Replacing Powers

[Bold or Stupid]

I'm considering allowing my players to keep the old powers but they get siloed with the newer stuff (ie the power that would replace them). Thus they only get 4 encounter powers/encounter but can choose from the old ones should they wish. I'll make a firm choice about this as and when I see the full power details.

 

[Green Knight]

Don't forget that that's not all you get. There's also...

• Class abilities (Like Channel Divinity, which you automatically get)
• Racial abilities
• Paragon Path abilities
• Epic Destiny abilities
• Magic Item abilities (Some provide Encounter Powers, some Daily Powers, and so on)

...and who knows what else. So you're not exactly gonna be short on powers.

 

[WhatGravitas]

Well, a 20th level Sorcerer knew 45 total spells, and I don't recall anyone ever complaining about them knowing too many.

Because you usually just used the highest or second highest spell level in combat - the rest was too weak to make a significant impact. Unless you ran out of spells, then you dumped lower level spells to fire magic missiles and so on - but that niche is filled by at-will powers.

So the only use for lower level spells was usually buffs (which are cut down and reworked as utility powers) and out-of-combat spells (which are now rituals - and you can still collect them en masse).

Cheers, LT.