Rashak Mani said:I positively hated these rules... one of my DMs enforces it thou...
Its way to expensive and I figure most campaigns dont follow the WOTC suggested WEALTH level for PCs anyway. My 8th lvl character has like a third of the gold suggested in magic items only.
Wizards should spend gold and time to get new spells... but the way it is now... its so prohobitive as too be castrating.
In my case I was transcribing a 2nd level Scroll... so I lost the scroll AND I paid quite a lot of gold too to put it in my book. So being a wizard is great for having lots of 1st lvl spells... but higher than that only getting my 2 free spells a level...
Wizards need magical items too... not spend all their gold in filling up grimoires... they need AC and better saves like everyone else.
There are a couple of methods of fixing this.
The simplest is to pick the spells you want. If the rogue wants a Cat's Grace, just appologize that you don't have the spell and can't afford the cost of scribing it in your book. The rogue might decide it is worth it to solve those problems for you. Same goes for other people wanting you to cast particular spells.
Another way is to supplement your income by creating custom magic items for people. If you charge full price, that should give you a few more gold to spend on scribing new spells. This does take time.
Overall, I think the rules may be a little harsh but since I've never played under a GM that enforced them, I'm not sure how harsh it would really be.