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<blockquote data-quote="AlioTheFool" data-source="post: 5968641" data-attributes="member: 82767">I have been campaigning for magic to work this way for years now. I don't have any experience with pre-4E psionics, but I've long argued that the 4E psionics system is what I'd like to see for magic.Every spell (or almost every, since there would likely be a number of exceptions in a Wizard's spell list) would have an at-will status. Most at-wills could then be enhanced via some manner of point expenditure. So a spellcaster could fire off a Flame Dart every round, spend a point to turn it into Burning Hands, or spend 2 points to fling a Fireball.This might change spell-levels a bit, though it wouldn't necessarily overly expand spell lists. As above, Burning Hands and Fireball are already spells in the game. They are completely separate, but could be linked going forward. Perhaps this would mean that some spells are unavailable for casting in &quot;upgraded form&quot; until the spellcaster is a higher level? I could see that argument as valid.Beyond that, I'd like to see this system expanded beyond spellcasters as well. I still firmly believe the answer to &quot;I want my fighter to be awesome too&quot; is to give the classes that people feel are wanting more interesting options. If a fighter has an at-will &quot;I Hit It With My Sword&quot; that she can then spend a point to boost to &quot;I Hit THEM With My Sword&quot; or two points to boost it to &quot;I CLEAVE THEM WITH MY SWORD&quot; doesn't that seem like a better answer than &quot;Can you just stop the Wizard from casting cool spells to take my spotlight?&quot;I still stand on my opinion that we should be making every class more interesting, and therefore fun to play. I believe I wrote a blog post a couple of months ago about the above, but I'm about to run to work so I don't have time to check. Either way, I think this is how we make the game fun for everyone, not just the Wizards, not just the Clerics, not just the Fighters, Druids, Rogues, or whoever. Everyone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="AlioTheFool, post: 5968641, member: 82767"] I have been campaigning for magic to work this way for years now. I don't have any experience with pre-4E psionics, but I've long argued that the 4E psionics system is what I'd like to see for magic. Every spell (or almost every, since there would likely be a number of exceptions in a Wizard's spell list) would have an at-will status. Most at-wills could then be enhanced via some manner of point expenditure. So a spellcaster could fire off a Flame Dart every round, spend a point to turn it into Burning Hands, or spend 2 points to fling a Fireball. This might change spell-levels a bit, though it wouldn't necessarily overly expand spell lists. As above, Burning Hands and Fireball are already spells in the game. They are completely separate, but could be linked going forward. Perhaps this would mean that some spells are unavailable for casting in "upgraded form" until the spellcaster is a higher level? I could see that argument as valid. Beyond that, I'd like to see this system expanded beyond spellcasters as well. I still firmly believe the answer to "I want my fighter to be awesome too" is to give the classes that people feel are wanting more interesting options. If a fighter has an at-will "I Hit It With My Sword" that she can then spend a point to boost to "I Hit THEM With My Sword" or two points to boost it to "I CLEAVE THEM WITH MY SWORD" doesn't that seem like a better answer than "Can you just stop the Wizard from casting cool spells to take my spotlight?" I still stand on my opinion that we should be making [I]every [/I]class more interesting, and therefore fun to play. I believe I wrote a blog post a couple of months ago about the above, but I'm about to run to work so I don't have time to check. Either way, I think this is how we make the game fun for everyone, not just the Wizards, not just the Clerics, not just the Fighters, Druids, Rogues, or whoever. Everyone. [/QUOTE]

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