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<blockquote data-quote="prosfilaes" data-source="post: 5972996" data-attributes="member: 40166"><p>Vancian casting is not a mere rules construct. The fact that wizards have a wide variety of spells they can cast but have to limit their choices and study a few every day is a setting element. </p><p></p><p>I find the comparison to THAC0 a little dismissive; THAC0 was a numerical trick of little importance. Vancian casting gives players of Vancian casters a lot of options but forces the players to make hard decisions every day with consequences for failure. My current character is a Vancian caster, and I can remember a couple cases where he couldn't do much effectively because I chose the wrong spells that day. That I can choose to play such a character is a big part of the game for me, and is part of what defines D&D for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="prosfilaes, post: 5972996, member: 40166"] Vancian casting is not a mere rules construct. The fact that wizards have a wide variety of spells they can cast but have to limit their choices and study a few every day is a setting element. I find the comparison to THAC0 a little dismissive; THAC0 was a numerical trick of little importance. Vancian casting gives players of Vancian casters a lot of options but forces the players to make hard decisions every day with consequences for failure. My current character is a Vancian caster, and I can remember a couple cases where he couldn't do much effectively because I chose the wrong spells that day. That I can choose to play such a character is a big part of the game for me, and is part of what defines D&D for me. [/QUOTE]
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