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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 4831447" data-attributes="member: 19675">I realize that its probably not the case, but I can see- heck, I've seen AND played- PCs who are one-trick ponies...even spellcasters.  Sometimes its intentional.A guy playing an "epic" level 1Ed/2Ed Wizard almost always chose MM or Fireball as his primary options.  Don't get me wrong- he knew and used other spells, but odds were high that one of those would be the 1st, 2nd and possibly 3rd spells used in a given conflict, until he ran out.  Did I mention he had Wands for each?I've played spellcasters PCs based around a single spell and its variants- researched and/or metamagically modified.  They can be fun, properly done.  Just ask Jaya Ballard, Task Mage.If I ever play a PC who uses MM (I haven't yet, and I've been playing since 1977), I'd play one (in 3.X, at least) who took levels in Force Missile Adept, Argent Savant, was a Focused Specialist Evoker with the Reserve Feats Force Needle and Blade of Force.If it helps, think of them as barbarians, for whom every problem boils down to their binary choice- bash or don't bash...except in this case, instead of a 2HD Sword, the PC has a Fireball.At any rate, the solution is pretty simple- give them tasks that those spells won't help.  Imagine a situation where MM won't work, and the proposed target is in a crowd of innocents....Fireball won't be an option either.</blockquote>