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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wolv0rine" data-source="post: 3359931" data-attributes="member: 9045">Alright, as to the Cleric's uberpower, take a look at this little pair of examples I just worked up and tell me how you think it goes toward the Cleric's power.(Added text under "Casting Spells" for Divine Spellcasters)   Each casting attempt lowers the Divine Spellcaster’s current Faith score.  For Lesser spells, each attempt lowers the Divine Spellcaster’s Faith by 1 pt. per level of the spell attempted.  For Greater spells (or Lesser spells meta-magiced beyond 4th level) each attempt lowers your current Faith score by 2 pts per spell level.Example #1: Conrad, L5 Cleric (Wis 17, FAI 12) attempts to cast Shield of Faith.  The attempt, succeed or fail, will drain 1 pt. from his Faith, reducing it to 11.  Conrad then attempts to cast Cure Serious Wounds, which drains his Faith by 3 pts, reducing it to 8.  Finally, Conrad attempts to cast Divine Power which drains his Faith by 4 pts, reducing it to 4.Example #2: Conrad, now a L12 Cleric (Wis 18, FAI 24) attemps to cast Shield of Faith, reducing his Faith by 1 pt., to 23.  Conrad then attempts to cast Create Food & Water, reducing his Faith by 3 pts, to 20.  Conrad then attempts to cast Commune, reducing his Faith by 10 pts., to 10.   If you fail a casting attempt, you may expend an amount of Faith equal to amount you failed your Faith check by to turn your failed Faith check into a success.---Now, to me that shows that each and every spell attempt is indeed stacking the deck significantly against the Cleric's next spell attempt.  Even the L12 Conrad up there, after trying one L1 spell, one L3 spell, and one L5 spell, has his current Faith score reduced down to 10.  That means his effective casting ability has been halved after 3 spells in a day.</blockquote>

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