Rob Donoghue @rdonoghue.bsky.social · 09/08/2026One of the most fascinating things about any class in 5e is that there is the class as it exists in 5e and ALSO the class as it exists across the history of the game, and those two things are sometimes in alignment and sometimes very much not. 2170 17
Tapper Foul (he/him) @tapperfoul.bsky.social · 14/08/2026And that they have all shifted for a variety of reasons, like mechanical distinctions that cease to exist. When the sorcerer came out, 90% of what made it different from a wizard was spontaneous vs prepared casting, a distinction that meant nothing after that point. 110 1
Tapper Foul (he/him) @tapperfoul.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Then you have classes whose fantasy has shifted to reflect new sources and those whose design led to or was in response to unintended archetypes. Is a cleric a healbot, or CoDziilla? 000 0
