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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 5771761" data-attributes="member: 7808">I'm going to misinterpret your point here and run with it, so bear with me for a moment.Although Vancian magic does not mechanically match typical fiction, it matches the feel of older classic fiction.  That it, powerful magic is something that is only available sparingly.  It takes a lot of effort to cast a spell, and after you cast it once it would be extremely rare to see it cast again any time soon.  You don't see Gandalf spamming low level spells, and some characters (like the White Witch or Schmendrick) don't manage to case even a dozen spells in their entire careers.  Early video games follow the same rules; even the wizard in Gauntlet had to carefully collect and conserve his magic pots, and casters in Final Fantasy 1 had no way to regain spells inside a dungeon.Contrast this to current fiction, where Harry screams Expeliramus so much the word loses any meaning, and Skyrim wizards can dual wield spells by simply waiting a minute between castings.When you get down to it, Vancian casting is very much an old school style of magic that was completely in line with the media of the time, but is now seen by many as outdated.   Personally, I'm still a fan of it, but I also play my original NES more than my Wii.</blockquote>