D&D (2024) What do you think of the new rules for preparing spells?

[Reynard]

To avoid an overwhelming nova, the solution is a lesser amount of spell points but refreshing per Short Rest.

That is one of the reasons why the caster level+1 spell points per Short Rest, works so well.

So the party will be short resting after every fight instead?

 

[Yaarel]

So the party will be short resting after every fight instead?

It is the same as what a Warlock does now.

The spell points per Short Rest also solves the problem of the "5-minute workday" sotospeak.

 

[Reynard]

It is the same as what a Warlock does now.

Yeah, from a GM perspective this frustrates me to no end. That's why I use a random encounter check every 30 minutes, per B/X.

 

[Yaarel]

Yeah, from a GM perspective this frustrates me to no end. That's why I use a random encounter check every 30 minutes, per B/X.

No problem.

Thats fair.

But notice, no one in 5e complains that the Warlock is an overpowered spellcaster.

The per Short Rest spell refresh helps balance out spellcasting, even at the highest levels.

 

[Reynard]

No problem.

Thats fair.

But notice, no one in 5e complains that the Warlock is an overpowered spellcaster.

The per Short Rest spell refresh helps balance out spellcasting, even at the highest levels.

Isn't that because the Warlock has like 2 spells?

 

[MockingBird]

I guess I've been doing it this way since 5e came out. That's just the way I've read the rules. Also I haven't played as much I DM. I dunno.

 

[Yaarel]

Isn't that because the Warlock has like 2 spells?

The Warlock slots and the level+1 spell points are equivalent.

The amount of spell points being level+1 comes from the Warlock, except smoothing out the points per level, instead of lumps per slot.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Whereas before "you literally just look at the Spellcasting page of your character sheet" and see one number, then prepare* that many spells. Once. Not up to nine times. Going through the same process nine times cannot be easier than doing it once.

Except you had to weigh different spells levels and check that you’d actually be able to use all your slots well, whereas now you just prepare a certain set of spells per level. Having done both, and helped noobs do both, the new way is literally much faster and easier.

You aren’t doing the same thing 9 times. You’re doing a different, easier, thing, once.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I guess I've been doing it this way since 5e came out. That's just the way I've read the rules. Also I haven't played as much I DM. I dunno.

Every caster player I’ve DMed for has at least started out doing it that way. usually because they assume that’s the rule.

 

[Vaalingrade]

Spell points double down on the biggest caster problem: going nova and forcing a 5 minute work day. At least with slots the caster may have burnt their most powerful spells in the first room of the dungeon but they won't have completely drained themselves.

Spell points plus encounter based design. Fixed.