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<blockquote data-quote="Dispater" data-source="post: 7476056" data-attributes="member: 683">The majority of combat offensive actions require Ability/Skill checks of some kind. Majority of spellcasters are adventurers out on adventuring missions where combat and stress should play a factor.Yes, there are class features you can activate without a check, but I wouldnt say spells are class features. All spells are derived from somewhere external. For instance, as a wizard you are drawing on outside arcane forces and trying to manifest them in this world. A cleric prays for the power from his deity.Having magic on &quot;auto-fire&quot; is a really unimaginative, mundane way of portraying magic in a game that is about being fantastical. The fact that all a player has to do and say is &quot;i cast spell x&quot; is about as dull as a tootache.Getting back to the point, I am considering adding a houserule on this. Any suggestions? INT + Arcana for Wizards, WIS + Religion for Clerics. Vs. DC 8 + spell level maybe?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dispater, post: 7476056, member: 683"] The majority of combat offensive actions require Ability/Skill checks of some kind. Majority of spellcasters are adventurers out on adventuring missions where combat and stress should play a factor. Yes, there are class features you can activate without a check, but I wouldnt say spells are class features. All spells are derived from somewhere external. For instance, as a wizard you are drawing on outside arcane forces and trying to manifest them in this world. A cleric prays for the power from his deity. Having magic on "auto-fire" is a really unimaginative, mundane way of portraying magic in a game that is about being fantastical. The fact that all a player has to do and say is "i cast spell x" is about as dull as a tootache. Getting back to the point, I am considering adding a houserule on this. Any suggestions? INT + Arcana for Wizards, WIS + Religion for Clerics. Vs. DC 8 + spell level maybe? [/QUOTE]

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