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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 8647790" data-attributes="member: 19675">Tangentially, I have to say that one of my favorite underutilized mechanics in 3.5Ed were the Reserve feats.&nbsp; For the forgetful or newer players, those were feats that granted minor at-will or always on spell-like abilities as long as you met some other condition- usually, having access to an uncast higher-level spell with a related nature. So you might be able to fire off little bolts of force if you had a 4th or higher level Force spell you hadn’t cast.&nbsp; It was a great way for spellcasters to have magical tricks up their sleeves 75% of the time.There were also a few classes and alternative versions of classes that had similar mechanics.&nbsp; I believe it was the Shadowcaster (?) whose lower level powers became at-wills as they leveled up.On the whole, stuff like that would probably have made the 5MWD less common than it apparently is.&nbsp; Alas, this type of mechanic popped up mid- to late-stage in the game’s cycle, so never really found their stride or a sizable fanbase, IMHO.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 8647790, member: 19675"] Tangentially, I have to say that one of my favorite underutilized mechanics in 3.5Ed were the Reserve feats. For the forgetful or newer players, those were feats that granted minor at-will or always on spell-like abilities as long as you met some other condition- usually, having access to an uncast higher-level spell with a related nature. So you might be able to fire off little bolts of force if you had a 4th or higher level Force spell you hadn’t cast. It was a great way for spellcasters to have magical tricks up their sleeves 75% of the time. There were also a few classes and alternative versions of classes that had similar mechanics. I believe it was the Shadowcaster (?) whose lower level powers became at-wills as they leveled up. On the whole, stuff like that would probably have made the 5MWD less common than it apparently is. Alas, this type of mechanic popped up mid- to late-stage in the game’s cycle, so never really found their stride or a sizable fanbase, IMHO. [/QUOTE]

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