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<blockquote data-quote="MINI" data-source="post: 5788161" data-attributes="member: 49525">Your talking about 'not so wild but slightly wild' magic of sorts.&nbsp; I would tend to agree with this though that while a 20th level wizard should be able to cast a a fireball without much error a 5th level caster might go to do so and instead make the targets hair really long (ooops!).&nbsp; This would add a great deal of humor to the game and effect spelll selection.&nbsp; Reason I say it might affect spell selection is that there are certain spells like detect magic that might not have a 'wild' factor while certainly evocation spells should have a 'wild' factor.&nbsp; Other spells like Web might not have the wild factor and this would encourage some creative spell selection instead of always taking fireballs and magic missile.I think this could be solved by a combination of a daily study requirement but also by implementing a hp requirement to cast a spell.&nbsp; Its the old story of a caster feeling 'fatigued' when he casts a spell.&nbsp; Channeling magic is hard on the body.&nbsp; Of course starting mages would need more hp to do this and you could also add something in that a magic user could sacrifice one memorized spell in order to have enough constitution left to cast the one he needs if his hp or low but at least there is a physical price associated with casting.&nbsp; This kind of revival mechanic would make casting spells more risky.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MINI, post: 5788161, member: 49525"] Your talking about 'not so wild but slightly wild' magic of sorts. I would tend to agree with this though that while a 20th level wizard should be able to cast a a fireball without much error a 5th level caster might go to do so and instead make the targets hair really long (ooops!). This would add a great deal of humor to the game and effect spelll selection. Reason I say it might affect spell selection is that there are certain spells like detect magic that might not have a 'wild' factor while certainly evocation spells should have a 'wild' factor. Other spells like Web might not have the wild factor and this would encourage some creative spell selection instead of always taking fireballs and magic missile. I think this could be solved by a combination of a daily study requirement but also by implementing a hp requirement to cast a spell. Its the old story of a caster feeling 'fatigued' when he casts a spell. Channeling magic is hard on the body. Of course starting mages would need more hp to do this and you could also add something in that a magic user could sacrifice one memorized spell in order to have enough constitution left to cast the one he needs if his hp or low but at least there is a physical price associated with casting. This kind of revival mechanic would make casting spells more risky. [/QUOTE]

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