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I mean OD&D, the actual first version of D&D. D&D is weird were it was published then released a totally redesigned 1st edition after...

but it doesn’t, you are not spending your first round casting it already, you do something else, and in, say your third encounter, you...

The GMs aren't happy. The Players are happy... Until they hear of a table that has better boss fights or remember their video game boss...

This thread wouldn't exist if a plurality were satisfied by the current paradigm of boss fights.

I avoid the restriction of highest versus lower slot levels, because it is less simple than straightforward spell point spending. But...

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...

Especially since most worlds and settings have their enemies be a lot more primitive than the PCs. What can 5 random bandits do in 8 hours?

This means you need to specifically concoct enemies that would take such actions. Like some random encounter dire owlbear is not going...

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.

Lower amount of spell slots and daily resources

They've already been lowered.

I think that the problem is to some degree less a matter of how many than how flexible they have become under 5e's neo vancian prep. If...

Looks like we were making similar points at the same time. Although the trouble is that shifting from vancian prep to 5e's flexible...

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...

All this talk of pressure and rest alternatives because people refuse to have fewer spells per day.