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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FireLance" data-source="post: 2048477" data-attributes="member: 3424">About a year ago, I had the idea for a new magic-using base class that could use its abilities over and over again, and also had a small number of spell slots that gradually migrated up in level. My old thread is <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=75687" target="_blank">here</a>.Since then, WotC has come up with the Warlock (in Complete Arcane) to fill the niche of the spellcaster that can use his magical abilities over and over again. It is much cooler than what I originally came up with, and I would recommend that anyone who wants such a character go and check it out.It would be interesting to delve into the other aspect of that class, i.e. the magic-user who has a very small number of very powerful abilities.However, I from a gaming perspective, balancing the ability to do incredible things a few times per day with reduced effectiveness the rest of the time results in a character that is boring to play most of the time, and overwhelmingly powerful whenever it does use its abilities. This was the design philosophy behind the original D&D magic user (at low levels, at least) and I for one would not want to revisit that.Also, I would not want to step on the toes of the wizard. The character should not be able to do anything that a wizard of the same level is able to do.How about something like the following: Medium BAB, Good Fortitude and Will saves, proficient with simple and martial weapons and light and medium armor, has a single spell slot that he can fill with a wizard spell up to half his class level (9th level maximum). When that spell is expended, he can fill it again by meditating for 1 minute. However, to prevent over-the-top stacking of spell effects, his spells have an absolute duration of 1 minute, even if it normally has a longer duration or if affected by the Extend Spell metamagic feat or similar effects.Essentially, this character will be able to unleash a powerful spell effect once per encounter, but has to rely on his mundane abilities after that.</blockquote>

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