Anyone used Recharge Magic from UA?

[Caspian Moon Prince]

I have been thinking about using this option in my next campaign and was wondering if anyone has used this option yet?


If so, how has it worked out for you? Have you had to do any tweaking to it?

It looks like a lot of book-keeping, but can put a hamper on spellcasting in combat situations(which will help when I tweak it for the campaign which will be low magic)

 

[WanderingMonster]

We're using it and we like it. I created some feats that allow faster recharging should the players want them. ..in fact, here they are:


Rapid Recharge [Metamagic]

Your spell energy recharges faster than normal.

Prerequisite: Spellcaster level 3+

Benefit: Spells with a General Recharge Time (see table 5–6, p158 UA), may be cast as if they were two levels lower. No spell may have a recharge time more frequent than every round.



Example: A 6th level sorcerer normally casts 3rd level general recharge spells at an interval of 1d4+1 rounds, 2nd level at 1d4+1 rounds, and 1st level at 1d4 rounds. With Rapid Recharge, he can cast 3rd level spells at an interval of 1d4 rounds, 2nd level at 1d4 rounds, and 1st level at 1d3 rounds (two steps lower on the chart).



You may take this feat more than once, but each additional time only decreases the level by one more step.

Spell Expert [Metamagic]

You can cast specific spells with very little time and effort.

Prerequisite: Spell Focus, key ability 13+

Benefit: A spellcaster may select a number of general recharge spells he knows equal to the modifier of her key spellcasting ability (Charisma for bards and sorcerers; Wisdom for clerics, paladins, and rangers). She may cast these spells as if they had the standard general recharge time minus her key ability modifier (Charisma or Wisdom). For specific recharge spells, the time is divided by a factor equal to 1+ the caster’s ability modifier (Charisma or Wisdom). General recharge spells can not be reduced to a recharge time below 0.



Example: A 6th level sorcerer with a Charisma of 15 may choose two spells to use with her Spell Expert feat. She chooses fireball and charm person. Her fireball has a new recharge time of 1d4–1, and her charm person spell has a specific recharge time of 20 minutes (1 hour/3).



The effects of Spell Expert do stack with the benefits of Rapid Recharge.

 

[Caspian Moon Prince]

Those look pretty good. If you don't mind me borrowing them, I would like to see if I can use that second feat(Spell Expert) for my game when I get to running it. It seems like together a player could work it were they could get to casting key combat spells every round, which is what I'm wanting to use this system to keep from.

Has that been your experience? Like being able to cast Fireball round after round.

 

[WanderingMonster]

They actually seem to be pretty cautious about casting their spells. When you launch a fireball you block out all 3rd-level spells for 1d4+1 rounds (assuming that's your highest level spell). So that caution tends to balance things out.

What you have to watch out for is healing. Even someone with cure light wounds can heal a party up in time for their next encounter. You can't hold back, and encounters need to be a little tougher to account for the fact that they will rarely be in anything but prime fighting condition.

 

[Caspian Moon Prince]

With both feats though..and assuming the player in the example took rapid recharge at 3rd level and then spell expert at 6th(and choose fireball) the time would become 1d4-2, which means that on all except a 4, or 3/4th of the time, the player will be able to cast a fireball after fireball at 6th level. With both feats stacking.