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i like dragonborn, and i think i'd probably get more use out of them for creating setting that's trying to set itself apart from the...
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How many enemies, do you suppose, know what LTH even is? Can they make the necessary Arcana check to know that the opaque thing that...
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For a magic system designed for this purpose, this is certainly something that can be answered. Perhaps combat magic is powered by the...
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As far as I can tell, they are. The issue seems to be that you want them connected only in one particular way, as in one specific form...
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Unless the lower level spells suddenly start costing more to cast for no reason, I don't see how that does anything.
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This thread wouldn't exist if a plurality were satisfied by the current paradigm of boss fights.
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No, a third level spell should just not let you ignore significant portion of the game's encounters and charge up all your powers. And...
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I mean this is now a hybrid of spell slot and point system, which I necessarily do not find terribly elegant. And of course once you...
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Yes, but there are certain advantages to the slot system. It is not necessarily desirable to have quantity directly transferable to quality.
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Well, the Fighter has Action Surge once per day and maybe something like superiority dice or whatever to boost his effectiveness a few...
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That's what 13 age did. Your lower slots disappear as you get access to higher slots You have to cast shield with 3rd level slots.
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Lower amount of spell slots and daily resources
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So I am not actually sure it is necessary for high level casters to still have the lowest levels of slots. It results of having a lot of...
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IMO this is good stuff by your DM. I would have had similar expectations to yourself as a player. If I want a static setting I'd play a...
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Because the boss fights aren't fun. It needs to be lowered because... exactly. 5e's NeoVanian magic and 5e's Rituals is more like...
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