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<blockquote data-quote="Staffan" data-source="post: 7642017" data-attributes="member: 907">There is a more subtle change in 5e that helps a little with the LFQW issue: the number of spell slots.In 3e, your spell slots for most levels followed a predictable pattern (for prepared casters): first you get 1 slot when you first learn a new spell level, then you have 2 slots for two levels, then 3 slots for 3 levels, and then 4 slots. The exception is 8th and 9th level spell slots which are accelerated a little (for 8th) or a lot (for 9th) in order to give you 4 slots of each level at level 20. In addition, you will probably have 1 or more additional slots per level from a high casting stat, and if you're a cleric or a specialist wizard you will have an extra slot per level that can only be used for a domain spell or a school spell. So the daily slots for a 10th level specialist wizard will likely look like this: 7/6/5/5/4.But in 5e, things are different. You start out with more slots at lower levels (2 slots for spell levels 1 through 3), but you don't get any additional slots for stats, domains, or school specialization. And only 1st level spells only get to 4 slots. The others max at 3 (for 2nd through 5th level), 2 (for 6th and 7th level), or 1 (for 8th or 9th level). So a 10th level wizard will have a slot progression of 4/3/3/3/2. That's like half the slots of the 3e wizard, rounded up. Some classes (wizards and land druids) get a feature to recover some slots on a short rest once per day, but that basically translates into one additional top-level slot that can only be accessed after a short rest.Of course, neo-Vancian casting combined with cantrips that are weak but not a joke means that you can probably use your slots more efficiently, but it's still a factor to consider.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Staffan, post: 7642017, member: 907"] There is a more subtle change in 5e that helps a little with the LFQW issue: the number of spell slots. In 3e, your spell slots for most levels followed a predictable pattern (for prepared casters): first you get 1 slot when you first learn a new spell level, then you have 2 slots for two levels, then 3 slots for 3 levels, and then 4 slots. The exception is 8th and 9th level spell slots which are accelerated a little (for 8th) or a lot (for 9th) in order to give you 4 slots of each level at level 20. In addition, you will probably have 1 or more additional slots per level from a high casting stat, and if you're a cleric or a specialist wizard you will have an extra slot per level that can only be used for a domain spell or a school spell. So the daily slots for a 10th level specialist wizard will likely look like this: 7/6/5/5/4. But in 5e, things are different. You start out with more slots at lower levels (2 slots for spell levels 1 through 3), but you don't get any additional slots for stats, domains, or school specialization. And only 1st level spells only get to 4 slots. The others max at 3 (for 2nd through 5th level), 2 (for 6th and 7th level), or 1 (for 8th or 9th level). So a 10th level wizard will have a slot progression of 4/3/3/3/2. That's like half the slots of the 3e wizard, rounded up. Some classes (wizards and land druids) get a feature to recover some slots on a short rest once per day, but that basically translates into one additional top-level slot that can only be accessed after a short rest. Of course, neo-Vancian casting combined with cantrips that are weak but not a joke means that you can probably [B]use[/B] your slots more efficiently, but it's still a factor to consider. [/QUOTE]

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