I wonder how I didn't notice this before...

[Kinak]

Also, in pre-4e books, what always took by far the most space were all of the spells. If they consolidate alot of the redundant spells (like silent image and minor image, obscuring mist and fog cloud, etc.) they could cut down on the size of the spell chapter quite a bit without really taking anything away.

There's been some discussion of spells no longer scaling, except when you're preparing spells in higher level slots.

If they do it right, that could save a ton of room. Picture a "Cure Wounds" spell with a little chart telling you how much it heals based on the level you're memorizing it as.

Cheers!
Kinak