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<blockquote data-quote="Drawmack" data-source="post: 383729" data-attributes="member: 4981"><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">I think you're forgetting that spell preperation is more then just memorizing the spell. It is memorizing the verbal component as well as preparing any other components and memorizing what those components are. Once the spell is cast the caster no longer has to worry about the phrasing of the verbal component and has exausted any prepared components, so much like cramming for a test once the knowledge is no longer needed it is gone. I personally make every class prepare their spells ahead of time or every spell gets a MEA added to it's casting time for preperation. </span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">As far as what you're proposing I saw some homebrew that you might find is what you're looking for. This homebrew treated the casting classes as generic classes. So your wizard followed the same rules as the core wizard because he didn't specialize so he didn't really get super good at any spells. Then they introduced prestige classes, you had to be an arcane caster capable of casting third level spells in order to take the class. This is the basics of how the class worked. The number of new spells you could learn was cut in half. You choose three spells you could cast upon taking the class. </span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">1st level you get still spell with only those three spells you are specializing in.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">2nd level all three specialized spells can be cast 1/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">3rd level you get quicken spell with only those three spells you are specializing in.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">4th level all three specialized spells can be cast 2/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">5th level you get empower spell with only those three spells you are specializing in.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">6th level all three specialized spells can be cast 3/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">7th level extend spell with only those three spells you are specializing in.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">8th level all three specialized spells can be cast 4/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">9th level Maximize Spell with only those three spells you are specializing in.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">10th level Heighten Spell with only those three spells you are specializing in.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">HD: d4</span></p><p><span style="color: white">Levels in this class get added to levels in your base caster class when you are calculating your caster level for spell purposes.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p><p><span style="color: white">I that something like you're going for. Sometimes things like this can be resolved with prestige classes as opposed to messing with the core rules system which would also have a serious impact on other things.</span></p><p><span style="color: white"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Drawmack, post: 383729, member: 4981"] [color=white] I think you're forgetting that spell preperation is more then just memorizing the spell. It is memorizing the verbal component as well as preparing any other components and memorizing what those components are. Once the spell is cast the caster no longer has to worry about the phrasing of the verbal component and has exausted any prepared components, so much like cramming for a test once the knowledge is no longer needed it is gone. I personally make every class prepare their spells ahead of time or every spell gets a MEA added to it's casting time for preperation. As far as what you're proposing I saw some homebrew that you might find is what you're looking for. This homebrew treated the casting classes as generic classes. So your wizard followed the same rules as the core wizard because he didn't specialize so he didn't really get super good at any spells. Then they introduced prestige classes, you had to be an arcane caster capable of casting third level spells in order to take the class. This is the basics of how the class worked. The number of new spells you could learn was cut in half. You choose three spells you could cast upon taking the class. 1st level you get still spell with only those three spells you are specializing in. 2nd level all three specialized spells can be cast 1/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day. 3rd level you get quicken spell with only those three spells you are specializing in. 4th level all three specialized spells can be cast 2/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day. 5th level you get empower spell with only those three spells you are specializing in. 6th level all three specialized spells can be cast 3/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day. 7th level extend spell with only those three spells you are specializing in. 8th level all three specialized spells can be cast 4/day without affecting counting towards the spell casters spells per day. 9th level Maximize Spell with only those three spells you are specializing in. 10th level Heighten Spell with only those three spells you are specializing in. HD: d4 Levels in this class get added to levels in your base caster class when you are calculating your caster level for spell purposes. I that something like you're going for. Sometimes things like this can be resolved with prestige classes as opposed to messing with the core rules system which would also have a serious impact on other things. [/color] [/QUOTE]
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