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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 9301628" data-attributes="member: 7006">I'm of the opinion that it is more interesting and more descriptive if each &quot;type&quot; of spellcasting had its own mechanical system.The scientific Arcane casters... Wizards, Bards and Artificers use Spell Slots.&nbsp; Because their magic is so much about figuring out how it all works and planning and components and the like... a set and definitive system of spell slots and spell levels makes sense for the narrative and story of those classes.The classes that all come from within the natural world (the earth, the plants, the creatures-- including all sentient creatures) should not be so regimented as the Arcane casters.&nbsp; The Sorcerers, Druids, Rangers, Psions, Barbarians, and Monks all draw their power from a wellspring of magic within themselves and the world and can use it in whatever ways make the most sense.&nbsp; So they should all be on the Spell Point system.&nbsp; One pool of magical energy that they harness in whichever ways the want, spending their energy however they want.The Divine classes-- the ones that make devotions or pacts with extraplanar entities and the domains/tenets they embody-- the Clerics, Paladins, and Warlocks... should all have the capability to create at-will magical effects or &quot;miracles&quot; via Invocations, and have their magic always be the most potent it can be by having a small number of &quot;highest level&quot; spells.&nbsp; Basically all divine classes should use Pact Magic (feel free to change the term.)You do this... you actually make cohesive sources and uses of magical power and create mechanical systems for each power source... you get more interesting narratives and stories.&nbsp; At least in my opinion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 9301628, member: 7006"] I'm of the opinion that it is more interesting and more descriptive if each "type" of spellcasting had its own mechanical system. The scientific Arcane casters... Wizards, Bards and Artificers use Spell Slots. Because their magic is so much about figuring out how it all works and planning and components and the like... a set and definitive system of spell slots and spell levels makes sense for the narrative and story of those classes. The classes that all come from within the natural world (the earth, the plants, the creatures-- including all sentient creatures) should not be so regimented as the Arcane casters. The Sorcerers, Druids, Rangers, Psions, Barbarians, and Monks all draw their power from a wellspring of magic within themselves and the world and can use it in whatever ways make the most sense. So they should all be on the Spell Point system. One pool of magical energy that they harness in whichever ways the want, spending their energy however they want. The Divine classes-- the ones that make devotions or pacts with extraplanar entities and the domains/tenets they embody-- the Clerics, Paladins, and Warlocks... should all have the capability to create at-will magical effects or "miracles" via Invocations, and have their magic always be the most potent it can be by having a small number of "highest level" spells. Basically all divine classes should use Pact Magic (feel free to change the term.) You do this... you actually make cohesive sources and uses of magical power and create mechanical systems for each power source... you get more interesting narratives and stories. At least in my opinion. [/QUOTE]

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