New Posts For Thread: D&D Next Q&A: Specialties, Level Progression and Small Heroeshttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412771/DD_Next_QA:_Specialties,_Level_Progression_and_Small_HeroesIn this week's D&D Next Q&A, Rodney gives us some insight into specialties as miniature multiclassing, varying advancement rates, and the challenges of designing small player races.I suppose, but that would be true of a lot of things, like people missing how the Cleric in the playtest package casts spells in a different way than the wizard, especially since the two have always cast spells the same way.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412771/DD_Next_QA:_Specialties,_Level_Progression_and_Small_Heroes?post_id=524999415#524999415I suppose, but that would be true of a lot of things, like people missing how the Cleric in the playtest package casts spells in a different way than the wizard, especially since the two have always cast spells the same way.Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:56:41 -0500Sorry, I'm not sure how else to explain it. People get confused. They may not require knowing how a vancian mage works if they are using a spell point mage, but they can't really erase the information from their mind which caused them to choose spelhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412771/DD_Next_QA:_Specialties,_Level_Progression_and_Small_Heroes?post_id=524990733#524990733Sorry, I'm not sure how else to explain it. People get confused. They may not require knowing how a vancian mage works if they are using a spell point mage, but they can't really erase the information from their mind which caused them to choose spelThu, 11 Oct 2012 14:37:03 -0500Yes, you stated this earlier, but how is this different from a person (or multiple people) simply not knowing how her character works?But players don't have to manage multiple magic systems at the same time, only the one for their class. Yes, DM's dohttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412771/DD_Next_QA:_Specialties,_Level_Progression_and_Small_Heroes?post_id=524987549#524987549Yes, you stated this earlier, but how is this different from a person (or multiple people) simply not knowing how her character works?But players don't have to manage multiple magic systems at the same time, only the one for their class. Yes, DM's doThu, 11 Oct 2012 13:09:39 -0500I don't watch the show, but I caught part of an episode where Sheldon comes back early from meeting with another group because "They were having fun wrong." I immediately thought of these forums and laughed.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412771/DD_Next_QA:_Specialties,_Level_Progression_and_Small_Heroes?post_id=524987405#524987405I don't watch the show, but I caught part of an episode where Sheldon comes back early from meeting with another group because "They were having fun wrong." I immediately thought of these forums and laughed.Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:05:14 -0500I think what cheethorne is trying to get at is, is this limited specifically to different flavors of spellcasters (or even different flavors of arcane spellcasters), or is this something that also occurs with other classes? I.e. did you also see trouhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29412771/DD_Next_QA:_Specialties,_Level_Progression_and_Small_Heroes?post_id=524987261#524987261I think what cheethorne is trying to get at is, is this limited specifically to different flavors of spellcasters (or even different flavors of arcane spellcasters), or is this something that also occurs with other classes? I.e. did you also see trouThu, 11 Oct 2012 12:59:46 -0500