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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JacktheRabbit" data-source="post: 4870888" data-attributes="member: 525">There is nothing too impossible about the idea unless the spell you suddenly gained is completely different from any other spell you have. I would assume any wizard is constantly studying his spells and trying to improve them. Here is an example:Bob the wizard loves his fire spells. Scorching Ray and Flame Sphere are both a regular in his arsenal. Unfortunately neither has the oopmh he really wants. So Bob has been researching. When Bob gets to 5th level one of the new spells he gains is of course Fireball. All his hard work paid off and he found a way to take modify the Flaming Sphere spell into an explosive projectile spell. There are lots of spells that fit this. Shocking grasp may lead to lightning bolt. Feather fall to Fly. Expeditious Retreat to Haste.Now the difficult part comes when your new spell chosen is completely out of left field and doesnt fit as a continuation of any current spell in your spellbook. Do it this way and your wizard isnt beholden to the DM completely which can get irritating. If the Wizard PC is limited to scrolls he finds or higher level wizards who teach him then he 100% knows all his spells are being chosen by the DM. If at 9th level he meets a foe that he cannot hurt at all because he has nothign around the foes Immunities he knows who to be pissed at, the DM. But if you let the player chose some spells by research based on existing spells you give yourself an out and it fits well with the studious academic nature we all think when we see a wizard.</blockquote>

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