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<blockquote data-quote="Klaus" data-source="post: 6105931" data-attributes="member: 607">The other core spellcasters (clerics, and now druids) have abilities beyond spellcasting (Channel Divinity, weapon capabilities, wild shape). The Wizard has only spells. So yeah, they need some measure of resource-recovering to push through the adventuring day.Why not have more slots? It's as you said, to keep them from burning through all their spells in a single encounter (aka &quot;going nova&quot;).Why only levels 1-3? IMHO, that reduces the dramatic change in power that a wizard (moreso than other classes) experience in the early stages of the class. A single spell counts as half of a 1st-level wizard's repertoire, but merely a fraction of, say, a 10th-level wizard's. And several wizard spells retain their usefulness at higher levels, specially with the flatter math. It's not about making the wizard more powerful, but rather about keeping him at least competent as the day goes on.Why not recharging for everyone? For the melee classes, the only resource that needs recharging are hit points. I'd also like to see Second Wind in the packet (and will house rule it into my playtest). For the cleric, Channel Divinity reduces the need for recharging (although I'd like to see it start at 2/day).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Klaus, post: 6105931, member: 607"] The other core spellcasters (clerics, and now druids) have abilities beyond spellcasting (Channel Divinity, weapon capabilities, wild shape). The Wizard has only spells. So yeah, they need some measure of resource-recovering to push through the adventuring day. Why not have more slots? It's as you said, to keep them from burning through all their spells in a single encounter (aka "going nova"). Why only levels 1-3? IMHO, that reduces the dramatic change in power that a wizard (moreso than other classes) experience in the early stages of the class. A single spell counts as half of a 1st-level wizard's repertoire, but merely a fraction of, say, a 10th-level wizard's. And several wizard spells retain their usefulness at higher levels, specially with the flatter math. It's not about making the wizard more powerful, but rather about keeping him at least competent as the day goes on. Why not recharging for everyone? For the melee classes, the only resource that needs recharging are hit points. I'd also like to see Second Wind in the packet (and will house rule it into my playtest). For the cleric, Channel Divinity reduces the need for recharging (although I'd like to see it start at 2/day). [/QUOTE]

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