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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 5771378" data-attributes="member: 63">Here's the thing. You need to please the classic D&D players, so Vancian casting is a must. You need to attract gamers who grew up on Harry Potter, so at-will magic is a must. So have them both. If you absolutely must have a single "Wizard" class, do it thus:WizardEach spell has an Mana Point (MP) cost based on its rank, so a rank 1 spell costs 1 MP to cast, a rank 2 spell costs 2 MP, and so on. There are two ways to cast spells as a wizard, prepared and spontaneous.Spell Preparation. You can spend 5 minutes to prepare any number of spells. You pay the normal amount of MP based on the ranks of those spells, and thereafter you can cast them once.Spontaneous Spellcasting. You can cast any spell without preparation, but it costs 1 extra MP. There are three types of wizard -- Vancian, Rowlingian, and MarvelversusCapcomian.Vancian. You get a pool of MP based on your class level. See chart xx. You cannot cast spells spontaneously, and so must prepare spells.Rowlingian. You also get MP, but a smaller amount. You cannot prepare spells. You must cast spontaneously. Whenever you take a short rest, you recover all your MP.MarvelversusCapcomian. You also get MP, but an even smaller amount. Each round that you are in danger, you gain X MP (based on your level). Whenever you take a short rest, any MP you have in excess of your normal maximum goes away. (Basically you charge your super meter, like in Marvel vs Capcom.)</blockquote>

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