EDIT: In almost every case casting wish wth your ONE 9th level spell slot would be better than Anyspell. Yes you can choose ANOTHER ninth level spell in place of wish and use Anyspell for a level or two for utility but eventualy youll want wish...
No, I would not allow this in my game. Lots of reasons, many of which you don't want to hear or think are invalid. Some that I haven't seen you dismiss, hand wave or shout down include;
- Changes the concept of how and why a wizard has mastered the arcane.
- Makes spell preparation nearly meaningless.
- Practically obsoletes all other casters.
- Steals the fun from other classes.
- Does not fix something that is broken.
I meant when it comes to USING you NNTH level slot... of course anyspell is good have have prepared!It's actually the opposite of that. In almost every casting case, your homebrew Anyspell is superior to Wish. Let me explain why.
Wish always uses a up a ninth level spell slot. Assume for a second that you have a need to cast a spell lower than 8th level (7th level, etc.).
In pretty much every such case, Anyspell is superior to wish because you aren't using a 9th level slot. I could keep going (for example, you get wish as a second level spell, which tends to occur before you can access ninth level spells), but you get the idea.
As a general concept, if I am using the phrase "superior to wish" for a second level spell, I tend to think I did something wrong.
It's not steep outside combat (and even in combat it would only be steep if you need to use shield or counter spell that round - which certainly isn't every round).Thank you all for your responses. I dont know I tend to think that the reaction cost is steeeep... Using this spell would be a suboptimal choice in combat. in most cases. But the discussion above has lead me to change the spell in various ways....
EDIT: with a wish you can emulate any 8th level or lower spell as an action (even if that spell takes 10 mins to cast). Anyspell does no such thing...
I meant when it comes to USING you NNTH level slot... of course anyspell is good have have prepared!
It's not steep outside combat (and even in combat it would only be steep if you need to use shield or counter spell that round - which certainly isn't every round).
Prepare all of your combat spells as you normally would. Then prepare Anyspell for your miscellaneous utility needs. Utility spells tend to be specialized. They're very useful for the situations they're designed for but useless outside that. This effectively removes that balance by giving you access to all of those situational spells for a very low cost (one level slot higher). Particularly at higher levels, that slot cost is virtually negligible but the utility value remains astronomical.
It's extremely close to that. In most situations, it will be identical. And the whole "reaction" thing is just outright wrong. That's not how the rules work. You can't just charge a reaction as a cost for something. A reaction must be a reaction.
You literally AREN'T ALLOWED to make it use a reaction, when it's not a reaction. It must be an Action or Bonus Action to work the way you've described. And as a Bonus Action it would be even more OP.
Doesn't seem like you understand the problem. Anyspell is ridiculously good because it's needlessly lacking in limitations. The whole point of Wish is that you can cast anything, absolutely anything. And the vast majority of spells you're going to want to cast will be on your list, as a Wizard particularly. So unless the spell has a long casting time (which is what, a handful of spells? Ten? Out of all spells) and expensive components, it's objectively better to use Anyspell for the job than Wish. Objectively better than Wish. Even if that's true in some cases, that's berserk.
It's extremely close to that. In most situations, it will be identical. And the whole "reaction" thing is just outright wrong. That's not how the rules work. You can't just charge a reaction as a cost for something. A reaction must be a reaction.
You literally AREN'T ALLOWED to make it use a reaction, when it's not a reaction. It must be an Action or Bonus Action to work the way you've described. And as a Bonus Action it would be even more OP.