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Message: <blockquote data-quote="frankthedm" data-source="post: 3022820" data-attributes="member: 1164">Oh yes. Material components fit quite well into my vision of the D&D magic system. Every component is important to the spell, the final words of power, those sometimes silly seeming somatic gestures and the materials all help shape the spell. To not use one of those takes considerable effort to keep the spell safe to use. [in the form of the metamagic feat or eschew materials]. Component pouches are also more costly.IMG young sorcerer’s developing powers are uncontrolled because they do not know the proper components of the spell. The lucky ones learn or improvise. The unlucky ones blow their families to bits with uncontrolled magical tantrums. If a sorcerer willfully chooses not to use the proper components for a spell, she gets a repeat of the uncontrolled magical outbursts that heralded the development of her powers.  This is very unhealthy with higher level spells.</blockquote>