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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 5811832" data-attributes="member: 16760">Hot diggity!  Now this is some information I can sink my teeth into!I'm especially intrigued that the wizard at-will felt different from ordinary attacks;  this is very promising.  Apparently it's an opposed ability check, with the wizard rolling Int I'd guess, and the defender rolling a saving throw.  Dex, most likely?Although all six ability scores are used as saves, my gut tells me that Dex and Con are going to get a lot more of a workout than the others.  Along with either Wis or Cha.  Str I could see being used against grappling, paralysis and the like;  and I can't think of much of anything for Int except for illusions.  We already know that Cha is being used for fear and charms;  that leaves other mental stuff for Wis?It's also interesting that you can apparently do quite a bit of stuff without needing to roll - the rogue did a lot of reconnoitering without having to roll once.EDIT:  The fact that spells require opposed rolls will tend to push results to the middle - thus a small edge on one side will tend to be amplified.  But of course very swingy results are possible.Also, more randomness usually favors the NPC's, simply because they only have to survive one battle while the PC's have to survive them all.  Wizards will feel quite motivated to target an opponent's low stats.</blockquote>