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<blockquote data-quote="Daern" data-source="post: 5941696" data-attributes="member: 81800">I posted this on my blog...So I've been thinking about D&amp;D Type V a bit. Like I said, it was fine,&nbsp; and more like my current style than Type IV, but the Wizard's At-Will Magic&nbsp; Missile thing bugged me.&nbsp; Automatic damage is kinda lame&nbsp; unless its a full on spell like Flaming Hands where the monsters roll saving throws to halve the damage.The problem is that automatic damage makes your decisions less strategic/tactical.Wizards have always been the class where you have to think a little bit&nbsp; harder about what you are going to do.&nbsp; These at-will cantrips take that&nbsp; away, making them more like super hero powers.My solution: Make all At-wills Encounter Powers.&nbsp; This makes the&nbsp; decision to use such spells more of a decision, but keeps them available&nbsp; throughout the session.&nbsp; Of course, a big problem with Encounter Powers is the &quot;<a href="http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/17231/roleplaying-games/dissociated-mechanics-a-brief-primer" target="_blank">dissociated mechanics</a>&quot; issue, but that is easily worked around with spells.&nbsp; Simply&nbsp; make the rule that all Cantrips and Orisons require 1 minute of&nbsp; preparation each between casting.&nbsp; (This would involve some sort of&nbsp; quick ritual or component prep)&nbsp;&nbsp; One minute prep means possible to get a&nbsp; spell back during a particularly long battle but it is not an option to&nbsp; simply cast spells like a fighter swinging a sword. Presto, fixed!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Daern, post: 5941696, member: 81800"] [b]I posted this on my blog...[/b] So I've been thinking about D&D Type V a bit. Like I said, it was fine, and more like my current style than Type IV, but the Wizard's At-Will Magic Missile thing bugged me. Automatic damage is kinda lame unless its a full on spell like Flaming Hands where the monsters roll saving throws to halve the damage. The problem is that automatic damage makes your decisions less strategic/tactical. Wizards have always been the class where you have to think a little bit harder about what you are going to do. These at-will cantrips take that away, making them more like super hero powers. My solution: Make all At-wills Encounter Powers. This makes the decision to use such spells more of a decision, but keeps them available throughout the session. Of course, a big problem with Encounter Powers is the "[URL="http://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/17231/roleplaying-games/dissociated-mechanics-a-brief-primer"]dissociated mechanics[/URL]" issue, but that is easily worked around with spells. Simply make the rule that all Cantrips and Orisons require 1 minute of preparation each between casting. (This would involve some sort of quick ritual or component prep) One minute prep means possible to get a spell back during a particularly long battle but it is not an option to simply cast spells like a fighter swinging a sword. Presto, fixed! [/QUOTE]

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