@@jackhilton4285 oh, thats very bad, they removed another identity ability from another class, and nobody know why 😡 totally desnecessary

[@Doofpilled]

​@@jackhilton4285wizards weren't special because they could ritual cast, they were special because they didn't need to have a spell prepared to do it. That's still the same now and it means they can have way a dozen ritual spells or more and not have to prepare any of them

[@lukesandadordoceu4835]

Thanks for all your effort, Chris, it’s definitely not wasted. We all love hearing what insight you can share on the 2024 PHB

[@SleepyMiniatures]

I am very excited about the Illusionist, and I hope the new clarifications for the illusion spells will be a game changer for the class.

[@4midble]

Always excited every time I see another Treantmonk video. Talk about an overload of Chris! But there’s no such thing as that; keep up the great work!

[@Reoh0z]

> "On being dead..." "So, you've died... but the game's not over."

[@Zalazhar6178]

I have been following you for a while now and I am really happy with your content. Great work Chris! And I warch dnd first and then try refresh Treantmonks site to watch his reaction 😂. Thank again!

[@michaeledwards2052]

The absolute best case of an early access spellbook! 😂 Chris, I'm loving your synopsis of these videos, like many others, I'm not even watching the main video, just waiting for yours to arrive.

[@zenith110]

On a related note, I'm so happy for more guidance of the rules for illusions indicated for the glossary. Illusion wizard is going to be a whole new experience and I'm very happy for it. Most improved by far - and yet another reason I want to see the remaining 4 subclasses of the "traditional" wizard!

[@bamboozeled7373]

I like that you incorporate the additional information from D&D Beyond. Keep up the great work!

[@WizardVolovik]

Chris video!! I was waiting to see you and hear your thoughts. Thank you, great job!

[@jwraper1498]

Great job as usual! I wish I could afford to support you with more than just a thumbs up and commenting.

[@xiongray]

I really wished Wizard had taken a page from the Land Druids' eight lands & gave Wizards a "Specialist" subclass to encompass all eight schools, with the generalist Savant, then a specialist branch at 10th & 14th level. That way they can divert resources to making unique Wizard subclasses like Scribes & War.

[@obsidian-dice]

Most important quality of life buff is that Evokers get one level where they have plausible deniability when Fireballing their allies.

[@Eilliannel]

Chris I really appreciate your insights into these reveals, it's always a joy watching your videos

[@brettrosenquist344]

Appreciate all the hard work youve been putting in the last 2 weeks. Nearly a video every day must be taxing

[@Invindication]

Appreciate the easily digestible breakdowns and analysis. You cut through the fat and make things understandable even for my 8 int self.

[@BobGrimminger]

Thanks for busting your butt for us. As I've played 2014 D&D, the wizard has become my favorite class as well, and you said it well: i was looking forward to new shinys to play with but none showed up.

[@TaylorHodgsonScott]

I didn't hear anything about Malleable Illusions here, I have been enjoying it on my current wizard messing with my Creation and Seeming. If it doesn't violate your NDA, could you confirm whether it is still present? Overall pretty pleased with the Wizard redesign, even if the above is/isn't confirmed. Thanks for the breakdown!

[@mikecarson7769]

nice review, once again!!! i can imagine intellectual frustrations about selecting only 4 official subclass of wizard, mismatched with the numbers of schools of magic

[@prygrama9313]

every day I just look forward to see Chris happy to share what he knows about the changes, complementing the reveals.

[@Antimonium]

44:15 oooh rules on teleportation, do they finally point out if you can stand from prone when teleporting or if you keep momentum when teleporting during a fall?

[@normandy4]

Wow good timing.

[@sakuda213]

Thank you for these, I honestly find the woc guys tough to watch on their own and I love your commentary.

[@general_malarky]

Thanks for getting these up so quickly! I've gotten to the point where I don't even watch the initial stream. I just wait patiently for your upload lol

[@Jnom73]

Just another fantastic video from Chris. This will really help the Wizard player in my campaign who is creating a new character.

[@LordOz3]

Memorize Spell needed nerfing. The 1 minute requirement trivialized spell prep choices - just load up on combat spells and take a minute break if you need a utility spell. A short rest feels more reasonable.

[@unholyxeras8182]

Also, the party warlock appreciates whenever another member of the party has a reason to take a short rest lol

[@madmartigan9190]

I think it is once per short rest. At the end of the video that's what it says.

[@LordOz3]

@@madmartigan9190 Right, but in the UA it was only 1 minute with no limit on uses. I nerfed that in my game using playtest rules.

[@Lumpyrox1412]

Yes i’m glad they caught how busted and un-fun that was!

[@unholyxeras8182]

@@madmartigan9190 if you watched the video itself, JC literally says that they can change the prepared spell at the end of a short rest. It's not just limited to once per short rest, you have to take a short rest to do it

[@oshermdaddy2058]

As long as they can still cast fireball I am content

[@filkearney]

22:57 - move quicker... or just more happening each round, so actually Slooooower?

[@indigoblacksteel1176]

Yours is definitely my favorite reaction to these videos. Your having taken notes on the actual PHB has of course been a fantastic help to make these videos what they are. I still have to question all these 1/long rest abilities they keep handing out to classes and subclasses. My character sheet is going to be twice as long with things I can barely even use. Definitely isn't going to speed up the table.

[@chaddeshaw5068]

I am so glad you do bust your tail to get these videos out.

[@zeedar412]

I know this is small potatoes, but i'm really happy about the skill expertise at level 2. I once played in a game where our rogue took expertise in arcana, and outshined our wizard in it and that's just ridiculous.

[@lukesandadordoceu4835]

Hopefully they have added a ton of divination spells in this PHB, there aren’t enough to fill in those extra choices diviners will get from the savant feature

[@markeyestone9980]

All the wizard stuff aside, I'm just glad Chris didn't have any coffee related tragedies today.

[@methmeth]

I really appreciate your reactions to these videos

[@jpalmdal]

Thank you for busting your butt to make these videos for us! 👏🏼🙌🏼

[@jessie-buns839]

I love how theyre leaning into more "illusions arent holograms, theyre fascimilies made from Shadow stuff"

[@dallisjohnson662]

Hey Chris, thanks for doing these. I'm hoping for a change summary at the end. I've been looking for a consolidated list of changes. I haven't found one yet. Such a video might garner some views.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

I'm not sure when they're going to stop revealing things, maybe not before I CAN reveal things, stay tuned and I'll make sure you know everything you need to know before deciding if you wish to purchase this book

[@Bender6amer]

​@TreantmonksTemple the inclusion of an Illusion guide in the glossary alone is enough for me to already purchase this new phb! Plus bonus action Minor Illusion w00t!!!

[@garion046]

If the new illusionist can cast minor illusion as a BA, we really need to know what the bonus action casting rule is now (honestly not sure if its been said already). Because if it's relaxed to allow levelled spells with BA cast, that's a subtle casted distraction, or even cover, every turn from the illusionist.

[@kjcoates123]

My wife played an Owlin Wizard of Illusion. She loved playing her trickster wizard so hearing this is gonna make her wanna play more of that subclass.

[@matiej]

Lets goooooo!! ❤❤

[@matthewhelmers1426]

Return of the Gnome Illusionist/ Thief!

[@callumsevers776]

YEEEES I FRICKING LOVE THE NEW SPELLBREAKER FOR ABJURER IT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED YEEEEEES

[@akumaraion9109]

I cant watch the stream most of the times cause I'm in college, but I'm glad Treantmonk's video is always already up when I arrive at home :D

[@josephprice4095]

"Wizard! I'm bringing it back!" ... Anakin Skywalker

[@davidarmstrong1617]

14:05 Here's the question, though... Are the spells listed by school anywhere? Because currently, all spells are listed in the class spell lists alphabetically with no further information. So if your wizard Abjurer turns level 7, and gets to add a new level 4 Abjuration spell, you have to read each and every 4th level wizard spell to find out which ones are abjuration school.

[@blackfalcon1324]

It’s listed in the handbook, or you can look it up on D&D wiki

[@jocelyngray6306]

Potent Cantrip should also give Int damage to cantrips right at 3rd so their cantrips are at least as potent as Eldritch Blast.

[@Zr0din]

Did we get at least one AOE Cantrip that is not bad? @46:30 Yeah, there is a lot of talk about nerfs when everyone was boosted to some degree or another... Right, "Or Another" Did Rogues get nerfed relative to the other non spell casters (post 2024 buffs)? We will see when we are told at the last possible minute what they did to the Monk. I was kinda shocked that Barbarian and Fighter were boosted as much as they were- probably to bring them even with Paladin. I'm also looking forward to bringing in exterior SubClasses and seeing how they work... Arcane Hand-Monk from Drakkenheim, Oath of the Open Sea-Paladin from TalDorei.

[@Zixor_]

With the new Savant feature I’m curious if any of the spell school wizards need to worry about running out of school spells to learn for levels they can access. It might still incentivize wizards to avoid taking too many spells from their school so they still have spells to take with this feature as they level up. It’s still in a better place than the 2014 feature.

[@robertparshall9807]

Chris thank you. I like to watch your videos they are pretty concise and able to be understood. I have only ever found 1 item that you had wrong in all your videos. That aside. Thank you Again. You spoke of books you like to read. Have you read Raymond E. Feist, he has a series of books that are awesome. He has now named it "The Series" it's starts with the rift war saga. Great series to read. Again thank you

[@kuwe4652]

Minor Illusion as a bonus action sounds nuts. You can basically put each round a barrel over yourself to block line of sight. That can make quite some spells and tactics null and void.

[@kelkamer630]

Looking forward to the eventual build videos!

[@guamae]

Love these reaction vids! Thanks!

[@DevinHandleyy]

Was late today! Took the kids and wife to the Zoo. Knew I’d be alright though because, I don’t need the stream. Chris breaks everything down perfectly!! Thank you for the wizard review!!!

[@atingley0913]

Good afternoon Chris! Hope your surprise work week isn't driving you too crazy haha! Thank you for all your work with these videos! Love hearing your break downs of the info they're giving and the impacts you are seeing! Much love, keep being the awesome you! 💜 Until the next one!

[@TreantmonksTemple]

Thank you!

[@graethynne]

Dear Host - as a 5e player who is very stoked to apply the rules update to games that I am in, is there any chance you are planning a video (one your embargo is over) where you spell out the structural rules folks need to know? Stuff like the changes to Inspiration, Surprise and so on? I really want to reduce the barrier to entry for my DMs. In particular I play an open hand monk, currently level 13, so I would love all of those goodies (or at least the ones that made it through from the playtest)!

[@TreantmonksTemple]

YES. It will be one of my first (maybe my first)

[@graethynne]

@@TreantmonksTemple Thank you, Sir! We are lucky to have you!

[@tommy6691]

Once the players handbook is released, will you be tier ranking the subclasses again? I’d love to see how they match up with all of the changes to the subclasses and their base classes.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

Probably at some point, but for awhile I'm just going to go through all the new stuff.

[@timeforsuchaword]

Expert divination was really hamstrung by the lack of divination spell options, so I hope they filled out the divination spell list a bit more. I'm quite hopeful because I've been pleasantly surprised by how many times feedback I gave during the playtest was addressed in later playtests and the final product. My feedback for illusionist was about how the 1st and 6th level features didn't have any mechanical weight because their effects are all up to the DM's idea of how illusion spells work, and I'm excited to see that now we have both clear mechanical benefits at those levels as well as guidance on illusion spells themselves.

[@fortunatus1]

I am disappointed that the Abjurer did not get the same treatment that the the War Domain Cleric recieved (from playtest). Guided Strike and War God's Blessing from 2014 5E War dom were combined into 1 feature. Why wasn't Arcane Ward and Projected Ward combined into 1 feature? It's the same pool of hp whether it affects you or others. I feel like the Abjurer got a raw deal on this. They're effectively a feature short of other subclasses with a similar feature. EDIT: Also, is the bonus action spellcasting rule still in effect in 2024 5E? If it is, then then Dispel Magic as a bonus action is not necessarily all that significant. You get a cantrip or the Dodge or Disengage action.

[@TreantmonksTemple]

Yeah, those two features were a good candidate for combining.

[@ShadowGeek12]

Sad not to see spellcraft making the cut, that feature truly felt like the core that they missed, maybe in a lesser form like getting the ability to change a spell once at a certain level or several points in progression

[@lighthadoqdawg]

As someone who is excited to get socks and underwear for christmas because that means I don't have to buy them with my gift money, I was pleased as punch to see the evoker changes from the playtest mostly went over. That plus the new savant, memorize spell and scholar features are really all I need. i mean... I'll just buy whatever else i want with the gift money, in the wizard's case, that being all those spells we get over the other classes. and new spells to boot...~

[@richardhealy]

The most interesting thing happened to the Diviner was BG3, which IIRC gave them "Expert Divination" a short rest "prophecy" like "an enemy will die from falling" "or use the help action" And if the diviner successfully engineered that outcome they recharged a Portent Die! That to me screams out for a d20 table such properties. I just hope they get more relevant divination spellls for all levels. The 2014 PHB its like the authors forgot half way up the spell tables that Divination exists!

[@billbenedict4664]

I hope the text you put on screen for Memorize Spell isn't the final draft. It says nothing about "swapping" a spell (like Jeremy said) or un-preparing anything - it just says you can pick a spell and have it prepared. Essentially, that wording gives you one extra spell you can prepare, and THEN you can swap that extra spell to a different one.

[@andre-al]

I wonder how much the reclassification of spells to Abjuration is a buff to Clockwork Magic, which can get it's replacements from that school. How much do you think so, if you are comfortable sharing, Chris?

[@TreantmonksTemple]

Unfortunately, I am not since Clockwork magic is in the PHB and I can't reveal any mechanics of that subclass in the new book.

[@arcanerecovery2567]

I can't wait to see what kind of advice they give DMs to adjudicate illusionist's illusions. Hopefully it's something helpful. I would like to see more people play this subclass and maybe now they will.

[@GregHolland-m6d]

You're doing an amazing job with these videos Chris, please can I check do you have a link to where you see the additional information on dnd beyond?

[@Marabcd315]

I really like the new version of the savant spells, for especially loaded spell levels like 3rd and 4th it means that you won't be a divination wizard who feels out of luck because what wizard in their right mind would take clairvoyance or tongues at level 5 when fireball, counterspell, dispel magic, hypnotic pattern, fear, and fly all become available at the same time. One question I have about the evoker is if potent cantrip would apply to booming blade, green flame blade, and (assuming it's the same as or similar to the playtest) true strike? because if it does a 3 level dip into evoker for an eldritch knight seems like it would be a very worthwhile endeavor, the cantrips which will be doing way more damage than they would with a wizard because you'll be using magic weapons and which will be used commonly even through much higher levels feels like a much better version of the graze mastery because you'll just be getting way more damage out of it