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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jayoungr" data-source="post: 7547504" data-attributes="member: 6702445">Oh, I understand the principle.  But I note that when these threads come up on the board--and they do, frequently--they are almost always coming from one of two sources:  DMs and players of martial classes.  The people who actually play spellcasters almost never wish for artificial scarcity of spells just to make fireball seem like a bigger deal, and of those few who do, I'm betting that a large portion of them started with older editions of D&D, so they're used to the idea.To me, you sound like you're saying you want the government to impose national rationing on ice cream so that everybody can enjoy their banana splits as much as you remember enjoying them when you were a kid.  You're hoping/assuming that the enjoyment of a suddenly-scarce banana split will outweigh the annoyance of having your ice cream taken away against your will.  You say it makes banana splits more special; I think it makes the everyday world that much more drab and miserable.  I mean, I'm sure banana splits were a delightful rarity in Soviet Russia, but I wouldn't want to live there.I think the sticking point, for me, is that you're treating all magic as one giant blob and saying all spells should be equal in terms of story impact.  To me, a world where everybody can do a cantrip or two doesn't devalue magic itself; it makes the whole world more colorful and interesting, less "Soviet Russia."  The big, splashy spells are still rare and exciting. That's just my two cents.I appreciate that you said this, though!</blockquote>

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