Duke Malagigi
2007-09-30, 01:48 AM
While I honestly like the idea of spell points, I don't like how they are implemented in Unearthed Arcana. Because of this I have developed two rival spell point systems for use and I would like to know if either of them are any good.
First System: Spell slots into spell points take 1.
All spell points are equal to the spell level times the number of spell slots. For example: four fourth level spell slots would be equal to 16 spell points under this system. The price of a spell would be its level in spell points. 0 level spells count for half points.
Virtues of the system:
The spell slot to spell point conversion is easy to remember and use.
Vices of the System:
None yet noticed.
Second System: Spell slots into spell points take 2.
This is the same as option two but with spell points and costs doubled.
Virtues of the system:
The same as option number two.
Vices of the System:
None yet noticed.
Tables: Option 1
Cleric
Cleric
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 2.5 1
2 4 1
3 6 2
4 9.5 2
5 12.5 3
6 17.5 3
7 23 4
8 30 4
9 37 5
10 46 5
11 58 6
12 67 6
13 80 7
14 93 7
15 110 8
16 127 8
17 143 9
18 160 9
19 181 9
20 198 9
This is of course all before you convert domain slots.
Druid
Druid
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 2.5 1
2 4 1
3 6 2
4 9.5 2
5 12.5 3
6 17.5 3
7 23 4
8 30 4
9 37 5
10 46 5
11 58 6
12 67 6
13 80 7
14 93 7
15 110 8
16 127 8
17 143 9
18 160 9
19 181 9
20 198 9
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5.5 1
2 7 1
3 8 1
4 15 2
5 17 2
6 28 3
7 33 3
8 50 4
9 69 4
10 74 5
11 83 5
12 106 6
13 117 6
14 153 7
15 166 7
16 188 8
17 206 8
18 238 9
19 255 9
20 273 9
Wizard
Wizard
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 2.5 1
2 4 1
3 6 2
4 9 2
5 12 3
6 25 3
7 29.5 4
8 36.5 4
9 43.5 5
10 57.5 5
11 66.5 6
12 77.5 6
13 92.5 7
14 105.5 7
15 118.5 8
16 135.5 8
17 149.5 9
18 166.5 9
19 177.5 9
20 190.5 9
Tables: Option 2
Cleric
Cleric
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5 1
2 8 1
3 12 2
4 19 2
5 25 3
6 35 3
7 46 4
8 60 4
9 74 5
10 92 5
11 116 6
12 134 6
13 160 7
14 186 7
15 220 8
16 254 8
17 286 9
18 320 9
19 362 9
20 396 9
This is of course all before you convert domain slots.
Druid
Druid
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5 1
2 8 1
3 12 2
4 19 2
5 25 3
6 35 3
7 46 4
8 60 4
9 74 5
10 92 5
11 116 6
12 134 6
13 160 7
14 186 7
15 220 8
16 254 8
17 286 9
18 320 9
19 362 9
20 396 9
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 11 1
2 14 1
3 16 1
4 30 2
5 34 2
6 56 3
7 66 3
8 100 4
9 138 4
10 148 5
11 166 5
12 212 6
13 234 6
14 306 7
15 332 7
16 376 8
17 412 8
18 476 9
19 510 9
20 546 9
Wizard
Wizard
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5 1
2 8 1
3 12 2
4 18 2
5 24 3
6 50 3
7 59 4
8 73 4
9 87 5
10 115 5
11 133 6
12 155 6
13 185 7
14 211 7
15 237 8
16 271 8
17 299 9
18 323 9
19 357 9
20 391 9
Spell point costs per spell level.
Spell
level Method 1 Method 2
0 .5 1
1st 1 2
2nd 2 4
3rd 3 6
4th 4 8
5th 5 10
6th 6 12
7th 7 14
8th 8 16
9th 9 18
This will also be combined with the recharge magic (http://srd.pbemnexus.com/unearthedRecharge.html) variant.
First System: Spell slots into spell points take 1.
All spell points are equal to the spell level times the number of spell slots. For example: four fourth level spell slots would be equal to 16 spell points under this system. The price of a spell would be its level in spell points. 0 level spells count for half points.
Virtues of the system:
The spell slot to spell point conversion is easy to remember and use.
Vices of the System:
None yet noticed.
Second System: Spell slots into spell points take 2.
This is the same as option two but with spell points and costs doubled.
Virtues of the system:
The same as option number two.
Vices of the System:
None yet noticed.
Tables: Option 1
Cleric
Cleric
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 2.5 1
2 4 1
3 6 2
4 9.5 2
5 12.5 3
6 17.5 3
7 23 4
8 30 4
9 37 5
10 46 5
11 58 6
12 67 6
13 80 7
14 93 7
15 110 8
16 127 8
17 143 9
18 160 9
19 181 9
20 198 9
This is of course all before you convert domain slots.
Druid
Druid
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 2.5 1
2 4 1
3 6 2
4 9.5 2
5 12.5 3
6 17.5 3
7 23 4
8 30 4
9 37 5
10 46 5
11 58 6
12 67 6
13 80 7
14 93 7
15 110 8
16 127 8
17 143 9
18 160 9
19 181 9
20 198 9
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5.5 1
2 7 1
3 8 1
4 15 2
5 17 2
6 28 3
7 33 3
8 50 4
9 69 4
10 74 5
11 83 5
12 106 6
13 117 6
14 153 7
15 166 7
16 188 8
17 206 8
18 238 9
19 255 9
20 273 9
Wizard
Wizard
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 2.5 1
2 4 1
3 6 2
4 9 2
5 12 3
6 25 3
7 29.5 4
8 36.5 4
9 43.5 5
10 57.5 5
11 66.5 6
12 77.5 6
13 92.5 7
14 105.5 7
15 118.5 8
16 135.5 8
17 149.5 9
18 166.5 9
19 177.5 9
20 190.5 9
Tables: Option 2
Cleric
Cleric
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5 1
2 8 1
3 12 2
4 19 2
5 25 3
6 35 3
7 46 4
8 60 4
9 74 5
10 92 5
11 116 6
12 134 6
13 160 7
14 186 7
15 220 8
16 254 8
17 286 9
18 320 9
19 362 9
20 396 9
This is of course all before you convert domain slots.
Druid
Druid
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5 1
2 8 1
3 12 2
4 19 2
5 25 3
6 35 3
7 46 4
8 60 4
9 74 5
10 92 5
11 116 6
12 134 6
13 160 7
14 186 7
15 220 8
16 254 8
17 286 9
18 320 9
19 362 9
20 396 9
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 11 1
2 14 1
3 16 1
4 30 2
5 34 2
6 56 3
7 66 3
8 100 4
9 138 4
10 148 5
11 166 5
12 212 6
13 234 6
14 306 7
15 332 7
16 376 8
17 412 8
18 476 9
19 510 9
20 546 9
Wizard
Wizard
Level S.P. Maximum Spell Level
1 5 1
2 8 1
3 12 2
4 18 2
5 24 3
6 50 3
7 59 4
8 73 4
9 87 5
10 115 5
11 133 6
12 155 6
13 185 7
14 211 7
15 237 8
16 271 8
17 299 9
18 323 9
19 357 9
20 391 9
Spell point costs per spell level.
Spell
level Method 1 Method 2
0 .5 1
1st 1 2
2nd 2 4
3rd 3 6
4th 4 8
5th 5 10
6th 6 12
7th 7 14
8th 8 16
9th 9 18
This will also be combined with the recharge magic (http://srd.pbemnexus.com/unearthedRecharge.html) variant.