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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1345425" data-attributes="member: 6562">1: Yep, that's quite a task ahead of you. Designate spells into &quot;themes&quot; is certainly arduous, and certainly required for any &quot;theme&quot;-based spellcaster.1a: Each Psionic discipline is not supposed to be a viable spell-list. If it were, the Psion wouldn't be allowed to choose from other disciplines. The fact that Psions must choose their first power at each level from a specific discipline certainly does not mean they must choose every power from that discipline.2: Sorcerers would get a bonus because they would be unable to take certain schools -- or &quot;themes&quot;, or whatever -- of spells. Sure, if it fits your concept to be good at Evocations and never get to Teleport, go for it! The typical Sorcerer can cherry-pick from all schools, and most importantly, they can use Scrolls, Wands, Staves and all other Wizard-craftable spell completion / trigger items. A specialist sorcerer cannot.3: The AU Witch can cast any Simple spell, and at 9th level can also cast any Complex or Exotic spell with a specific descriptor. Witches certainly aren't limited to a single descriptor (or even two).&nbsp;-- N</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 1345425, member: 6562"] 1: Yep, that's quite a task ahead of you. Designate spells into "themes" is certainly arduous, and certainly required for any "theme"-based spellcaster. 1a: Each Psionic discipline is [i]not[/i] supposed to be a viable spell-list. If it were, the Psion wouldn't be allowed to choose from other disciplines. The fact that Psions must choose their first power at each level from a specific discipline certainly does not mean they must choose [i]every[/i] power from that discipline. 2: Sorcerers would get a bonus because they would be unable to [i]take[/i] certain schools -- or "themes", or whatever -- of spells. Sure, if it fits your concept to be good at Evocations and never get to Teleport, go for it! The typical Sorcerer can cherry-pick from all schools, and most importantly, they can use Scrolls, Wands, Staves and all other Wizard-craftable spell completion / trigger items. A specialist sorcerer cannot. 3: The AU Witch can cast [i]any Simple spell[/i], and at 9th level can [i]also[/i] cast any Complex or Exotic spell with a specific descriptor. Witches certainly aren't limited to a single descriptor (or even two). -- N [/QUOTE]

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