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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeff Carlsen" data-source="post: 5778788" data-attributes="member: 61749">This sums it up pretty well, but it also leads to one of the problems I have with the 3rd Edition implementation: Spell slots by spell level.In my mind, a wizard would have a limited amount of total "space" for prepared spells, but how that space is used is flexible. Higher level spells would take more space than lower level spells. So, I could choose to have a few high level spells, or several lower level spells.But that's not how it works. Each spell level is given it's own specific space. Lower level spells can use higher level space, but higher level spells can't use lower level space. But there's absolutely no fluff reason why this should be so.Then there's the fact that, due to the way saves work, lower level spells stop being effective in an offensive manner, and not because their effects wouldn't be useful, but because enemies always make their saves.Despite that, a wizard must still track lower level spell slots.These, though, are implementation problems, and solvable. Some more thoughts on what's possible:More powerful spells should be more powerful because of their effects. Resisting the effects of a spell should have nothing to do with the level of a spell, with the exception that a higher level character or monster might have better resistances to the simpler and more common effects provided by low level spells.Wizards should be provided a certain amount of preparation space. Some spells take up more space than others. Conceptually, the amount of space a spell takes might be separate from it's level. For example, burning hands and fireball could both be the same level, because they both do simple fire damage, but fireball would take up more space because it's an area of effect spell. I won't say this is the right direction, but it's worth considering.In fact, if we want to preserve the idea that all spells must be prepared, but we don't want caster's running out, perhaps some spells stay prepared after being cast. They still take up space and have to be chosen beforehand, but can be used indefinitely.</blockquote>

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