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<blockquote data-quote="taliesin15" data-source="post: 4430750" data-attributes="member: 22058">renfield writes:part of the problem I have with it is that it slows down the game...even the player that was most organized, with a huge spread sheet with all her spells on scrolls would take forever in combat situations figuring out which spells to use; the other spellcasters were even less organized. This often led to frustration with the combat-tanks who were up front smashing and bashing. A problem with the flow of the game created by the players.Also, I had a creeping feeling that it a problem with real world versimillitude. Would the highly intelligent mage with high dexterity necessarily always be able to fish out among the hundred or so scrolls the right one as quick as a free action? If a character has less than 10 scrolls, I don't see a problem. Seems to me an increasing DC of one point for every 5-10 extra scrolls you have would be in order.But also, there's the idea I had about the effects that a character having such a large number of magic items would have. Even if one doesn't run a Ley Line oriented magical campaign, a character with a 100 scrolls (and other magic items besides) would strongly radiate magic. If she or he has a few buddies with 100scrolls and other magic items, then you're talking about quite a magic power nexus there.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="taliesin15, post: 4430750, member: 22058"] renfield writes: part of the problem I have with it is that it slows down the game...even the player that was most organized, with a huge spread sheet with all her spells on scrolls would take forever in combat situations figuring out which spells to use; the other spellcasters were even less organized. This often led to frustration with the combat-tanks who were up front smashing and bashing. A problem with the flow of the game created by the players. Also, I had a creeping feeling that it a problem with real world versimillitude. Would the highly intelligent mage with high dexterity necessarily always be able to fish out among the hundred or so scrolls the right one as quick as a free action? If a character has less than 10 scrolls, I don't see a problem. Seems to me an increasing DC of one point for every 5-10 extra scrolls you have would be in order. But also, there's the idea I had about the effects that a character having such a large number of magic items would have. Even if one doesn't run a Ley Line oriented magical campaign, a character with a 100 scrolls (and other magic items besides) would strongly radiate magic. If she or he has a few buddies with 100scrolls and other magic items, then you're talking about quite a magic power nexus there. [/QUOTE]

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