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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BlivetWidget" data-source="post: 7516914" data-attributes="member: 6912801">Yes, this does assume a fair bit of downtime, or a non-adventuring wizard (a wizard out on adventures is hopefully picking up spell loot along the way).  The way time works in 5e is left pretty vague, and that's not a bad thing, but it means some tables are going to reach level 20 in the in-game equivalent of a month, while other tables are going to assume decades.  The formula for pieces of lore per spell is easy to tweak to match any timetable, though.  Just pick numbers that work for you. (spell level)**2 + 1 will shave off some time.  Or get rid of the square and use a multiplier to really cut it down.Multiple wizards working on the same project is certainly one way to cut down on the time, and multiple wizards cooperating can also greatly increase their spell count by agreeing to never take the same spells on leveling, then sharing their knowledge =).  That's actually why I wanted to come up with some rules for solo research.  Using only the available rules, a level 20 wizard can't discover any new spells, but he can take on an apprentice who can learn new magic and teach it to him... (seems rather silly to me!).Best of luck in working out the custom spells.  I looked into it, but decided to just stick with existing spells for a number of reasons.  First and foremost, the game designers did not follow their own proposed guidelines in the DMG at all.  For instance, Fireball, by their guidelines, ought to do 6d6 damage (it does 8d6).  Cone of Cold, by their guidelines, should do 8d6 (it does 8d8).  These are just two examples off the top of my head.  The other issue is, if you're going to make a spell, why even bother if it doesn't give you some advantage you couldn't get otherwise?  But if you can make spells more useful than what's in the book, do the other classes get to invent new attacks that are more powerful, too?  Inventing new spells is one of those things that makes a lot of sense and would be a lot of fun but makes the non-wizard classes start to lose what appeal they had.</blockquote>

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