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<blockquote data-quote="FormerlyHemlock" data-source="post: 6990107" data-attributes="member: 6787650">FWIW, I'm about to start a new campaign with new players in the next week or so, and this thread has persuaded me to add the spell to my house rules document. That's not quite the same as making it a definite house rule for this new campaign, because I will take input from players--but I like the flavor, I like how natural it is to say &quot;casting a (non-reaction, non-bonus-action) spell requires concentration and moving or getting hit interrupts your concentration&quot;, and I like the fact that it reduces the temptation for whole parties to rely purely on cantrips like Eldritch Blast, Booming Blade and Greenflame Blade instead of weapons.Here's the current form of the rule:7.) Casting a non-bonus-action/non-reaction spell while moving at more than half speed, riding a horse or on a moving ship forces a concentration save every round even if it's not a concentration spell (Fireball) or it fizzles; getting hit when you're trying to cast a non-reaction spell likewise forces a concentration save to avoid fizzle (if you've been hit earlier on this round and start casting after due to Delay, you must make the same concentration save.) Fizzling does not cost spell points but does waste your action to no effect.I don't think this cripples wizards but it does make magic less of a no-brainer.In my game, I think getting to use DMG spell points counts as compensation. Spell points makes spellcasters more flexible and powerful, while also being simpler for both players and DMs. Win/win, but the increased power means I don't feel bad about wanting to introduce another wrinkle that incidentally makes spellcasters slightly weaker. (Besides, you know it's going to get used against evil wizards as well as PCs.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FormerlyHemlock, post: 6990107, member: 6787650"] FWIW, I'm about to start a new campaign with new players in the next week or so, and this thread has persuaded me to add the spell to my house rules document. That's not [I]quite[/I] the same as making it a definite house rule for this new campaign, because I will take input from players--but I like the flavor, I like how natural it is to say "casting a (non-reaction, non-bonus-action) spell requires concentration and moving or getting hit interrupts your concentration", and I like the fact that it reduces the temptation for whole parties to rely purely on cantrips like Eldritch Blast, Booming Blade and Greenflame Blade instead of weapons. Here's the current form of the rule: [I]7.) Casting a non-bonus-action/non-reaction spell while moving at more than half speed, riding a horse or on a moving ship forces a concentration save every round even if it's not a concentration spell (Fireball) or it fizzles; getting hit when you're trying to cast a non-reaction spell likewise forces a concentration save to avoid fizzle (if you've been hit earlier on this round and start casting after due to Delay, you must make the same concentration save.) Fizzling does not cost spell points but does waste your action to no effect. [/I] I don't think this cripples wizards but it does make magic less of a no-brainer. In my game, I think getting to use DMG spell points counts as compensation. Spell points makes spellcasters more flexible and powerful, while also being simpler for both players and DMs. Win/win, but the increased power means I don't feel bad about wanting to introduce another wrinkle that incidentally makes spellcasters slightly weaker. (Besides, you [I]know[/I] it's going to get used against evil wizards as well as PCs.) [/QUOTE]

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