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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Imp" data-source="post: 3515410" data-attributes="member: 40094">Eh, I think binders are actually more low-magic-feeling than the core arcane casters.  But in my lowish-magic-world I also restrict caster classes and x-out the spellcasting feats.It is probably a good idea to take the quick-and-dirty spell-rarity system a bit further and not let players freely choose any spells outside of core.I'm refraining from doing a core dump of all my low-magic rule changes (short version: give the PCs some sugar in other areas to offset the castor oil) because I still don't see that the poster wants much more than atmospherics.  I would make what permanent magic items there are different from the book and dynamic in their effects; and give out very very few of the permanent items.  You could, in lieu of +1 weapons, emphasize potions of magic weapon or greater magic weapon, for example.  Actual permanent magic swords can be much rarer then.Another flavor thing that I do.  Consider making magic hard to detect.  Whenever possible make their sensory effects nonexistent.  No glowing, no "you feel stronger/ more competent/ the luck of the gods/ like you can jump a dozen yards."  I go as far as making magic missiles invisible.  You can compound this by either removing detect magic or tying it to a (difficult) spellcraft check.  So you can have the odd low-level NPC caster show up, but who's to know if their "bless" spell really works?  What are they going to do, statistical analysis?</blockquote>

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