tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post4310681021968303235..comments2024-03-26T02:31:48.024-05:00Comments on Trollsmyth: Spell-slinging in 5etrollsmythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-19502267750913742102014-08-13T00:27:36.233-05:002014-08-13T00:27:36.233-05:00I imagine it pretty similar to how 3E explained it...I imagine it pretty similar to how 3E explained it: when magic-users prepare their spells, they're actually casting them, but not to completion. Spell slots represent the ability to store these magical energies in your mental space until triggered, at which point they are unleashed onto the world <br /><br />The crucial difference is that one cannot maintain multiple copies of a spell at one time. So, if you want to cast Fireball twice in one day, you would have to prepare it, cast that copy, and then prepare it again<br /><br />I also imagine that one could cast a spell without interruption, obviating the need to expend a spell slot, though this can be quite time-consuming and thus impractical for most usesHolly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-89290568062053152542014-08-11T22:08:34.922-05:002014-08-11T22:08:34.922-05:00Scott Anderson: Thanks!
ProfessorOats: the Arcan...<b>Scott Anderson:</b> Thanks! <br /><br /><b>ProfessorOats:</b> the <i>Arcana Unearthed</i> connection wouldn't surprise me, considering Monte Cook was involved with both. <br /><br />Not sure about 3.x myself. It's been a common houserule in Texas, so I know I've seen it before, but yeah, can't remember if it's ever been official before.<br /><br />How do you imagine spell prep actually working?trollsmythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895349218958093151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-45328006221554722042014-08-11T01:30:33.487-05:002014-08-11T01:30:33.487-05:00That sounds more like Arcana Unearthed/Evolved'...That sounds more like <i>Arcana Unearthed/Evolved's</i> method of readying spells, rather than preparing them<br /><br />I'm pretty sure 3E allowed you to use higher-level slots to cast lower-level spells, but maybe that was an unintentional house rule on my part<br /><br />The description of spell slots differing in size is interesting. I'd always imagined spells as taking up differing amounts of head space, with more complex spells larger, but the difference is very small — think semitones — which is why you can't use a 2nd-level spell to power two 1st-level spells<br /><br />5E's system is certainly interesting, and may work as a game mechanic, but it doesn't really jive with how I imagine spell preparation working (not that previous editions quite did either, but those are simpler to fix)Holly Oatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01703437987958922954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28751902.post-76901165504502259182014-08-10T17:20:17.975-05:002014-08-10T17:20:17.975-05:00That's a good recap. Having dreaded 5e all alo...That's a good recap. Having dreaded 5e all along, I have not read it closely. This helps. Scott Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12067161332003628237noreply@blogger.com