Pvt. Winslow
Explorer
Greetings fellow forumites!
I profess to be the kind of player (and DM) who fell in love with spell points long ago when first reading them, but has never gotten to play or DM in a campaign that used them extensively. I have gotten the chance to play 3.5E D&D Psionics, and power points fill the same niche for my taste (plus, augmentation is awesome, and I see the same style in 5E with casting spells in higher slots, which is really cool). I've always felt that a pool of power that a spellcaster taps into in order to power their spells works much better thematically than the standard Vancian style. Now, I'm not looking to get into a debate of Vancian vs. other methods, I'm just hoping to get some anecdotal stories from other gamers on what does and doesn't work with Spell Points.
I've been considering using them in the next campaign I DM, and I'm hoping to be aware of any pitfalls before I do. Has anyone had the chance to test out the optional Spell Point system on pages 288-289 of the DMG? At a glance they seem like they're what I'm looking for, but I could be missing something. Does anyone have stories of pre-5E games that used Spell Points? I'm really curious what people's experiences have been.
Thanks in advance.
I profess to be the kind of player (and DM) who fell in love with spell points long ago when first reading them, but has never gotten to play or DM in a campaign that used them extensively. I have gotten the chance to play 3.5E D&D Psionics, and power points fill the same niche for my taste (plus, augmentation is awesome, and I see the same style in 5E with casting spells in higher slots, which is really cool). I've always felt that a pool of power that a spellcaster taps into in order to power their spells works much better thematically than the standard Vancian style. Now, I'm not looking to get into a debate of Vancian vs. other methods, I'm just hoping to get some anecdotal stories from other gamers on what does and doesn't work with Spell Points.
I've been considering using them in the next campaign I DM, and I'm hoping to be aware of any pitfalls before I do. Has anyone had the chance to test out the optional Spell Point system on pages 288-289 of the DMG? At a glance they seem like they're what I'm looking for, but I could be missing something. Does anyone have stories of pre-5E games that used Spell Points? I'm really curious what people's experiences have been.
Thanks in advance.