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<blockquote data-quote="Shardstone" data-source="post: 8660522" data-attributes="member: 6807784"><p>Then why are would I want 25 spells on the character sheet?</p><p></p><p>I don't need 4 example Vecna spells from 1st-5th level, or 3 spells per level for 6th-9th. That's what old casters used to have, roughly. I just went and counted the lich's spells, and it has 24 spells, 27 with cantrips. I have never ran a typical lich in 5E for this reason. When I play the lich, I have to think about all 24 spells, what they could be like when upcast, how they might change the encounter in response to the PC's tactics.</p><p></p><p>But now I can just blissfully be like "Damn here's a handful of cool spells I want to use" and slap them onto the modern Vecna. Instead of having 24-27 spells given to me and being told "Figure out how to use these to challenge the players," I'm handed about 12 spells and told "Change these or add a couple, have fun!" </p><p></p><p>Its night and day difference.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shardstone, post: 8660522, member: 6807784"] Then why are would I want 25 spells on the character sheet? I don't need 4 example Vecna spells from 1st-5th level, or 3 spells per level for 6th-9th. That's what old casters used to have, roughly. I just went and counted the lich's spells, and it has 24 spells, 27 with cantrips. I have never ran a typical lich in 5E for this reason. When I play the lich, I have to think about all 24 spells, what they could be like when upcast, how they might change the encounter in response to the PC's tactics. But now I can just blissfully be like "Damn here's a handful of cool spells I want to use" and slap them onto the modern Vecna. Instead of having 24-27 spells given to me and being told "Figure out how to use these to challenge the players," I'm handed about 12 spells and told "Change these or add a couple, have fun!" Its night and day difference. [/QUOTE]
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