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I realized as soon as I went to bed that I forgot to include a limiter... I was thinking something like this: At higher levels: The spell slot required to create further simple simulacra is 5 plus the number of existing simulacra. So if you currently have one simple simulacrum, a 6th level...

I don't want to take up too much of your time here, so let me just enter with a preface: I know that I cannot trust myself to balance a custom spell. As an engineer, I'm too optimization-minded. So if you've got a moment to help me out, it would be much appreciated. I'm going for a...

@Salthorae After much fussing, I managed to get the core of my wizard notes down to 60-ish pages and up on DMs Guild here. Thanks for the push! @Unwise ha, indeed! Without getting into the politics of the real world too much, education costs here are definitely on the crazy side. I was...

I see what you did there :cool:

That's absolutely fair. I do think they should reconsider, though! (Also to be fair, some casting classes rely on spells that are more tied to their main stat than wizards are). It also depends on the game, how many pillars of play are in use, etc. A strictly combat-focused game isn't going...

There is a world of difference in the importance of ASIs between a martial class that can attack multiple times every single turn and which gets to increase its crit range by two hundred percent for every single one of those attacks... and a wizard who is best served by only making attacks as a...

Well, it improves the odds for your attack/save cantrips. Mage Hand, Prestidigitation, Mending, etc. don't care about stats. But I know you meant for combat, and I agree that it does. But an ASI only improves their hit odds by 5%. Even if you're concerned about cantrip hit odds, I think a...

I'd put some very heavy caveats on this claim. I would put three feats on a wizard before I went for a single ASI. Most of the great wizard spells just happen. To name only a few: Shield, Misty Step, Tiny Hut, Polymorph as a buff, Animate Objects, Wall of Force, Simulacrum, Maze, ... you...

I actually feel like it makes a lot of sense and really is at the core of 5e design. Typically it's referred to as "bounded accuracy" but the name doesn't really matter. I feel like this quote from Rodney Thompson summarizes it better than I would:

I'm not certain you actually disagree with me. I said some people dislike a spell like Wish because they don't think players should have access to that kind of power, only the DM should. You said you dislike a spell like Wish because you don't think players should have access to that kind of...

At the end of the day, despite the recommended rate of character progression in the 5e rules, I feel like anything works because those recommendations are not mechanically enforced. The rules work just as well for a game where you practically montage your way to 20th level as it does for one...

And let's also add that this hate isn't tied to a lack of effectiveness. Some people hate spells that are "too good" because it requires the DM to be rather flexible and not married to the idea of being in control of the game. I mean, Wish was one of the first spells voted out on that poll...

I assume this is 5e? Sounds to me like you're describing a mix of Sequester and Demiplane. I would just make your own item and look to those spells for inspiration if you need it, though it sounds like you know what it needs to do. If nothing else, the spells could inspire a name for you...

Addendum: In the spirit of your original post, let's say we want to duplicate Meteor Swarm with some apprentice mages using Firebolt. You'd need 20,462 of them. BUT... most of those are wasted shots, merely filling the air with fire where you expect to find it. The vast, vast majority of a...

Though this isn't exactly the angle you're going for, I feel like this is an appropriate place to put an analysis of spell power. If we're going to compare the power of spells at level A with level B, the only sensible approach is to look at damaging spells (the utility of being invisible in a...

There's a lot that wizards of any level could do to really make bank, many of which don't even have material component costs. No economy could be expected to stand against the forces of magic, so DnD mostly turns a blind eye to it. The general rule of thumb is that crafted items should have a...

@Salthorae I think Animate Objects would suit your target needs perfectly. It’s a shame the unearthed arcana skill feats didn’t make it into XGE. Wizards should start the game with Arcanist.

@Salthorae I feel like the pitch would be something like this: Tired of writing down spells without doing math and referencing charts? Feeling down because there's not enough library science in your game? Suffering from a complex suite of neuroses that demand an internally-consistent...

@Salthorae I would still describe the XGE rules as 35-70 days. Just because only 25-50 of those days are active tutelage doesn't mean the student doesn't have homework on the weekends or need time to process the information... Anyway, 35-70 days to learn a language is actually a crazy pants...

Thanks for the thorough research, I guess you can tell I don't play modules! BUT... the existence of a tenday in the flavor doesn't change the meaning of "week" for the rules (though I'll admit the LMoP quote could be confusing). As far as the game rules are concerned for downtime and spell...