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Then there shouldn't be anymore limits on spells cast per day than melee swings per day. Otherwise there is a huge difference.

Plus saving throws, plus sr,.plus touch attack rolls, plus limits on spells, I don't think it's the same thing especially when you make...

Disagree with you. If magic is an unreliable feature then having a game where the player has to attempt to be a team member by relying...

Then you have to make sure no class only has magic to solve their problems. Only way I see for this type of game to work is no magic...

Problem with that is how do you square player ability to get things done with random losses of resources. Though I think taking...

It's not "in-fiction" as OSR titles are not (in my opinion) fiction-first games. Instead, they reward clever planning and the use of...

50/50 odds to use an ability seems unfun

Just play 2nd ed and make all mages wild mages.

I am curious why utility spells would be unreliable. And why anyone would enjoy having unreliable abilities.

That's true I've had DM's call anything over 8 high level. For me it's anything over 12. I've had some tell me it's 18 or 29 plus...

Utility spells yes. Anything cast in combat nope. You had to declare your action or spell at beginning of round not on your initiative...

If you stick to the rules yep. After 12ish the DM has to give up on encounter levels and be able to plan based on what they know their...

I do think at High levels Characters need to feel like they can do things no one else can. Mythical magic Items special powers being...

Sounds like it feels like AD&D 1E. Especially the magic part.

Now that I'm older and 3rd is an not the new stuff. My groups just want to play. I think this issue was mainly a big thing (in my world...