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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Beginning of the End" data-source="post: 5053203" data-attributes="member: 55271">And when you want a quick flash of light and are thinking outside of the box about how to get it, the brightly lit magical bolt will be more useful than the reflavored variant.So what?In terms of the game world, they're not the exact same effect -- so differences in the perceived reality of the game world are to be expected. Nor are they a problem. In fact, that's the whole reason you're reskinning in the first place.But in terms of meaningful game mechanics, they're identical.Now, if the spell is significantly different in terms of game mechanics, then you aren't actually reskinning -- you're designing an all-out variant.Of course, there's nothing wrong with designing variant spells, either. The game has been loaded up with spells doing similar effects for 35+ years now.</blockquote>