How would this play out

[thullgrim]

I want to set up wizards in a games as being specialist, but not under the core rules. Rather I want to limit them to at most to access to 2 or 3 schools, no more than that and preferably only 2 schools. Now in return I will be going to spell points, ala Arcana Unearthed, utilitzing the vitalizing option. Metamagic will be handled by allowing three free uses everyday of each metamagic feat a character knows. Anymore than that and you have to pay spell points for them. Also, given the dirth of spells for many schools I would allow alot more access to third party spells to fill out the spells in a given school.

I am also thinking of lifting the max spell level cap based on level and saying if you know the spell and have the points you can cast it, but any spell over your normal castable spell by level takes a successful skill roll (Spellcraft I think) vs DC 15+ 2(spell level).

Backstory wise, magic was once unified (as core) but when the last god of magic was imprisoned and all magic removed from the world a new god emerged from the ranks of mortals. He is more than a little paranoid of spellcasters being able to usurp him and so has placed this limitation on the magic in the world now.

Item creation would remain the same as under core, though to have certain items made one would have to use cooperative wizards to enchant an item made with spells from more than 2 schools

 

[Nifft]

If you can, take a look at the Midnight campaign setting. They have a class ("Channeler") which starts with two schools, and gains access to more schools via Feats. It also uses a spell-point-ish system.

-- N

 

[thullgrim]

just a little Bump

 

[Nifft]

Given how few players I've seen take specialist Wizards (due to fear of losing access to good spells), and how people seem to hate Psion's MAD which restricts their available Powers, I think you'd get players who don't play Wizards.

-- N

PS: Have you looked at Midnight yet?

 

[diaglo]

what do you do with the Wizard who wants to create his own spell? or have you removed the research capability of spellcasters?

and what happens if it is outside his schools based on the write up? (ala Universal spells)