D&D 3E/3.5 MoF spells in 3.5?

[Bibliophile]

Now, there are plenty of resources out by WOTC that haven't been updated for 3.5 edition, among these is Magic of Faerun (others like Masters of the Wild, etc...) Can the spells from such books be used without modification for balance? Or do they require serious work to fix?

 

[James McMurray]

It really depends upon the spell. Some (such as Firebrand, The Symbul Matrices, and others that don't do things that have changed) are usable as is.

Others utilize game mechanics that have changed. For instance:

Battletide: Grants 3.0 Haste effect. This shoul be updated for 3.5's haste.

Harmony: Says what to increase the bonuses of bard song to. it should instead just increase them by +1/+2 since Inspire Courage has changed majorly.

Basically, using any 3.0 resource in 3.5 reuires at least a momentary perusal of the item to see what things it may do that have changed in the editions. The vast majority of things will be fine.

 

[Olive]

I think a lot fo the spells will be updated in the Players Guide to Faerun. Any that aren't updated there, use as is.