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While I agree that a single caster could be made (though it would create a lack of diversity between casters that we currently have) I don't agree on using the sorcerer's spells known for it. I think for a lot of wizard players, collecting spells is part of rhe experience. For druid and cleric...

In 3e, they had rules for borrowing another wizard's spellbook. All throughout dnd history it, I recall see spell scrolls or the copying of a spell as a reward for aiding a wizard. Almost every setting had some sort of wizard guild where you could learn magic, trading spells wasn't anywhere...

I'd probably separate it between magic and spells. Spells are pretty much at the right point where they are now with discrete effects for each spell, throwing fireballs, opening locks, teleporting. Magic can do even more, players might be able to access these effects as well. For instance...

I thought I'd never heard of Absalom until I read that it was from pathfinder, don't know much about it thought (capital of the devil worshippers?) My favourite metropolis is Sigil, I like the fact that it's in the centre of the multiverse, the toris shape, the weird things you can find there...

Fire bad! I almost died!

I use it for help with basic coding for work stuff, but I also use if for creativity. I find it can be a lot of fun bouncing ideas off chatgpt and seeing what comes out of it.

I think 3e was 1 hour of study all up, same as BECMI, but when it comes right down to it, everyone in games I've run or played in for every edition typically just allow spells to be prepped after resting and don't worry too much about actual time.

I'd remove the force field ability of tiny hut. Instead it just hedges out weather and small insects/animals.

I think they have the benefit of being light easy reading. I was reading one called rogue dungeon and quite enjoyed it, it's set in an advanced MMO so if you've played WoW or another MMO some of the tropes will resonate.

I have a friend who has recommended it to me before. Back in 2021 he had this to say in our chat. Might be a little bit spoilery as he talks about the beginning of the first book.

T Thanks, I've added these three to my reading list. I'm trying to get back into reading because I spend too much time on my phone (granted that's how I'll likely be reading these books), in front of my tv, or on my PC.

Thanks, I'll give these a look at, I think the only one I've read is earthsea which I remember being a great read.

Well, having caight up on the thread, it seems like it is no longer about the topic. I was hoping to get some book recommendations out of it...

They are, I have a bunch, maybe all, of them. Worth a read for sure and easily done in an afternoon/evening or two.

Definitely, I will often read digital copies as well. Often the digital copies are around the same cost as the physical book from a secondhand store and they have the benefit of being downloaded directly. Kind of a shame though, I have an easier time browsing book stores than digital stores.

I do enjoy going back and reading Conan stories, they're short enough that they tend to be an afternoon read and some of them really seem to have influenced early DnD adventure creation, Queen of the Black Coast reads like a dnd adventure where you explore a lost ruin. Yeah, though in reality...

It's one of the reasons why in 3e a running joke was "friends don't let friends specialise in evocation". The hit point bloat was so high that it made damaging spells less useful than pre-3e.

I think one of the best ways to limit prestige classes is to go back to the old 3e meaning of the term and tie them into an actual organisation rather than just something you're capable of picking up whenever you have the requirements met. Can't be an assassin without joining an assassin's...

I haven't looked at player classes, but for DMs, monsters and NPCs can be simplified a bit. I made some notes around doing that ages ago and have been trying to find them. Essentially though, monsters can be made a little like other editions instead of going through the entire build and adding...

It's probably more for adventure league (I'm assuming that's still happening) and probably an ask your dm for home games.