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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FoolishFrost" data-source="post: 4319042" data-attributes="member: 24319">Defiling vs. Preserving.All right, how about this idea.  (forgive me if it's been thought of before)The key difference is that wizards draw power from the land BEFORE casting a spell.  Unlike the rest of D&D worlds where the energy is already considered 'at the ready'.So make the standard like this:  To draw energy takes a free action, but defiles the area.If you take a feat for preserving, you can use a MOVE action to draw that energy without defiling the area.If you take an expert preserver feat, you can use a minor action to draw that energy safely.If you take an elite preserver feat, you can use a free action to draw that energy safely.This better follows the books, actually, but DOES limit the player heavily.  You might see him defile on occasion just to survive in extreme situations.  I would also think that a few feats should be allowed for defilers too, such as 'slow defiling' that offsets the visible effects of defiling for a few minutes after the spell is cast.And yes, I know that this method eats wizards feats, but the entire point was that "Preserving is a CHOICE."</blockquote>