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<blockquote data-quote="Wes Nicholson" data-source="post: 375008" data-attributes="member: 3875">I've got a clarification regarding my previous post, but it's a tadinvolved so it may not be generally interesting.&nbsp; But in case somebody is interested...The point values for the given schools work, but they're notthe only ones that work.&nbsp; If the point values associated witheach schools are expressed:point value.....school============================Z.....Conjuration, Evocation, or TransmutationY.....Abjuration, Enchantment, or IllusionX.....Divination or NecromancyThen (X,Y,Z) = (2,3,6) works.&nbsp; But so do (1,2,4) and (2,4,8).&nbsp; Any set of (X,Y,Z) would be valid, so long as they satisfy theseequations:&nbsp; x &lt;= y &lt;= 2x&nbsp; y &lt;= z &lt;= 2z&nbsp; z &lt;= y + 2xNow, if these point values just provide a quicker way to look at the prohibited-school rule, then (2,3,6) are just fine (as are (1,2,4), etc.) -- one could just pick a set of point values, plug them in, and start making specialist wizards.On the other hand, these formulae do provide an interesting means of quantifying changes to the rules.&nbsp; For example, if a particular school of magic in one's campaign becomes more or less powerful (by addition or subtraction of spells from the SRDspell lists), one could adjust these numbers accordingly.&nbsp; It is possible to conceive of a world in which evocation is so limited (by the DM0 that it becomes a 3 or 2 point school (a &quot;Y-class&quot; or &quot;X-class&quot; school).It might also be an interesting exercise to think about the (X,Y,Z) that people feel are most representative, or a more fine-grained quantification of the relative power levels of the various schols.&nbsp; Is Conjuration a 32, Enchantment a 22, and Divination a 13?Well, maybe not too interesting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wes Nicholson, post: 375008, member: 3875"] I've got a clarification regarding my previous post, but it's a tad involved so it may not be generally interesting. But in case somebody is interested... The point values for the given schools work, but they're not the only ones that work. If the point values associated with each schools are expressed: point value.....school ============================ Z.....Conjuration, Evocation, or Transmutation Y.....Abjuration, Enchantment, or Illusion X.....Divination or Necromancy Then (X,Y,Z) = (2,3,6) works. But so do (1,2,4) and (2,4,8). Any set of (X,Y,Z) would be valid, so long as they satisfy these equations: x <= y <= 2x y <= z <= 2z z <= y + 2x Now, if these point values just provide a quicker way to look at the prohibited-school rule, then (2,3,6) are just fine (as are (1,2,4), etc.) -- one could just pick a set of point values, plug them in, and start making specialist wizards. On the other hand, these formulae do provide an interesting means of quantifying changes to the rules. For example, if a particular school of magic in one's campaign becomes more or less powerful (by addition or subtraction of spells from the SRD spell lists), one could adjust these numbers accordingly. It is possible to conceive of a world in which evocation is so limited (by the DM0 that it becomes a 3 or 2 point school (a "Y-class" or "X-class" school). It might also be an interesting exercise to think about the (X,Y,Z) that people feel are most representative, or a more fine-grained quantification of the relative power levels of the various schols. Is Conjuration a 32, Enchantment a 22, and Divination a 13? Well, maybe not too interesting. [/QUOTE]

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