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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8238265" data-attributes="member: 27996">The right way for 'get off my lawn' grognards to deal with cantrips is to bring True Vancian Magic back to D&D!So in that spirit... Death to cantrips! We're gonna Make Vancian Magic Great Again!  MVMGA!Here's what we do:Cantrips Known = Universal Spell SlotsCantrips known are now Universal spell Slots. Which you can use for any spells that you have access to equal to 1/2 your level.So a level 10 wizard with spell slots for levels 1,2,3,4,5.  Can use his 5 universal spell slots for level 1,2, or 3 spells.So Wizards will start with 5 total spell slots - 2 1st level, 3 universal. Which of course means that at low levels Casters are able to use a lot of 1st and 2nd level spells.And if their are class abilities that allow boosts to cantrips Casters get to apply that to their spells.Now here's the MVMGA catch:In true Vancian Magic fashion; All Spell Slots must have their spells selected each day - for the day.  (Or when that Spell slot is again available at the End of a Long Rest.)At the end of a Long Rest they can switch spells in a slot if it has gone unused.Thinking ahead will be a thing. If they think wrong... that's just the way the Vancian cookie crumbles!Now you know why Gandalf carried a sword. So get in there and cut that Filthy Orc down!In the true spirit of MVMGA, I have no idea what the knock on effects of this would be for Caster PC's or in a campaign, as precisely Zero playtesting has been done.But that doesn't really matter...Because True Vancian Magic is Back Baby!We're gonna make it Great Again, and it's Gonna be Good.So True.</blockquote>

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