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Message: <blockquote data-quote="shilsen" data-source="post: 3618150" data-attributes="member: 198">One of the things I like about the Vancian system is that it allows a focus on creative spell usage and/or a focus on spell uses. Just depends on the individual player(s) and DM to decide what they want to focus on. The system itself doesn't disallow either. One can make an argument that there isn't a great incentive towards creative spellcasting, but it's definitely possible, and I'm cynical (yet strangely, not cranky) enough to think that someone who wants to run a spellcaster without being creative is going to avoid being creative, whatever the system is. And there's a whole lot of people posting on these boards about creative spellcasting and how they do it in their games, without changing anything about the standard D&D spellcasting system. And besides the above, the Vancian system is pretty darn functional, especially when it comes to players new to the game, and I find that a very significant bonus. BTW, what's wrong with accountants? I spend my time around artists all the time. Man, I could stand to see some accountants!Oh yeah, almost forgot...*kicks cranky in the junk and takes his stuff*</blockquote>