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<blockquote data-quote="M_Natas" data-source="post: 9181693" data-attributes="member: 7025918">Okay, my initial idea is not so much about if no-cost material components are good or bad, but about changing the spellcasting paradigm from &quot;a spell has no V,S,M components unless stated otherwise&quot; to &quot;a spell has V,S,M component unless stated otherwise&quot;.So that when a player casts a spell, in general the DM can assume that it makes noise, that the character needs a free hand and a spell focus/material, unless proven otherwise.So in general, Spellcasting is noticeable.Now, if a character wants to be stealthy about his spellcasting, he can now look up a spell that has the silent and subtle tags (so no verbal and somnatic components) - so it adds a bonus to the spell. So now looking up and adhering to Spell Components gives the player a bonus.That is my idea in the initial post.If a player doesn't care about No-Cost Spell-Components, he always can use an arcane focus.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="M_Natas, post: 9181693, member: 7025918"] Okay, my initial idea is not so much about if no-cost material components are good or bad, but about changing the spellcasting paradigm from "a spell has no V,S,M components unless stated otherwise" to "a spell has V,S,M component unless stated otherwise". So that when a player casts a spell, in general the DM can assume that it makes noise, that the character needs a free hand and a spell focus/material, unless proven otherwise. So in general, Spellcasting is noticeable. Now, if a character wants to be stealthy about his spellcasting, he can now look up a spell that has the silent and subtle tags (so no verbal and somnatic components) - so it adds a bonus to the spell. So now looking up and adhering to Spell Components gives the player a bonus. That is my idea in the initial post. If a player doesn't care about No-Cost Spell-Components, he always can use an arcane focus. [/QUOTE]

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