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<blockquote data-quote="cavalier973" data-source="post: 8082552" data-attributes="member: 91595">Thanks. I don't have the 2nd edition rules--and, in fact, was considering purchasing the pdfs.I have the B/X and the BECMI rules. BECMI says that spell memorization takes at most an hour (for all spells, presumably), but only after a good night's rest.I have the 1st edition rules, and they sound similar to what I posted from GttSF, but after a more careful reading, what the 1st edition rules say is that the wizard needs more rest prior to memorizing higher level spells. Therefore, to memorize a 9th level spell, the wizard needs to rest for 12 hours beforehand. Then, the wizard spends a quarter of an hour per spell level to memorize each spell. This seems exceedingly onerous. It would mean spending over two hours to memorize that one spell, plus a quarter hour for each level of each other spell to memorize whatever else the wizard wishes to cast. It sounds as if the wizard will spend all day just memorizing spells!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cavalier973, post: 8082552, member: 91595"] Thanks. I don't have the 2nd edition rules--and, in fact, was considering purchasing the pdfs. I have the B/X and the BECMI rules. BECMI says that spell memorization takes at most an hour (for all spells, presumably), but only after a good night's rest. I have the 1st edition rules, and they sound similar to what I posted from GttSF, but after a more careful reading, what the 1st edition rules say is that the wizard needs more rest prior to memorizing higher level spells. Therefore, to memorize a 9th level spell, the wizard needs to rest for 12 hours beforehand. Then, the wizard spends a quarter of an hour per spell level to memorize each spell. This seems exceedingly onerous. It would mean spending over two hours to memorize that one spell, plus a quarter hour for each level of each other spell to memorize whatever else the wizard wishes to cast. It sounds as if the wizard will spend all day just memorizing spells! [/QUOTE]

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