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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 2485596" data-attributes="member: 63">Grim Tales is structured sorta like D20 Modern -- 6 classes divided by what ability score they favor. There aren't clear 'roles'.  You can be a strong warrior, a fast warrior, a tough warrior, a smart warrior, a wise warrior, or a charismatic warrior, though each has its benefits and drawbacks (and Strong characters in general make the best melee warriors, though they don't get many tricks). And likewise you can put the 6 classes to make whatever role you want.Magic is rare.Characters only get access to those spells the game master lets them see. It's not, "Here's the spell list; what do you want?" It's "You're a wizard. You can levitate!" If you saw a person in the real world levitate, you wouldn't complain if that person was unable to cast magic missile.Casting spells require a skill check. I think it's Spellcraft, or Knowledge (arcane lore). It's been a while. Anyway, if you succeed, the spell works, but you take Strength ability burn equal to 1d6 per spell level. Your Int, Wis, or Cha modifier gives you burn resistance, so that if you have an 18 Intelligence (a +4 bonus), you ignore the first 4 points of Str burn per die. Natural 1s on dice always get through, though.When you cast a spell, the caster level is equal to the level of the spell you're casting. If you take a feat (and you can take it multiple times), the caster level increases by 1. You get a feat every 2nd and every 3rd level, I believe, so you can raise your caster level pretty quickly, at the expense of doing anything else. Just like any other spellcaster.</blockquote>

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