Hi all, this is my take on the generalist/universalist type wizard. I'm aware there aren't any restrictions on schools in 5e like there are in other editions, but still I fancied having a crack at it. Anyway, I put a lot of thought into this and had a lot of fun coming up with it, so I hope it shows, and that you enjoy it!
NOTE: There have been some huge changes since the last comment in this thread (#30) was made, so please bear that in mind when reading the comments below!
Shoot away 
I like your take on the Universalist Wizard (or is that the Pathfinder Arcanist? ;)). At first glance it looks good, although the presentation isn't consistent with the 5th edition style (every 6 wizard levels should be at level 6 you get X, at level 12 you get Y and at level 18 you get Z).
i look forward to see what other people have to say about it.
Cool beans.
AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
JohnLynch wrote:
jRides wrote:
JohnLynch wrote:
Ryulin wrote:
I also don't mind meta magic being written into a spellbook. If you see magic as mathematical formulas it makes sense. But it also doesn't feel quite right.
One suggestion might be you can apply meta magic feats to your signature spell only or some other similar restriction. I dunno. There's some room for improvement but I don't know how.
JohnLynch wrote:
Ryluin wrote:
Sure, if an Arcanist and a Sorcerer were in the same party you would want both to feel unique. But you're not giving me anything to work with.
AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
Ryluin wrote:
I would have done a couple things a little different. But this is exactly what the game needed. I never thought Sorcery points and metamagic should have gone to the Sorcerer. I really think those should have gone to the mage and called Arcana. I would have liked to have seen the Sorcerer abilities be more about bloodlines than metamagic and sorcery points. Just my humble opinion. Okay maybe not humble.
arnwolf666 wrote:
AaronOfBarbaria wrote:
cowleymen wrote:
JohnLynch wrote:
where did you get 7 sorcery points from? they get one per level from 2 at 2nd level on. So assuming your looking at 20th level, thats 20 points for the Sorcerer
cowleymen wrote:
Ryluin wrote:
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"Spell Thread... Raw Magic. You cast a spell of your choosing, expending spell slots and consuming material components as normal. You cannot use Metamagic on a spell cast in this way.
ZHDarkstar wrote:
Ryluin wrote:
Here's another possible idea for Spell Thread balancing that builds off my previous suggestions:
- Raw magic has a hard cap of 5th level spells
- As a passive while in hand, grants access to 2nd level non-savant Arcane Tradition ability of attuned magic school.
With these tweaks, Spell Thread becomes more like Transmuter's Stone + Master Transmuter. This gives you a massive array of options that let you dabble in various areas, but nowhere as effective as a wizard who specializes in one school. It also prevents you from sniping the high-level spells from other lists before getting Wish.
Ryluin wrote:
Dougan_Axehammer wrote: