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<blockquote data-quote="NaturalZero" data-source="post: 7738293" data-attributes="member: 55705">This is really what i'd like. Make wands cool and fun toys instead of giving you more of what you have on your spell list or checking off blanks on that list. If you miss lightning bolt wands, make an awesome lightning wand that has a few lightning effects.I guess if characters really depend on the old 3e christmas tree or else they're screwed, maybe this version won't be for me. 3e and 4e gave me enough of that playstyle for a lifetime.Balancing a mechanical issue with something that's trivial to negate with roleplay (we put all of our potions in metal flasks) doesn't seem like a an ideal solution, to me. I'd rather magic items have straightforward checks and balances like spell slots do or the number off attacks you can perform in 6 seconds.&nbsp;I've been playing 5e and never seen them, so honestly, i had totally forgot that they existed. I wouldn't mind if we burned all of the old spell scrolls and replaced them with special incantation-type ritual spells that take 5 or more minutes to perform and do big, unique stuff.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="NaturalZero, post: 7738293, member: 55705"] This is really what i'd like. Make wands cool and fun toys instead of giving you more of what you have on your spell list or checking off blanks on that list. If you miss lightning bolt wands, make an awesome lightning wand that has a few lightning effects. I guess if characters really depend on the old 3e christmas tree or else they're screwed, maybe this version won't be for me. 3e and 4e gave me enough of that playstyle for a lifetime. Balancing a mechanical issue with something that's trivial to negate with roleplay (we put all of our potions in metal flasks) doesn't seem like a an ideal solution, to me. I'd rather magic items have straightforward checks and balances like spell slots do or the number off attacks you can perform in 6 seconds. I've been playing 5e and never seen them, so honestly, i had totally forgot that they existed. I wouldn't mind if we burned all of the old spell scrolls and replaced them with special incantation-type ritual spells that take 5 or more minutes to perform and do big, unique stuff. [/QUOTE]

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