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    D&D 4E Converting 4E bits to 3.X

    http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=233980 for an idea about using rituals in 3.5e.
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    Spell DCs House Rule: Applying the "reserve feat" principle.

    Hi StreamOfTheSky, Thanks for the feedback, and sorry for leaving you off the greetings/thanks earlier. Granted, a wizard can find a stack of out-of-combat uses for spells. But that isn't the issue here at all - out of combat spells aren't affected by a change in save DC, which is the only...
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    Casters vs. Non-Casters (longish)

    THE PREMISE Casters have got it all over non-casters in terms of both power and versatility. (The rest of the post assumes this statement to be true, and its validity isn't what I hope to discuss. If you disagree then I'd be happy to discuss it in another thread :)) Key Issues: 1...
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    Spell DCs House Rule: Applying the "reserve feat" principle.

    Hi Jack, Again thanks for all the feedback - you're giving me alot to think about :) I'm not missing a side effect - this exact thing is an intentional feature (and one of the main design goals) of the reserve system, rather than a bug. This area is where our game experiences differ, I...
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    Spell DCs House Rule: Applying the "reserve feat" principle.

    Hi Jack and StreamOfTheSky, Thanks for the feedback. Yeah, This one I foresaw. No great loss, IMO. Thanks for the heads-up though. This is part of the intention (see design goals). I've never seen a wizard achieve anything other than wasting an action with these spells after about 13th...
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    Spell DCs House Rule: Applying the "reserve feat" principle.

    First, some design goals: (1) Spell DCs scale with level: So that low level spells see more use in high level games. (2) Casters have some incentive not to go "nova" in the first encounter, preferebly casting their spells from the "bottom up" rather than from the "top down" The system...
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    In substantial monsters hit point totals.

    Maybe it is a % of role and level hp, plus con score. Looooong time lurker, first time poster. Woot!! Edit: Forget it, doesn't work out that way no matter how you slice it. Prolly shoulda done some sums before posting, eh?
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