New Posts For Thread: Make spells like Specialtieshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29352397/Make_spells_like_SpecialtiesEDIT: After hearing some thoughts on this, here's some refined points to this. Ala Backgrounds, a small benefit can offset the "packaging" of spells' lessened powergamability. Using feats, 4E and 3E both kinda enforced this powergame-wise (ew, lessI like the packages idea as an optional quick start high flavor presentation.The player's handbook could even offer 1st level wizards in their equipment package a copy of a Classic of Arcane scholarship, so Evard's Tome of Nethermancy or The Red Bookhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29352397/Make_spells_like_Specialties?post_id=524876799#524876799I like the packages idea as an optional quick start high flavor presentation.The player's handbook could even offer 1st level wizards in their equipment package a copy of a Classic of Arcane scholarship, so Evard's Tome of Nethermancy or The Red BookMon, 08 Oct 2012 00:12:14 -0500As far as spell levels go, players in my games have taken to refering to them as circles. Which sounds vaguely more mystical. 1st circle spells, 2nd circle spells, or spells of the 5th circle, for example. Its vaguely more magical sounding.Though thihttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29352397/Make_spells_like_Specialties?post_id=523894951#523894951As far as spell levels go, players in my games have taken to refering to them as circles. Which sounds vaguely more mystical. 1st circle spells, 2nd circle spells, or spells of the 5th circle, for example. Its vaguely more magical sounding.Though thiFri, 07 Sep 2012 09:22:34 -0500thats the point of the casting higher thing... they arent automatically more powerful, so that stops default power boost that people complain about, but it also allows lower level spells to stay relatively effective(also, your set spell spontaneous chttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29352397/Make_spells_like_Specialties?post_id=523884751#523884751thats the point of the casting higher thing... they arent automatically more powerful, so that stops default power boost that people complain about, but it also allows lower level spells to stay relatively effective(also, your set spell spontaneous cThu, 06 Sep 2012 22:30:22 -0500There more I think about it, the more I'm kind of liking the set number of dice on spells. For one it's easier to balance in compared to melee. As well, it's easier to make new spells seem more spectacular, instead of it ramping up to get there. Youhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29352397/Make_spells_like_Specialties?post_id=523796209#523796209There more I think about it, the more I'm kind of liking the set number of dice on spells. For one it's easier to balance in compared to melee. As well, it's easier to make new spells seem more spectacular, instead of it ramping up to get there. YouTue, 04 Sep 2012 16:04:20 -0500I second that *crow*!Seriously, I'm not keen on that idea either. I preferred the idea of wizards finding and learning spells from scrolls as they go through their adventures. I wasn't even keen on them getting an automatic spell as they levelled up,http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29352397/Make_spells_like_Specialties?post_id=523754045#523754045I second that *crow*!Seriously, I'm not keen on that idea either. I preferred the idea of wizards finding and learning spells from scrolls as they go through their adventures. I wasn't even keen on them getting an automatic spell as they levelled up,Mon, 03 Sep 2012 12:39:56 -0500