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<blockquote data-quote="TiQuinn" data-source="post: 9341596" data-attributes="member: 4871"><p>Okay, interesting way of linking them together. Can I suggest that figuring out the number of spells a wizard has per day is probably better served by the table than having to calculate it. This also creates a pretty flat progression but that’s probably what you’re seeking.</p><p></p><p>I also took a look at one of the spells: Fireball. So it looks like the caster now doesn’t get the spell until much later - 9th level. They also have to go back to the front of the document to figure out the damage, which is their proficiency die — I think this is 6d12 fire damage? Where on the character sheet would I look to see what my current proficiency die is? Also, how do I calculate the blast area? It says Blast 4 Area Magic Attack. I’m not sure where you get that info. The closest I can find is Designing a spell but even that’s not clear what the blast radius would be. If I count four down on the table for blast, it says 20 feet. But you’ve made paces your standard for measurement.</p><p></p><p>Why not have that information with the spell? Having it elsewhere forces a player and a DM to constantly be shuttling back and forth in the document to find the answer.</p><p></p><p>Finally, why use paces? That may make sense for a theater of the mind (assuming you don’t get into argument about what is a pace) but it doesn’t help if you’re using a gridded map. How many paces is a square on a map?</p><p></p><p>It’s one spell but it’s introduced a whole slew of questions that’ll come up in play.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiQuinn, post: 9341596, member: 4871"] Okay, interesting way of linking them together. Can I suggest that figuring out the number of spells a wizard has per day is probably better served by the table than having to calculate it. This also creates a pretty flat progression but that’s probably what you’re seeking. I also took a look at one of the spells: Fireball. So it looks like the caster now doesn’t get the spell until much later - 9th level. They also have to go back to the front of the document to figure out the damage, which is their proficiency die — I think this is 6d12 fire damage? Where on the character sheet would I look to see what my current proficiency die is? Also, how do I calculate the blast area? It says Blast 4 Area Magic Attack. I’m not sure where you get that info. The closest I can find is Designing a spell but even that’s not clear what the blast radius would be. If I count four down on the table for blast, it says 20 feet. But you’ve made paces your standard for measurement. Why not have that information with the spell? Having it elsewhere forces a player and a DM to constantly be shuttling back and forth in the document to find the answer. Finally, why use paces? That may make sense for a theater of the mind (assuming you don’t get into argument about what is a pace) but it doesn’t help if you’re using a gridded map. How many paces is a square on a map? It’s one spell but it’s introduced a whole slew of questions that’ll come up in play. [/QUOTE]
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