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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ruleslawyer" data-source="post: 2863274" data-attributes="member: 1757">Try here:<a href="http://community.dicefreaks.com/viewtopic.php?t=2153" target="_blank">http://community.dicefreaks.com/viewtopic.php?t=2153</a>That thread actually has a *lot* of interesting discussion on epic spellcasting.I think there's a vast gulf between "potentially abusable, but only if the DM really isn't paying attention" to "abuse-prone unless the DM constantly asserts control." ES falls under the latter category, IMHO. The problem here is perhaps with the D&D spellcasting philosophy in general. Rather than using a flexible, Ars Magica (or Elements of Magic Revised) -style "design your own spell" system, D&D evaluates spells based on the power of the finished product. On the one hand, that's a bonus, since the finished product can be balanced rather straightforwardly against other finished products. On the other hand, the system is therefore a tad inflexible. However, D&D magic is also extremely potent, even compared with alternatives like Ars Magica. The problem with Epic Spellcasting is that it combines the potency of D&D baseline magic with the means of extending that potency tremendously via flexible design and modification. I think the best revision approach would be something like an uncapped Elements of Magic: Mythic Earth system that incorporates everything from 0th-infinite level, with a suggested cap for non-epic games. But that's wishful thinking, unless the ENPubs people feel like writing it...</blockquote>

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