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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BluejayJunior" data-source="post: 7589399" data-attributes="member: 6918769">I mean, in real life, someone levitating me up the side of the cliff would be exhilarating! It's just not a very interesting solution when you can do it to every problem of that type. Sure that could be the solution with the rules how they are, but it costs the wizard the ability to be effective in any future battles or encounters. Without a time factor, magic is the solution to everything. By level 5, party of 4 characters could potentially walk around everywhere invisible and by level 7 fly anywhere they wanted as long as they had 2 spellcasters with those spells. At the cost of nothing except 10 imaginary minutes. Who needs a thief when the wizard can freely make anyone invisible or cast knock. And the wizard doesn't even need to have those spells prepared, so they are always available. And they can load up on combat magics. Wizards wouldn't have to make a choice about which spells to prepare since they can cast all utility ones as a ritual. Wow, the more I think about this, the more I realize how overpowered wizards would be with this change. If your group enjoys it and doesn't feel like martial characters are overshadowed out of combat, go for it. But I think you're greatly underestimating the impact this will have. Just go look at the spell lists for casters, especially for level 1-3 spells, and ask "Will this be overpowered if characters can do it without a cost?"Thinking more, healing spells can be cast outside of combat with no cost. Druids/rangers could make unlimited goodberries. The healing spirit druid spell (or whatever it is in Xanathar's) would be even more broken.</blockquote>

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