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<blockquote data-quote="LoneWolf23" data-source="post: 1331468" data-attributes="member: 643">All right, I know everyone's tired of the idea of Wizards Memorizing, then forgetting the spells they cast from their spellbooks.&nbsp; And so am I.&nbsp; But rather then dump Spell Preperation, I simply have a better explanation for it, gleamed from authentic spellcasting practices by real world &quot;mages&quot;&nbsp; (aka the neo-pagans).My reasoning is this: casting a spell in battle isn't really the act of casting the actual spell, it's just using it.&nbsp; The -Real- casting occurs back when the wizard spends about an hour or less to prepare them.&nbsp; The &quot;Preperation&quot; isn't just the wizard sitting with his open spellbook, reading and memorizing the spell in his mind.&nbsp; It's the wizard sitting with his open spellbook, having traced a magic circle on the ground in which he places his material components, calling out ancient Names of Power and beseeching mysterious entities of magic to empower him with the ability to use the requested spells, which they then become able to use at any time during the day...In short, Spell Preperation becomes Ritual Magic, rather then rote memorisation.&nbsp; Which makes much better sense to me.&nbsp; This idea works perfectly for Divine Spellcasters as well, since they're supposed to be using rituals to call out to their divine patrons for help, after all.Any opinions?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="LoneWolf23, post: 1331468, member: 643"] All right, I know everyone's tired of the idea of Wizards Memorizing, then forgetting the spells they cast from their spellbooks. And so am I. But rather then dump Spell Preperation, I simply have a better explanation for it, gleamed from authentic spellcasting practices by real world "mages" (aka the neo-pagans). My reasoning is this: casting a spell in battle isn't really the act of casting the actual spell, it's just using it. The -Real- casting occurs back when the wizard spends about an hour or less to prepare them. The "Preperation" isn't just the wizard sitting with his open spellbook, reading and memorizing the spell in his mind. It's the wizard sitting with his open spellbook, having traced a magic circle on the ground in which he places his material components, calling out ancient Names of Power and beseeching mysterious entities of magic to empower him with the ability to use the requested spells, which they then become able to use at any time during the day... In short, Spell Preperation becomes Ritual Magic, rather then rote memorisation. Which makes much better sense to me. This idea works perfectly for Divine Spellcasters as well, since they're supposed to be using rituals to call out to their divine patrons for help, after all. Any opinions? [/QUOTE]

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