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Originally Posted by arscott

Frankly, it's such an obviously dumb idea that I'd by shocked if anyone in WotC even considered it.

It's also just plain obvious. If it wasn't brought up, it'd be the elephant in the corner, so better to get it out and be officially done with it.

Plus, if you have ever attended brainstorming and idea generation training/workshops, there's a basic rule. One of the first things they tell you and continue to drill into your head is that any idea can generate another idea. Everything should be put on the whiteboard (or whatever) and reviewed later. That one thing is probably what cripples more so-called "brainstorming sessions" than anything else.

If the idea was never put on the table, it would only be because the people at WotC were inept. Not that its inclusion shows masterful planning. I just think you're holding your shock and condemnation by the wrong end.

Originally Posted by Darkwolf71

No, I didn't 'miss that line'. In fact we do make our own, color printed and laminated. They are quite nice, actually. That doesn't mean I can't be disgusted about the product.

Fair enough. I have neither the artistic talent nor the time to make my own -- at least not having them look like anything more than scrawls on an index card. Since I've come to a point where I appreciate presentation value in my gaming tools, I'd pay $10 for a deck.

I'll caveat that by saying that I wouldn't do it for a one-shot or buy all the cards at once. But, definitely for a long-running character/campaign. My current 3.5 game has been running for 4+ years and I don't think $10-20 for spell cards would have been considered unreasonable for either the wizard or the druid.