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<blockquote data-quote="Marius Delphus" data-source="post: 3724424" data-attributes="member: 447"><p>In speaking with an inexperienced gamer of my acquaintance, the idea of character level versus spell level comes up quite a bit. This person wants badly to play a spellcaster. Really really badly. But we're finding that the thought of a 5th-level character having access to only 3rd-level spells (for example) is completely counter-intuitive. Personally, I'm okay with it, but I'm approaching 30 years of exposure (I won't say "experience" due to a very slow gaming schedule in recent years) to D&D and all its idiosyncrasies. In the end, I'm forced to agree that it seems a little silly on the face of it.</p><p></p><p>If the question is, "I just gained 2nd level. Why can't I have 2nd-level spells?" I'm forced to answer, "You just can't." And that answer reinforces the alienation and frustration this player feels with trying to take on a strongly desired role -- as though the answer was, "Just shut up and play." Which has never been said, certainly, but as I repeatedly fail to explain this weird artifact of the original game, I can see how easy it'd be to infer.</p><p></p><p>So I'm cautiously optimistic. If [whatever change resulted in the "25th-level spells" quote] makes spellcasters more fun and intuitive to design/build and play, then, nostalgia aside, I think I'll be pleased.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marius Delphus, post: 3724424, member: 447"] In speaking with an inexperienced gamer of my acquaintance, the idea of character level versus spell level comes up quite a bit. This person wants badly to play a spellcaster. Really really badly. But we're finding that the thought of a 5th-level character having access to only 3rd-level spells (for example) is completely counter-intuitive. Personally, I'm okay with it, but I'm approaching 30 years of exposure (I won't say "experience" due to a very slow gaming schedule in recent years) to D&D and all its idiosyncrasies. In the end, I'm forced to agree that it seems a little silly on the face of it. If the question is, "I just gained 2nd level. Why can't I have 2nd-level spells?" I'm forced to answer, "You just can't." And that answer reinforces the alienation and frustration this player feels with trying to take on a strongly desired role -- as though the answer was, "Just shut up and play." Which has never been said, certainly, but as I repeatedly fail to explain this weird artifact of the original game, I can see how easy it'd be to infer. So I'm cautiously optimistic. If [whatever change resulted in the "25th-level spells" quote] makes spellcasters more fun and intuitive to design/build and play, then, nostalgia aside, I think I'll be pleased. [/QUOTE]
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