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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9493898" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I've thought about splitting up sources of magic like that but, especially with modern D&amp;D, it gets a little weird.&nbsp; Let's say I have a wizard that takes magic initiate (cleric) and now I can cast Healing Word.&nbsp; I'm not a primary healer but I can get somebody up from unconscious in a pinch.&nbsp; I can even do it for free once a day. But where it gets strange if we have multiple sources of magic is that I can also use my arcane wizard spell slots to cast healing word.&nbsp; How the what?&nbsp; What energy source is my wizard now tapping into to cast healing magic?&nbsp; Ignoring of course why my wizard can't cast healing magic at all while some clerics can cast fireball, but that's a separate issue that made more sense before the lines became so blurry.So instead I view the magic power source like electricity.&nbsp; While wizards may default to using DC (direct current), with proper training they can adapt the power to AC (alternating current) that powers cleric spells.&nbsp; At least for lower powered spells. And now for some reason I'm thinking about how warlocks are really just on the Highway to Hell with their magic.&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f914.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":unsure:" title="Unsure&nbsp; &nbsp; :unsure:"&nbsp; data-smilie="24"data-shortname=":unsure:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9493898, member: 6801845"] I've thought about splitting up sources of magic like that but, especially with modern D&D, it gets a little weird. Let's say I have a wizard that takes magic initiate (cleric) and now I can cast Healing Word. I'm not a primary healer but I can get somebody up from unconscious in a pinch. I can even do it for free once a day. But where it gets strange if we have multiple sources of magic is that I can also use my arcane wizard spell slots to cast healing word. How the what? What energy source is my wizard now tapping into to cast healing magic? Ignoring of course why my wizard can't cast healing magic at all while some clerics can cast fireball, but that's a separate issue that made more sense before the lines became so blurry. So instead I view the magic power source like electricity. While wizards may default to using DC (direct current), with proper training they can adapt the power to AC (alternating current) that powers cleric spells. At least for lower powered spells. And now for some reason I'm thinking about how warlocks are really just on the Highway to Hell with their magic. :unsure: [/QUOTE]

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