I don't know why people think this class is overpowered, maybe im missing something, but im making one for our playtest group and all I see is a watered down wizard with spontaneous casting. They've taken away the best of both classes ( wizard and sorcerer )and mushed it together poorly. Im not even doing the blood focus thing which makes no sense to me as how it ties to the arcanist, I mean seriously look at this from a level 5 perspective. Your stuck with only 2 to 3 spells per encounter, and 5 of those weird blood moves for the whole game, 4 really because if you use the last one your screwed. So you can either sit back and watch everyone else play until you get closer to the end of a scenario or burn out early and hope the group can kill the boss while you count threads in the carpet. With no bonded or even bloodline level one powers, you are truly a glass canon. I think they should have forced the arcanist to arcane bond their spellbook, and give you watered down bloodline styled abilities. To me it makes more sense, bonding yourself to your spellbook instead of the need to bleed yourself. Its not like your a magical creature now that your a arcanist, your just a more devoted caster than most. Personally imo, and imo only, I would rather play a sorcerer or a wizard than this really poorly designed hybrid. I don't want to be mean, but I just cant help but think, boring, when im preparing to play this class. And yes, I primarily play casters, Sorcerers FTW^^, with much love and respect this is my opinion.
