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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cruentus" data-source="post: 9052213" data-attributes="member: 7034645">If this is the metered version of magic, holy moley, I can't imagine what it was like before....I've switched over my OSE Advanced game to the spell mechanics found in Beyond the Wall and Other Adventures.  Some classes have access to Cantrips, Spells, or Rituals, or some combination of those.  Cantrips can be cast as often as you want, but if you fail a casting roll (casting is an INT or WIS check, depending on the Cantrip, roll under to successfully cast), you have a choice: the cantrip backfires in some way, OR you are unable to cast further that day.  Cantrips include spells like Bless, Mage Light, Hex, Minor Illusion, Second Sight (see spirits).  So fairly minor, but helpful.Spells can be cast safely, but only 1 spell per character level.  So a 5th level Mage casts 5 spells a day.  These are the burning hands, abjuration (banishing), Darkness, Entanglement, Feather Fall, etc. and scale by level, obviously. Rituals are castable at a rate of one hour casting time per level of the ritual.  Bind Familiar, Goodberry (only heals), and Circle of Protection are level 1.  Alter Self is level 4, Contagion is level 6, Resurrection is a level 10 ritual.  These are the powerful and destructive spells or major magics that require concentration, etc.  All of the above need to be found by the Mage, and starting spells can be selected or generated using the character playbook.  This system also wraps 'clerical', 'wizard', and 'druid' into the same Mage class.  So wizards can cast cure wounds or summon animals, etc.  We're really liking how this system is playing out for us.</blockquote>

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