Modifying the AU casting system

[Krellic]

I've been pondering this, when I've been thinking about converting the AU magic system to use in a more traditional D&D setting. I, too, would like to keep the image of wizards trading spells, the finding of another wizard's spellbook being a treasure, etc.

One thing I'm considering is leaving the base AU spells as 'common knowledge' - they're the spells people know of and think of. Spells from other sources (like the Complete Book of Eldritch Might) are rarer and not commonly known.

These rarer spells are not necessarily exotic (that is, requiring a feat) - rather, they could be simple or complex spells that not everyone has the 'notes' for. Should a caster discover such a spell, and be able to cast the requisite type of spells, then he would be free to add it to his spell list (with the appropriate feat expenditure should it be an exotic spell, or a complex spell found by a non-magister with no other extenuating circumstances.)

J

That's exactly how I was going to handle it.

 

[teitan]

I was going to handle it in my upcoming campaign in this manner: The spells in the book are the most commonly known spells, if you have access to magic... you learned these spells. Spells from other books require checks similar to D&D wizards trying to scribe a scroll if you can cast spells of that type (simple or complex). If someone said something similar well... a raspberry to you! =)~~~