Order of Scribes Wizard D&D 5e: High Level Features 

Something I will be taking advantage of in the build video.

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delightful! poor little spell. The list of crappy spells in this video of 1st and 2nd level would add up too: I'm looking at you Witchbolt, you can hang out in Sapphire and Steel land.

Shield and absorb elements both don't qualify, as they don't have a casting time of one action Edit: also haste is a 3rd level spell and doesn't qualify either

A Hexblade would have a hard time using Shield scrolls, since they need to have them in hand when hit, and that means not having a shield or not having a weapon. Same for Paladin, but two-handing a weapon is better, and the problem is lessened since it's on their turn anyway. Artificers with absorb elements has the same problem as Hexblades.

​@Flaraen, they're not referring to the 1/day scroll. They're talking about crafting scrolls in general....

@@filmoreiv -Looks like Shield and Absorb elements are still off-limits from this DMG quote : "If the spell is on your class's spell list you can use an action to read the scroll and cast its spell"- Actually that was errata'd, my bad :)

@@PierreKT792 Hasn't that been Errata'd to say the spell's original casting time ?

With the 14th level feature, you also can't use the spell to change damage types if you're casting a spell of the same level. Since it's gone from your book. Just wanted to mention it since I only just thought of this yesterday DURING the game I was playing. Something to consider.

that Sane List is a must have go-to. Wish it included additional items from all the WOTC books, but minor gripe considering it's such a gift to the community.

Keep in mind you’re wasting what’s effectively a 3rd level spell slot down into a 1st level.

@@olorin6494 100% You're better off spending 3 days of downtime and 75gp to make 6x Mage Armor scrolls. If you run out of scrolls you can always sacrifice a preparation slot I guess. Better to have a 1/day scroll of Blindness/Deafness that targets two creatures than a "free" scroll of Mage Armor IMHO.

You want to get informed before you pick a scribe wizard, they, I mean, we excel in campaigns with lots of wizards who will be livid they can't counterspell because of the many uses of manifest mind, whose spellbooks will be absorbed by ours when they are defeated and, why not will be flabbergasted when we shrug off their finger of death!

Ticker tapes and punch cards!

Was it the joke, or your own body thetans?

True, though if we are only going to consider the free upcast feature, then Vortex Warp would be a better option for crafting as a normal scroll, since the upcast only improves its range (as opposed to giving you a second creature).

@@chrisvossler8795 very true. The "at the end of a long rest" means that you can do it while adventuring, as opposed to on downtime. Big difference in accessibility.

Since the Manifest Mind cannot move through objects, just put it in a box of a sack.

@@SilvrSavior Fair enough. I suppose we could either move the Mind with a box or a sack, or it would act as an immovable rod. 😂 Either way, we can exploit it.

It's all I want for Christmas 😂

looking to grab mind whip for my bard's magical secrets, glad to see it's been useful.

Ah well if your DM lets you then more power to you, however any spells from a source other than your awakened spellbook don’t count for most of the scribes features that interact with them 😧 (same as the damage type changing feature)

The Ravnica backgrounds actually just add the spells to the Wizard list for you, and you take them as you would any Wizard spell, so no issues there

My bard just took Fly for magical secrets at high mid-tier and I've been upcasting it to affect the whole party. This was just because we're all melee and flying demons nearly TPK'd us on more than one occasion. BUT, oh boy, the 60' fly speed! I didn't realise how absolutely massive that is as a buff, it's actually the stronger feature in open battles. If my meat shields have spread out already, i just ready to cast it and use my Imp familiar to fly and touch my comrades. So much maneuverability. basically a party of monks! (speed-wise, not actual).

Pretty sure the free daily scroll is just cast one level higher than the spell's normal level. So if you use it on Longstrider, it'll always be cast as level 2. If you picked a spell that was normally level 2, it would be cast at 3.

This is correct the pronunciation is explained in “name of the wind”

@@olorin6494 I knew it from somewhere but I was blanking

yes youtube bans them

with the the right spells, if there is money in the world, and you want it, you'll have it.

Bards can pick up spells outside of their class options. So this argument you're making doesn't make sense to me. Additionally, with feats like: Magic Initiate, Fey Touched, Shadow Touched, Spell Sniper, Telepathic, Telekinetic, Ritual Caster, a bard can collect additional spells without sacrificing on their advantage

Their advantage being better hit die, and the ability to where armor, and in some cases employ shields. That's if you want to go that route. If your campaign is more skills or melee based, you can take on the feats that accentuate those characteristics. Sure, wizards and sorcerers can do amazing things, but there is literally nothing standing in the way of a bard being built to accomplish the same things. For instance, a big feature for Scribes wizard is the ability to transmute a spell. Meta magic adept allows for the same thing. Yes, there are arbitrary constraints on the feat, but the point still stands. Eldritch Adept can also be taken on as well, in conjunction with Magic Initiate. Also, the versatility of the Bard when it comes to roleplay is it's own kind of magic, if you'll allow it at your table. As far as melee is concerned Dexterity is the go too for any bard outside of charisma. Both attributes are what the Bard is proficient in. I'm sorry, I just don't see where your assertion is correct @mogalixir

because elves live for ages?

@@samuelbroad11 and netheril was built by whom?