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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Archus" data-source="post: 1920003" data-attributes="member: 25334">Yeah, I just dropped the 1/2 caster level because there was nothing inheriently useful about them except for the pieces you can buy (just like there is nothing useful about the Cleric BAB progression until you get that full +1).  You can buy each piece of one of the 1/2 levels exactly as given on the table, except for MP - you can only buy 5 MP at a time.So the a .5 caster would buy:3 Spell Lists (25+50+75 = 150 XP)2 Cantrips (5+10 = 15 XP)5 MP (5 XP)Total 170 XPI haven't decided on if you have to buy each signature spell, or if you get a base number equal to your INT mod.  If you don't get a base then the .5 caster may also want to buy:3 Signature Spells (10+20+30 = 60 XP)If that is the case you would spend 230 XP to be a 1/2 caster.  Conviently enough that is really close to the 251 XP that a bard pays under BTN. Hmm, convenient but not really intentional.  I just played with the weights until I had a total cost roughly equal to a BTN caster and ratio's I was willing to live with.  I may alter the Max MP and Spell List costs a bit and lower the Max MP cost (200) while raising the Spell List cost (50).  My reasoning is that spell lists provide versatility and power (since you need several similar lists to take full advantage of your Max MP) while Max MP just provides power.  Since Max MP has a smaller range (1-20) and is the yardstick of how much oomph a character has, I'm keeping it as the most expensive part.  If Spell Lists cost too much more, then being an EoMR caster gets outrageous quick.Since I'm planning on using 100 * New # Feats for the cost of feats (instead of the  quadratic increase in BTN) then my planned 50 for a spell list would still fit your idea of reasonable cost.I've been tinkering with those two weights a ton and haven't decided what looks best.  The other weights I'm pretty happy with.  They are the core of the cost for a spellcaster. I only included BTN spellcasting costs for Wizards, Clerics, etc. that included access to spell lists, access to domains, caster level, spell slots, known spells, and spell conversion.Sorcerors have always been screwed.  I'm taking care of that problem by only using EoMR magic.  I'll use modules and source materials as they are (some balance by having mightier spells), but anything I or the players create (plus important things I choose to translate) will use EoMR.I'd magical boons them like class abilities: 300 * Level.  Remove the abilities that grant a feat (use feat costs) and those already in BTN (trackless step).  The costs would be:* Minor Boon Cost = 300 xp* Moderate Boon Cost = 600 xp* Major Boon Cost =  2400 xpI may want to go do some comparison on the abilities to price them more fairly, but that is a rough ballpark.--Archus</blockquote>

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