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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Neonchameleon" data-source="post: 5513031" data-attributes="member: 87792">Two systems I've seen used do this - the second works really well even if you give wizards plotbusting magic. 1: Gurps Unlimited Mana. You get a pool of X mana recovering at a rate of Y and if you go above that value you start taking backlash based on your total amount over (so after that big spell, everything gets risky). Blow waaay through it and yu could die or worse. This is designed to allow big spells. If the wizards want to risk it... 2: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 2e. You get a number of magic dice equal to your magic stat (1-4) and can roll any or all of them when trying to cast, aiming the total at a static target number. If all the dice roll 1 you burn out for a while. On a double you take a minor but obnoxious backlash irrespective of whether the casting succeeded. A triple is a major backlash. And a quadruple does things like accidently summoning a greater demon. (The exact effect is based on the number you rolled with all 1s not being as bad as all 10s). Being a WHFRP wizard may be powerful, but it's also scary.</blockquote>