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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 8078712" data-attributes="member: 5834"><p>I did it for all the caster classes, though the wizard might benefit more than others. I find 5E heightening and casting more like fantasy genre casting. It is one of the 5E game mechanics that I think is clearly better than PF or any edition of D&D in the past. Vancian casting may have been cool and innovative back in the day when Gary Gygax decided to use it, but I've never much enjoyed it over the years. I think the move to spontaneous heightening and a spell list to draw from combined with ritual magic was a mechanical improvement that was a long-time coming. I don't feel like going back to the limited casting of Vancian magic or PF1 and previous editions of D&D. </p><p></p><p>I think your casting players would have more fun with a fluid, active casting system that let's them use their full spell list in their available slots as needed rather than slotting them in advance and hoping a situation comes up where they can use it. Vancian casting created so many dead slots that even with a larger number of spells as in PF1 and previous editions of D&D, that you still felt like you had more slots in 5E because you could use them in such a flexible manner.</p><p></p><p>I've been running it this way for the past few levels. I'm not seeing any mechanical issues or overshadowing of other players. It's just making the casters better able to utilize their spells effectively in more situations. That is more fun for all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 8078712, member: 5834"] I did it for all the caster classes, though the wizard might benefit more than others. I find 5E heightening and casting more like fantasy genre casting. It is one of the 5E game mechanics that I think is clearly better than PF or any edition of D&D in the past. Vancian casting may have been cool and innovative back in the day when Gary Gygax decided to use it, but I've never much enjoyed it over the years. I think the move to spontaneous heightening and a spell list to draw from combined with ritual magic was a mechanical improvement that was a long-time coming. I don't feel like going back to the limited casting of Vancian magic or PF1 and previous editions of D&D. I think your casting players would have more fun with a fluid, active casting system that let's them use their full spell list in their available slots as needed rather than slotting them in advance and hoping a situation comes up where they can use it. Vancian casting created so many dead slots that even with a larger number of spells as in PF1 and previous editions of D&D, that you still felt like you had more slots in 5E because you could use them in such a flexible manner. I've been running it this way for the past few levels. I'm not seeing any mechanical issues or overshadowing of other players. It's just making the casters better able to utilize their spells effectively in more situations. That is more fun for all. [/QUOTE]
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