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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Primitive Screwhead" data-source="post: 6404523" data-attributes="member: 20805">That is pretty much what I meant by the use of Spheres/Domains/Colors... limiting the options to a tradition down to a small set. The generalist traditions would continue to expand access to the different S/D/C/? while a specialists tradition narrows into the ones they already have.Slice the S/D/C/?  by element type {similar to the 11 Color breakout in the previous post} and grant one set for each Rank of a generalist tradition. The player then picks from the Action keywords to link up with their available elements. Specialist traditions could continue expanding their Action keyword sets but would be limited to the S/D/C/? sets that they had already gained. That would be 9 elements for most Specialist traditions.Combine this wil the monster style "Spell Groups" that are tagged by element types. Allow casters to select a Spell Group as a signature spell at Rank I, granting access to the entire spell group.As to how many Action keywords to gain at each level,  I would say 2 with the generalists gaining an additional 1.  At Rank III this would mean a generalist Mage would have access to 3 S/D/C/? slices and have 9 spell lists, assuming they don't purchase any extra lists. That may seem like a lot, but remember there are over 100 spell list combinations.  From there a specialist wizard would still have plenty of lists to choose from without gaining additions S/D/C/?sOn a side note, I would like to see a linkage to the mental attributes.  Have the player identify a mental attribute that they use for casting and that becomes their cap on signature spells, or sets the attribute that most influences whether the spell affects the target.   Mainly I want this as a role-playing flavour peice that shows the difference between those that enforce their will on the surroundings {WIL}, use arcane/divine knowledge {LOG},  play to the harmonies of magic {Cha}, or are inately magical {INT}.</blockquote>

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