Orzel
2007-06-10, 02:09 AM
Low level casters have too few spell slots so be good for 4-5 encounters. High level spellcasters have too many spell slots and caster levels, and so much dough that they can carry every obscure and near broken spell mutiple times without worry for 4-5 encounters.
The idea I was tinkering with having casters having a "set" number of spell a day at all levels. A lvl 1 wizard has 23 spells. A level 5 wizard has 23 spells.
The variant is each class X+Y number of spells per day. X is a fixed number (5 for paladins, 20 for generalist wizards, 30 for clerics, etc). Y is the modifier for their spellcasting attribute.
Cleric, Specialist wizard, Sorcerer: 30 spells per day
Druid: 25 spells per day
Generalist Wizard: 20 spells per day
Bard: 15 spells per day
Paladin, Ranger: 5 spells per day
The limitation!
You can only prepare or spontaneously cast a number of spells whose combined levels are less than or equal to 4 times your class level (2x for bard, pallies, and rangers, etc ).
Cleric, Specialist wizard, Sorcerer: 4 x level
Druid, Generalist Wizard: 3 x level
Bard, Paladin, Ranger: 2 x level
Other limitation!
Clerics must prepare 5 spells form their domains each day. If they do not appear in their normall spell list, they can only prepare them in one or more of these slots.
Specialist wizards must prepare 6 spells form their specialty school each day.
Max spell level
Maximum spell level castable is preserved
Other
Spontaneous casters drain spell slots and level when they cast spells.
Clerics and Druids must substitute a prepared spell of an equal or greater spell level to use their spontaneous casting.
For example.
Kon the 4 lvel ranger has 12 WIS. Therefore he has 6 spells and 8 spells levels. He can prepare 2 1st level spells and 3 2nd level spells. Or 6 1st level spells. Or 4 1st level and 2 2nd. etc
Jefius the 7th level bard with 16 CHA. He has 18 spells and 14 levels. Jefius casts Glibness. He is down 1 spell slot and 3 spell levels. If that was his first spell of the day, he now has 17 spells and 11 levels
"34 Magic Misslies a day!"- Lupa, evoker
"I'm a walking handful of CLW wands. All the time."- Father Mekan, cleric
"Bull's Strength thrice, Natue's Ally 1 once...." - Stabby Giantslayer
PEACH
The idea I was tinkering with having casters having a "set" number of spell a day at all levels. A lvl 1 wizard has 23 spells. A level 5 wizard has 23 spells.
The variant is each class X+Y number of spells per day. X is a fixed number (5 for paladins, 20 for generalist wizards, 30 for clerics, etc). Y is the modifier for their spellcasting attribute.
Cleric, Specialist wizard, Sorcerer: 30 spells per day
Druid: 25 spells per day
Generalist Wizard: 20 spells per day
Bard: 15 spells per day
Paladin, Ranger: 5 spells per day
The limitation!
You can only prepare or spontaneously cast a number of spells whose combined levels are less than or equal to 4 times your class level (2x for bard, pallies, and rangers, etc ).
Cleric, Specialist wizard, Sorcerer: 4 x level
Druid, Generalist Wizard: 3 x level
Bard, Paladin, Ranger: 2 x level
Other limitation!
Clerics must prepare 5 spells form their domains each day. If they do not appear in their normall spell list, they can only prepare them in one or more of these slots.
Specialist wizards must prepare 6 spells form their specialty school each day.
Max spell level
Maximum spell level castable is preserved
Other
Spontaneous casters drain spell slots and level when they cast spells.
Clerics and Druids must substitute a prepared spell of an equal or greater spell level to use their spontaneous casting.
For example.
Kon the 4 lvel ranger has 12 WIS. Therefore he has 6 spells and 8 spells levels. He can prepare 2 1st level spells and 3 2nd level spells. Or 6 1st level spells. Or 4 1st level and 2 2nd. etc
Jefius the 7th level bard with 16 CHA. He has 18 spells and 14 levels. Jefius casts Glibness. He is down 1 spell slot and 3 spell levels. If that was his first spell of the day, he now has 17 spells and 11 levels
"34 Magic Misslies a day!"- Lupa, evoker
"I'm a walking handful of CLW wands. All the time."- Father Mekan, cleric
"Bull's Strength thrice, Natue's Ally 1 once...." - Stabby Giantslayer
PEACH