One think I’d like to experiment with us upcasting cantrips.
Like mage hand to say, level 9 and you have that giant Start Trek hand crushing the Enterprise
Actually, they might already have paved the way:
Cantrips are now officially level 0 spells and are prepared as other spells.
So lets see what is coming.
Now hear me out...
No spell levels. Every spell can be taken at 1st level. Because they are appropriate at 1st level. And then many (all?) spells can be up-leveled.
For example Wish at 1st level might not be permanent (duration 10 minutes), might only effect self or willing targets, etc etc.
Remove the concept of "Spell Level" entirely - it's freaking confusing any way and adds no value in my opinion. It's just an artifact of older editions of D&D.
Keep Spell Slot levels - although I wouldn't call them levels, I'd call them "power" or something that is not the word level. Spell Power slots.
This might (ok, will) make spell descriptions larger. But at the same time might make some Magic cooler...?
that all said - may not be "backwards compatible"....
Does not work. Why would you chose to stay single classed then?
Also it might be overwhelming at first level.
Also: what is a first level wish?
I wish you would please let me through?
You're kinda reinventing the Mystic class. They had "cantrips" that they could activate and they'd have greater affects based on the amount of "Psi Points" they expend.One think I’d like to experiment with us upcasting cantrips.
Like mage hand to say, level 9 and you have that giant Start Trek hand crushing the Enterprise
I mean, that was what the 4e Psionic classes (minus the Monk) could do, too.You're kinda reinventing the Mystic class. They had "cantrips" that they could activate and they'd have greater affects based on the amount of "Psi Points" they expend.
Don't get me wrong, I think that design is great and that 5e Spellcasting would benefit from being more similar to that, but I think that's too big of a change for OneD&D.
Not sure what multi-classing has to do with spell levels. You can still if you want have limited spell lists - ie Wizards can only cast these spells, Clerics these spells etc.Does not work. Why would you chose to stay single classed then?
Also it might be overwhelming at first level.
Also: what is a first level wish?
I wish you would please let me through?
Not sure what multi-classing has to do with spell levels. You can still if you want have limited spell lists - ie Wizards can only cast these spells, Clerics these spells etc.
There is another thing.
You don't want Upcasting and Downcasting to be that good.
If it is, it allows casts to prepare fewer spells of similar effects and have more effects available to be prepared. It would be a massive boost in versatility.