New Posts For Thread: Encounter-based Vancian castinghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29219647/Encounter-based_Vancian_castingWhat if you had a magic user class that truly embraced the Vancian "memorize and forget" concept, but without being tied to spells per day? You would have a number of at-will spells, and a very limited number (say 3) spell slots. You prepare a spellTell that to the Vancian hating crowd or the AEDU only bunch as well. I'm alright with multiple caster types but they need to be built with these considerations in mind. I think that building an AEDU where A= any spell X levels below your highest cahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29219647/Encounter-based_Vancian_casting?post_id=521675025#521675025Tell that to the Vancian hating crowd or the AEDU only bunch as well. I'm alright with multiple caster types but they need to be built with these considerations in mind. I think that building an AEDU where A= any spell X levels below your highest caSun, 08 Jul 2012 12:58:24 -0500I uinderstand that, but which ever they pick to use is going to be power restricted, so it really doesn't matter which one is used, the caster will cast.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29219647/Encounter-based_Vancian_casting?post_id=521674829#521674829I uinderstand that, but which ever they pick to use is going to be power restricted, so it really doesn't matter which one is used, the caster will cast.Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:52:25 -0500The concern is that if you design a daily caster with appropriate power levels then allow them to reset at 1 hour as the OP suggests you now have a caster that is far more powerful than intended. If you design him based on the 1 hour reset then takihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29219647/Encounter-based_Vancian_casting?post_id=521674697#521674697The concern is that if you design a daily caster with appropriate power levels then allow them to reset at 1 hour as the OP suggests you now have a caster that is far more powerful than intended. If you design him based on the 1 hour reset then takiSun, 08 Jul 2012 12:48:21 -0500No matter which - vanican or AEDU, both have restrictions and power controls. Only one affects spelln casters tho, which is why I like vanican. So why is it such a problem which one is used? If your a spell caster cast spells.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29219647/Encounter-based_Vancian_casting?post_id=521674485#521674485No matter which - vanican or AEDU, both have restrictions and power controls. Only one affects spelln casters tho, which is why I like vanican. So why is it such a problem which one is used? If your a spell caster cast spells.Sun, 08 Jul 2012 12:42:59 -0500I guess the difference is that Vancian casting was not allowed to take that overshadowing role within my group. Novas are rare but when they do happen then it is because this was actually necessary an it is then up to the rest of the group to soldiehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29219647/Encounter-based_Vancian_casting?post_id=521674315#521674315I guess the difference is that Vancian casting was not allowed to take that overshadowing role within my group. Novas are rare but when they do happen then it is because this was actually necessary an it is then up to the rest of the group to soldieSun, 08 Jul 2012 12:38:34 -0500