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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fralex" data-source="post: 6511803" data-attributes="member: 6785902">OK, I see what you're saying now. Yes, an extra option doesn't add to a character's power if they still have to choose one or the other to use. But wouldn't you agree that if someone is better-prepared, they benefit from the versatality in a way that someone with one less option does not match? The things they do using those options are no better than the thing the other person can do with one option, but one person can do more things. This benefit can be considered another kind of power. Power isn't just about numbers!Like, suppose there was a 3rd-level spell that behaved exactly like fireball, except it could deal any damage type you wanted, including fire damage. They both cost one slot and do the same damage, but it's hard to argue the any-damage-type-ball is not strictly better than the fireball. It will always be at least as useful as fireball, and has the potential to be more useful in a way fireball does not.</blockquote>