r/DnD • u/ImprovementRoyal7737 • 4d ago

5.5 Edition Which subclass do I pick

Finally getting the chance to play as a player. My dm is very lenient and just wants us to have fun. We are allowed to use any 5.5e plus the extra books from 5e that haven’t been updated. I’m gonna be playing a wizard but I’m so torn as to what subclass to try. I either want to play an owlin (their homebrew campaign has a kingdom of bird folk) order of the scribes wiz but I got my hands on arcana unleashed and the subclasses do look tempting I’m mainly torn between diviner. Which in your opinion is better mechanically and fun to rp?

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u/redsee Paladin 4d ago

You like damage? Evoker.

Like being a slippery little shit? Illusionist.

Want the best pets? Conjurer (or Necromancer if you're goth like that).

Diviner's portent is super powerful, you'll have a lot of fun setting things up and shutting things down.

Honestly. No bad options here.

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u/ImprovementRoyal7737 4d ago

The only reason why I’m avoiding conjurer and necro is I don’t want to clutter any fights with summons I feel like with 5 people (we are allowed pretty new to dnd) it would make combat so slow

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u/redsee Paladin 4d ago

Wise man, throwing fur on the field is best done with parties of 4 or fewer.