Alternate Wizard Class - BETA

Hey all!

I think it's about time for another Alternate Wizard update - this time it includes all 20 levels of the class! Not a ton of major changes this time around as most of my focus was building out levels 11 through 20 in a consistent way, and making some updates to 6th-level+ spells.

As always (especially with this play test class) your feedback is encouraged! Let me know what you think in the comments here, or stop by the Alternate Wizard Channel on Discord.

I think this is very close to a final, public release - what do you think?

~laserllama

Mastered Schools:
I like this (along with Signature Spell) being the Wizard's "signature" mechanic. Though, I've down played the emphasis on it a bit. At 1st level, 1/3 Cantrips and 2/6 Spells (in your Spellbook) must be from your Mastered School. You'll end up with 5 or 6 (out of 8) Schools Mastered by 20th level. I've also went through the entire Wizard spell list and reassigned many a spell's School.

Gold no longer Required:
The Wizard is the only class in the Player's Handbook that needed gold to interact with their class abilities. I've removed the gold cost from adding spells to your Spellbook (and from crafting Spell Scrolls). Ultimately, the DM is still in charge of how many Scrolls/Spellbooks you find - why does there need to be a gold cost along with the time it takes?

Spellcasting Restrictions:
These are here to stay - as an important and historical check to the power of Wizards. I do plan to look into certain subclasses and Feats possibly allowing exceptions to this rule - we'll see!

Signature Spell(s):
No changes, but you do gain a total of Three Signature Spells as you advance in your Wizardly studies. You can even continue to modify a previous Signature Spell. See if you can break this feature and report back! I want it to be fun (and strong) but not gamebreaking or overpowered.

Archmage:
Your 18th level feature that allows you to cast certain 1st or 2nd-level spells at-will. Though, now they must be from one of your Mastered Schools (of which you'll have 5 or 6 to pick from now).

Arcane Mastery:
You now have access to every single spell in your Spellbook at all times. IMO a few extra 3rd-level spell slots never felt like a great Wizard capstone to me, and this seems more appropriate.

Tradition Capstone Features:
Nothing too crazy here, just some QoL improvements to the official versions. The Transmuter's capstone was replaced with the Philosopher's Stone  - interested to see what you all think of it!

Wizard Spell List:
Many spells have had their spell school modified to even out the Spell Schools when selecting your Mastered Schools. I also dropped a few spells that encroached on Martial territory (sorry).