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<blockquote data-quote="Quidam" data-source="post: 481938" data-attributes="member: 3391">Twice now while being sarcastic and rude, you've said you didn't mean to be that way.&nbsp; If even your own perceptions indicate your words might be interpreted in a less-than-kind manner, perhaps they are worth a second glance before hitting Submit.What does a day mean to me?&nbsp; Well, if my employer says he wants me to work a day, it means eight hours.&nbsp; A day could also be interpreted as the hours the sun's light is visible.Sometimes I think this &quot;<img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes&nbsp; &nbsp; :rolleyes:"&nbsp; data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" />&quot; is overused.A day is as long as it is.&nbsp; What you mean by the word &quot;day&quot; can be variable.Leaving a slot open to prepare later affords the discriminating wizard the opportunity to prepare a spell in fifteen minutes- rather than the nine hours (8 rest, 1 prep) required to do so otherwise.Actually, I've found it to quite explicit in its explanation of the rules, and it's precisely this facet of the Player's Handbook that leads me to believe that, since there is no explicit mention of a 24 period in the rules for arcane preparation, the only requirements for preparing arcane spells are the ones found in the relevant section.The requirement is rest.&nbsp; The section's heading even says, &quot;Rest&quot;.&nbsp; And in that section, as we've described, it mentions that sleep might not always be possible.&nbsp; It then lists elves as an example- but as an example.&nbsp; Another reason sleep might be impossible is because you're just not tired.&nbsp; Nowhere does it say &quot;sleep equivalent&quot;.&nbsp; The words are &quot;restful calm&quot;.&quot;As often as they want to&quot;.&nbsp; Sure.&nbsp; Just as long as they haven't used the relevant slot within the past eight hours and that they've had an equivalent time of restful composure.&nbsp; And as long as they've got their spellbooks.&nbsp; And as long as they've got a environment suitable for preparation.&nbsp; And as long as they've got an hour to do it in.&nbsp; Just as long as those conditions are met, (ie the only conditions listed in the arcane spell preparation section of the ph) a wizard can indeed prepare spells &quot;as often as they want to&quot;.As has been mentioned- what's the difference between the party hanging about for eight hours and the party hanging about for twenty-four?&nbsp; I can't see this as being overbalancing for the wizard who, IMHO, has already been hosed somewhat by having to sink 200gp/spell level into his spellbook in scribing costs.&nbsp; If EVERY wizard sees the Blessed Book as a must have, either the item's too powerful, or it's filling a lack that was, for some reason, designed into the new wizard class.But that's for another thread which I won't start since the subject's already been beaten pulpy on these boards.Please, this is not trollbait, I've tried to counter sarcasm with civility.&nbsp; Your point has been made- the word &quot;day&quot; does appear in many of the germaine sections of the PH.&nbsp; No argument on that has thusfar been made.&nbsp; If you can point me in the direction of an explicit rule that underscores your interpretation, please, by all means.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quidam, post: 481938, member: 3391"] Twice now while being sarcastic and rude, you've said you didn't mean to be that way. If even your own perceptions indicate your words might be interpreted in a less-than-kind manner, perhaps they are worth a second glance before hitting Submit. What does a day mean to me? Well, if my employer says he wants me to work a day, it means eight hours. A day could also be interpreted as the hours the sun's light is visible. Sometimes I think this ":rolleyes:" is overused. A day is as long as it is. What you mean by the word "day" can be variable. Leaving a slot open to prepare later affords the discriminating wizard the opportunity to prepare a spell in fifteen minutes- rather than the nine hours (8 rest, 1 prep) required to do so otherwise. Actually, I've found it to quite explicit in its explanation of the rules, and it's precisely this facet of the Player's Handbook that leads me to believe that, since there is no explicit mention of a 24 period in the rules for arcane preparation, the only requirements for preparing arcane spells are the ones found in the relevant section. The requirement is rest. The section's heading even says, "Rest". And in that section, as we've described, it mentions that sleep might not always be possible. It then lists elves as an example- but as an example. Another reason sleep might be impossible is because you're just not tired. Nowhere does it say "sleep equivalent". The words are "restful calm". "As often as they want to". Sure. Just as long as they haven't used the relevant slot within the past eight hours and that they've had an equivalent time of restful composure. And as long as they've got their spellbooks. And as long as they've got a environment suitable for preparation. And as long as they've got an hour to do it in. Just as long as those conditions are met, (ie the only conditions listed in the arcane spell preparation section of the ph) a wizard can indeed prepare spells "as often as they want to". As has been mentioned- what's the difference between the party hanging about for eight hours and the party hanging about for twenty-four? I can't see this as being overbalancing for the wizard who, IMHO, has already been hosed somewhat by having to sink 200gp/spell level into his spellbook in scribing costs. If EVERY wizard sees the Blessed Book as a must have, either the item's too powerful, or it's filling a lack that was, for some reason, designed into the new wizard class. But that's for another thread which I won't start since the subject's already been beaten pulpy on these boards. Please, this is not trollbait, I've tried to counter sarcasm with civility. Your point has been made- the word "day" does appear in many of the germaine sections of the PH. No argument on that has thusfar been made. If you can point me in the direction of an explicit rule that underscores your interpretation, please, by all means. [/QUOTE]

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