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<blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 8075315" data-attributes="member: 29398">One way to make it simple for the players - and I admit it's work that either the DM or a player has to do once as for some reason the game doesn't do it for us - is to make a &quot;short list&quot; of spells, listed by level and class, where the key info is presented in one line.&nbsp; A few hypothetical spells in the 2nd-level Wizard list might look like (in a system that uses casting times; and imagine there's a tab where each '---' appears to put these in nice neat columns):SPELL --- RANGE --- AREA of EFFECT --- DURATION --- CAST TIME --- COMP --- SAVE?Rope Trick --- 50' --- 10x10' cube --- 30 min/level --- 2 seg --- VSM --- NShatter --- 30' --- 1 object --- Instantaneous --- 3 seg --- V --- YWith a list like this the key info for all a class' spells for a given level or two can be on one page.&nbsp; Or, the player can make up customized lists like this for a particular PC's spells if needed.&nbsp; And obviously, if you need anything more specific you still look at the full write-up as before.Once you've done this, if your caster is tied up and you need to see what you can cast without S components, it's a triviality to just look down the list for any spells that don't show 'S' in the 'COMP' column.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lanefan, post: 8075315, member: 29398"] One way to make it simple for the players - and I admit it's work that either the DM or a player has to do once as for some reason the game doesn't do it for us - is to make a "short list" of spells, listed by level and class, where the key info is presented in one line. A few hypothetical spells in the 2nd-level Wizard list might look like (in a system that uses casting times; and imagine there's a tab where each '---' appears to put these in nice neat columns): SPELL --- RANGE --- AREA of EFFECT --- DURATION --- CAST TIME --- COMP --- SAVE? Rope Trick --- 50' --- 10x10' cube --- 30 min/level --- 2 seg --- VSM --- N Shatter --- 30' --- 1 object --- Instantaneous --- 3 seg --- V --- Y With a list like this the key info for all a class' spells for a given level or two can be on one page. Or, the player can make up customized lists like this for a particular PC's spells if needed. And obviously, if you need anything more specific you still look at the full write-up as before. Once you've done this, if your caster is tied up and you need to see what you can cast without S components, it's a triviality to just look down the list for any spells that don't show 'S' in the 'COMP' column. [/QUOTE]

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