| izanami8770 |
We have someone joining our Wrath of the Righteous campaign, and this person wants to be a member of the Eagle's Watch. Our DM is making the Eagle's Watch more like Internal Affairs and covert ops, where they check for internal security issues such as spies in the ranks and ferret them out. The player wants to run a wizard for sure, but is unsure of what specialty to run. The wizard is torn between divination, enchantment, and illusions. While it is understood that the wizard will no longer really be working with the Eagle's Watch, they want background to dictate specialty.
Divination for spying and truth-seeking, enchantment for undercover work and truth-seeking, illusions for counter-intelligence and infiltration. I told this person that all three could work, and they are going to use all three schools for sure, but they want to specialize in the one that would make the most sense story-wise.
This player is also fairly manipulative when they play. They prefer to set up free surprise rounds through manipulation of the situation at hand. They do things like use detect thoughts, charms, and illusions to fool enemies into trusting them. They are what you would call a crafty, planning type player.
Anywho, I told them I would ask around, so I thank you for any input.
EDIT: Oh, and our DM allows expansions, so all of the alternative school stuff is in play.