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I don't neccessarily agree that a simple caster should act as sort of training wheels for the "real" spellcaster. It should be its own...

I definitly am a fan of keeping low level spells useful, I was more thinking that the low level spells being easier to cast (with...

In general gamedesign this is normally called depth vs complexity: Defining Complexity and Depth in Game Design | An Alternate...

I agree with you. Decisions should not be simple, but it doesnt mean it needs to be complex. If a decision between two simple options is...

Yeah I like how 13A drops lower level spell slots as you gain higher level spells. Regarding "why incentivizing lower level spells," I...

I quite like roll to cast, but I wouldn’t lump it in with individual spell prep Vancian. It’s more akin to 5e-style, because preparing a...

I don't think complexity belongs anywhere. Complexity is undesirable. But it's often unavoidable to introduce complexity as you add...

And even here one could make it even closer by going the 13th age way. You just prepare spells. No matter if cantrip or other spells...

Things aren't spells and thus do not teach their basics of the spell casting system. Cantrips are spells and thus teach you everything...

Upcasting lower level spells is mot worth it because mearls and the othet 5e designers did a bad job at balancing. They at some point...

I expect Tigris is talking about RPG progress clocks as popularized by Blades in the Dark and described at this link, not mechanical clocks.

Who says one does allow stupid level dibs in 6E to start with? Or that the cantrips scale with player level instead of class level? This...

I dont think there are any real holes, but its just a high amount of randomness involved, since the number of spell slots each day can...

If we’re trying to find the main source of complexity in 5e casters, it’s probably spell slots in general rather than the specific...

agreed, and it's not like you couldn't replicate 90% of the wizard experience with just a sorcerer subclass that has a spellbook and a...