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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paradox42" data-source="post: 5744043" data-attributes="member: 29746">To me, this seems like a solution in search of a problem. Wizards are versatile: that's the primary focus and strength of the class, and that alone is why Character Optimization (CharOp) people always look at them to be sure of what they're doing: the Wizard can do just about anything, if he properly prepares. That's the key factor there- the Wizard has to think ahead. If he prepares Fire spells expecting to face a White Dragon, and the dragon turns out to be a Red that was using disguises to look White, then the Wizard is SOL- but the Fighter's sword works just as well either way.Your response to the other posters is very telling in this regard: when you state why you're doing this, your answer is not "my players always play Wizards because they're so powerful" or "one of my players has a Wizard character that has broken my game and I don't want it to happen again." Your answer is instead "because whenever people talk about builds, they always compare to the Wizard." This suggests that you have gotten worried by stuff you've read online, but you haven't actually encountered a problem in a real game resulting from a Wizard character.If my supposition is correct, then you should be aware that your proposed rule change doesn't affect character optimization at all- and here's why. CharOp threads and boards invariably assume ideal circumstances. They don't talk about how difficult a particular combination of items and/or spells is to acquire; they just assume that the optimizer acquired them and explain how to use the combo. Your rule won't stop serious Wizard optimizers from assembling a list of spells they want; it just makes the acquisition more annoying. A player focused on optimization is going to acquire what he wants anyway- unless you use your power as GM to stop him of course, but then again, you can do that anyway without changing the existing rules set.In the meantime, your proposed rule change will make life more difficult for players who have Wizard characters who are not trying to optimize them or break the game. Inexperienced players, or players who prefer to focus on roleplaying and story over Getting The Most Plusses, will be badly crippled by this rules change, but they're precisely the type of player who wouldn't have broken your game anyway under the old rules system.This is why the responders so far have been largely against your idea.</blockquote>

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