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<blockquote data-quote="Darklone" data-source="post: 88320" data-attributes="member: 1372">SpellcastingSome ideas:- To have low magic, you don't need to change much. Simply confront the players with less magic than last campaign. - If you want rules for spellcasting that makes them harder, I don't like the subdual damage idea. Fighter wizards or barbarian wizards are too good that way. Why not let them take temporary INT damage if they fail their spellcraft check to cast a spell? THAT would cut the spellslingers down. - Best thing IMHO to balance spellcasting: Use less clerics, take away their armours, don't give wizards new spells for new levels and don't let sorcerers and bards learn the spells at once. Give clerics only the spells on their list that look fine for their gods. This gives you the possibility to award players with new spells while keeping them away from others. Skip druids. Use adepts instead. Limit their spells too. Simply skip the ranger and paladin spellcasting and give them perhaps a smite more or more skillpoints.- forgot to add: Skip creating magical items except scrolls and potions for players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Darklone, post: 88320, member: 1372"] [b]Spellcasting[/b] Some ideas: - To have low magic, you don't need to change much. Simply confront the players with less magic than last campaign. - If you want rules for spellcasting that makes them harder, I don't like the subdual damage idea. Fighter wizards or barbarian wizards are too good that way. Why not let them take temporary INT damage if they fail their spellcraft check to cast a spell? THAT would cut the spellslingers down. - Best thing IMHO to balance spellcasting: Use less clerics, take away their armours, don't give wizards new spells for new levels and don't let sorcerers and bards learn the spells at once. Give clerics only the spells on their list that look fine for their gods. This gives you the possibility to award players with new spells while keeping them away from others. Skip druids. Use adepts instead. Limit their spells too. Simply skip the ranger and paladin spellcasting and give them perhaps a smite more or more skillpoints. - forgot to add: Skip creating magical items except scrolls and potions for players. [/QUOTE]

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