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<blockquote data-quote="Chris_Nightwing" data-source="post: 3718548" data-attributes="member: 882"><p>The math thing bugs me enormously. Analysing 3e, it's obvious that it doesn't scale linearly and that's why quite a few problems arise. Take a simple example like <em>Cure X Wounds</em> - you might have gained 2d8 + 2xCon hitpoints, but your best healing spell has only gained 1d8 + 2, which scales terribly.</p><p></p><p>Indications that they're moving to one spell level, per level (my how confusing), means that it's likely everything will go up by one each level. I think I'd prefer +1 per two levels, which could also work depending on how they're doing spellcasting. They will have to tone down the power creep that comes from stat increases, magic items and overpowered spells. Is there anyone who hasn't banned <em>Glibness</em> because of the absurd number involved?</p><p></p><p>As for fireball, it's a shame it's changing, but change can be good. Remember the old <em>Magic Missile</em>? If it isn't 1d6/level then maybe everything isn't going up by one every level? The (spell level)d6 + caster level looks most likely to me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chris_Nightwing, post: 3718548, member: 882"] The math thing bugs me enormously. Analysing 3e, it's obvious that it doesn't scale linearly and that's why quite a few problems arise. Take a simple example like [i]Cure X Wounds[/I] - you might have gained 2d8 + 2xCon hitpoints, but your best healing spell has only gained 1d8 + 2, which scales terribly. Indications that they're moving to one spell level, per level (my how confusing), means that it's likely everything will go up by one each level. I think I'd prefer +1 per two levels, which could also work depending on how they're doing spellcasting. They will have to tone down the power creep that comes from stat increases, magic items and overpowered spells. Is there anyone who hasn't banned [i]Glibness[/i] because of the absurd number involved? As for fireball, it's a shame it's changing, but change can be good. Remember the old [i]Magic Missile[/I]? If it isn't 1d6/level then maybe everything isn't going up by one every level? The (spell level)d6 + caster level looks most likely to me. [/QUOTE]
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