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<blockquote data-quote="DreamChaser" data-source="post: 57533" data-attributes="member: 1190">Thank you for your feedback.&nbsp; Yes, criticism is exactly what I was looking for.&nbsp; There is not point in everyone just gushing over how exciting they think something is...it doesn't really help it get better.I understand the reluctance about adding another die roll.&nbsp; Outside of combat, I would allow the wizard to Take-10; there would be no&nbsp; real purpose in not letting them.&nbsp; I thought that making the one roll set everything that might need to be rolled in terms of the spell (perhaps even touch attack roll, what do you think) might keep this slowdown to a minimum.My main question is this: I was concerned that this system would make wizards too powerful but I keep hearing that it reduces their power.&nbsp; I'm looking for more input on this issue.&nbsp; This is how I see it:a first level wizard can prepare 3 1st level spells (compared to 1 or 2 according to the standard wizard) and probably 5 cantrips (assuming an Int of 18).&nbsp; In combat, she would probably use a number of these...after which she could then prepare spells back up to her maximum.&nbsp; There is no need for rest before preparing a spell.In the case of an 17th level wizard, he can prepare 27 levels of spells, which would likely run toward the higher level spells, but simply casting all the low level spells unprepared&nbsp; is time consuming (an extra full round action), dangerous (subdual damage plus any damage taken during the preparation round being counted against the Spellcraft check), and even if their skill bonus would allow them to automatically succeed, a roll must still be made during combat because of the chance of Botching.I'm attaching a chart that breaks down the difficulties by Threshold and the average rolls needed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DreamChaser, post: 57533, member: 1190"] Thank you for your feedback. Yes, criticism is exactly what I was looking for. There is not point in everyone just gushing over how exciting they think something is...it doesn't really help it get better. I understand the reluctance about adding another die roll. Outside of combat, I would allow the wizard to Take-10; there would be no real purpose in not letting them. I thought that making the one roll set everything that might need to be rolled in terms of the spell (perhaps even touch attack roll, what do you think) might keep this slowdown to a minimum. My main question is this: I was concerned that this system would make wizards too powerful but I keep hearing that it reduces their power. I'm looking for more input on this issue. This is how I see it: a first level wizard can prepare 3 1st level spells (compared to 1 or 2 according to the standard wizard) and probably 5 cantrips (assuming an Int of 18). In combat, she would probably use a number of these...after which she could then prepare spells back up to her maximum. There is no need for rest before preparing a spell. In the case of an 17th level wizard, he can prepare 27 levels of spells, which would likely run toward the higher level spells, but simply casting all the low level spells unprepared is time consuming (an extra full round action), dangerous (subdual damage plus any damage taken during the preparation round being counted against the Spellcraft check), and even if their skill bonus would allow them to automatically succeed, a roll must still be made during combat because of the chance of Botching. I'm attaching a chart that breaks down the difficulties by Threshold and the average rolls needed. [/QUOTE]

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