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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Laurefindel" data-source="post: 8230231" data-attributes="member: 67296">While Sword and Sorcery is typically low-magic, a low magic setting isn't necessarily Sword and Sorcery. As much as I like the 5e treatment of AiME, it doesn't quite fit the genre of Sword and Sorcery (but it is an excellent example of low magic 5e).For a high-fantasy low-magic setting à la Middle Earth, a lot can be achieved with fluff, curated spell lists, and minor modifications. Many of the paladin and ranger's spells are class features by another name; one could easily imagine a mundane "casting" of Bless or Shield of Faith, and Hunter's Mark and Cure Wounds. Spell slots are just a mechanical construct justifying balance. The magic of some Barbarian can also be justified in a low-magic world. The Totem Warrior Barbarian makes a nice Beorn-type character, speaking to animals and sending their spirit to bears.Gritty Realism really works wonder for a low-magic feel, forcing spellcasters to be sparse and cautious with their spells. Frustratingly so for many players actually, so be sure everybody is on the same page for that. It also makes the "magical cold war" much more believable, whereas high-level wizards don't go out of their tower much because if they do, they'll have to cast their spells and thus be vulnerable to rival wizards for a whole week etc, explaining why the world isn't run by spellcasters yet nobody dares to piss them off.Lifting up all spells one casting time category (bonus action casting becomes 1-action casting, 1-action casting become 10-minute rituals etc) could also work well, although I never tried it in a game. It would devalue and cripple so many spells that the magic-game dynamics cannot be unaltered. Except for a few sorcerers, Fireball would never be used, in turn making room for longer-lasting, more subtle spells that low-magic settings often favour.All that without messing with spell slots and proficiencies and whatnot, but it doesn't mean it makes it Sword and Sorcery.[edit] not that messing-up with proficiencies and spell slots is a bad idea in itself; I don't mean to sound condescending.</blockquote>

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