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<blockquote data-quote="Ruin Explorer" data-source="post: 8253430" data-attributes="member: 18">I'm not completely sure about that. I don't think it'll ever be the default approach, but I'd be unsurprised if 6E had a class with what were effectively spell points either at launch or early on (not like the Sorcerer, though it might be the Sorcerer in that edition).I think the main bar is actually the spell list at this point. That's a lot more sacred than Vancian casting to players. D&amp;D has to support these fire-and-forget spells with specific effects (which I will admit magic systems which are hard non-Vancian are not usually great at supporting), and a huge giant list of them too, so the space you can fit a spell point system in is a bit smaller.Honestly I think it would just take a bit more bravery, cut down the giant list a bit and use the space for a more effect-oriented system for a spell point caster (which could also be used for Psionicists).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ruin Explorer, post: 8253430, member: 18"] I'm not completely sure about that. I don't think it'll ever be the default approach, but I'd be unsurprised if 6E had a class with what were effectively spell points either at launch or early on (not like the Sorcerer, though it might be the Sorcerer in that edition). I think the main bar is actually the spell list at this point. That's a lot more sacred than Vancian casting to players. D&D has to support these fire-and-forget spells with specific effects (which I will admit magic systems which are hard non-Vancian are not usually great at supporting), and a huge giant list of them too, so the space you can fit a spell point system in is a bit smaller. Honestly I think it would just take a bit more bravery, cut down the giant list a bit and use the space for a more effect-oriented system for a spell point caster (which could also be used for Psionicists). [/QUOTE]

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