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<blockquote data-quote="clearstream" data-source="post: 7541207" data-attributes="member: 71699"><p>What is your experience in play? Are your characters valuing spell slots much more than metamagic? Finding the right tweaks to address that can be helped by first analysing the existing parameters.</p><p></p><p><strong>Slot level</strong></p><p>1st = 2 = one 1st slot (at level 2) = two Twinned 1st spells</p><p>2nd = 3 = one 2nd slot (at level 3) = one Twinned 2nd + one Twinned 1st spell</p><p>3rd = 5 = one 3rd slot (at level 5) = one Twinned 3rd + one Twined 2nd spell</p><p>4th = 6 = one 4th slot (at level 7) = one Twinned 4th + one Twinned 3rd spell</p><p>5th = 7 = one 5th slot + one 1st slot (at level 9) = one Twinned 5th + one Twinned 4th spell</p><p></p><p>Thinking about those same <em>character</em> levels in terms of total SP (converting all slots) -</p><p></p><p><strong>Character level</strong></p><p>2nd = 6+2 = 8</p><p>3rd = 8+6+3 = 17</p><p>5th = 8+9+10+5 = 32</p><p>7th = 8+9+15+6+7 = 45</p><p>9th = 8+9+15+18+7+9 = 66</p><p></p><p>A spreadsheet would do a better job of this analysis, with less chance of error. Arcane Recovery is giving half-class-level spell slots, capped at 5th level slots. So at those same levels using Arcane Recovery and then converting the slots gained would be worth -</p><p></p><p><strong>Character level</strong></p><p>2nd = 2</p><p>3rd = 2</p><p>5th = 3</p><p>7th = 5</p><p>9th = 6</p><p></p><p>As you can see, the number of points available from Arcane Recovery is <em>significantly</em> less than those available from Flexible Casting. This answers your last question, you could be heavily nerfing sorcerer if you replace Flexible Casting with Arcane Recovery. You might instead shift the game balance by increasing slot creation costs without changing conversion value. As an example - </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>Slot level</strong></p><p>1st = 4 = one 1st slot (at level 2) = three Twinned 1st spells + one Twinned cantrip</p><p>2nd = 5 = one 2nd slot (at level 3) = two Twinned 2nd + one Twinned 1st spell</p><p>3rd = 7 = one 3rd slot (at level 5) = two Twinned 3rd + one Twinned 1st spell</p><p>4th = 8 = one 4th slot (at level 7) = two Twinned 4th + one Twinned 1st spell</p><p>5th = 9 = one 5th slot (at level 9) = two Twinned 5th + one Twinned 1st spell</p><p></p><p>What a sorcerer can afford in terms of spell slots doesn't change all that much, but the <em>relative</em> cost of metamagic is lessened. That should tempt players to use metamagic more often.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clearstream, post: 7541207, member: 71699"] What is your experience in play? Are your characters valuing spell slots much more than metamagic? Finding the right tweaks to address that can be helped by first analysing the existing parameters. [B]Slot level[/B] 1st = 2 = one 1st slot (at level 2) = two Twinned 1st spells 2nd = 3 = one 2nd slot (at level 3) = one Twinned 2nd + one Twinned 1st spell 3rd = 5 = one 3rd slot (at level 5) = one Twinned 3rd + one Twined 2nd spell 4th = 6 = one 4th slot (at level 7) = one Twinned 4th + one Twinned 3rd spell 5th = 7 = one 5th slot + one 1st slot (at level 9) = one Twinned 5th + one Twinned 4th spell Thinking about those same [I]character[/I] levels in terms of total SP (converting all slots) - [B]Character level[/B] 2nd = 6+2 = 8 3rd = 8+6+3 = 17 5th = 8+9+10+5 = 32 7th = 8+9+15+6+7 = 45 9th = 8+9+15+18+7+9 = 66 A spreadsheet would do a better job of this analysis, with less chance of error. Arcane Recovery is giving half-class-level spell slots, capped at 5th level slots. So at those same levels using Arcane Recovery and then converting the slots gained would be worth - [B]Character level[/B] 2nd = 2 3rd = 2 5th = 3 7th = 5 9th = 6 As you can see, the number of points available from Arcane Recovery is [I]significantly[/I] less than those available from Flexible Casting. This answers your last question, you could be heavily nerfing sorcerer if you replace Flexible Casting with Arcane Recovery. You might instead shift the game balance by increasing slot creation costs without changing conversion value. As an example - [B]Slot level[/B] 1st = 4 = one 1st slot (at level 2) = three Twinned 1st spells + one Twinned cantrip 2nd = 5 = one 2nd slot (at level 3) = two Twinned 2nd + one Twinned 1st spell 3rd = 7 = one 3rd slot (at level 5) = two Twinned 3rd + one Twinned 1st spell 4th = 8 = one 4th slot (at level 7) = two Twinned 4th + one Twinned 1st spell 5th = 9 = one 5th slot (at level 9) = two Twinned 5th + one Twinned 1st spell What a sorcerer can afford in terms of spell slots doesn't change all that much, but the [I]relative[/I] cost of metamagic is lessened. That should tempt players to use metamagic more often. [/QUOTE]
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