The top change 3e made to the D&D spell system...

MerricB

Eternal Optimist

Supporter

• Dec 16, 2004

• #1

...was the ability to prepare a 3rd level spell in a 4th level slot if desired. (Or just cast, for sorcerers).

I can't express how significant that change has been.

The second best change is clerics spontaneously casting cure spells... it's only just behind the first.

Cheers!

 

Last edited: Dec 16, 2004

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hong

WotC's bitch

• Dec 16, 2004

• #2

No. The top change 3E made to the spell system was substituting "preparation" for "memorisation". With one stroke, all the usual gripes about how people can forget a spell were rendered obsolete.

 

Zappo

Explorer

• Dec 16, 2004

• #3

I would agree with Hong, if only people weren't still griping about it. :|

 

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hong

WotC's bitch

• Dec 16, 2004

• #4

Zappo said:

I would agree with Hong, if only people weren't still griping about it. :|

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Ah, but now we can point and laugh at them.

 

diaglo

Adventurer

• Dec 16, 2004

• #5

i thot the big change was in the 5 H's.

polymorph is still messed up too.

 

Turjan

Explorer

• Dec 16, 2004

• #6

Let me think: Making schools of magic meaningless in favour for balance ?

 

Nikosandros

Golden Procrastinator

• Dec 16, 2004

• #7

MerricB said:

...was the ability to prepare a 3rd level spell in a 4th level slot if desired. (Or just cast, for sorcerers).

I can't express how significant that change has been.

The second best change is clerics spontaneously casting cure spells... it's only just behind the first.

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Actually, IMC it is the spontaneous casting that had the greatest impact... That has really changed the way clerics are played.

My players (except for sorcerors) don't commonly, prepare lower lever spells in a higher level slot.

I must admit, however, that my players are not really into optmization mode. Sometimes, I have to point out some advantegeous spell combinations.

 

Darkness

Hand and Eye of Piratecat [Moderator]

• Dec 16, 2004

• #8

Giving clerics and druids 8th- and 9th-level spells was a pretty good change as well.

 

MerakSpielman

First Post

• Dec 16, 2004

• #9

I think the new saving throw system really impacted the spell system.

 

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RFisher

Explorer

• Dec 16, 2004

• #10

MerricB said:

The second best change is clerics spontaneously casting cure spells... it's only just behind the first.

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It's certainly made a difference in my experience, but not necessarily a good difference. True, more non-healing cleric spells get prepared/memorized, but fewer non-healing cleric spells actually get cast.