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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roadkill101" data-source="post: 5328806" data-attributes="member: 30952">I go by the book. But, I wrote the book as I use my own system to run games with. It's essentially a point-buy (i.e. mana) based magic system, where the points are used to define the spells parameters (e.g. duration, area of effect, damage), with spells being built on the fly as cast. I run an occasional D&D one shot, using a heavily home-brewed system borrowing rules from BECMI, 1st/2nd (I view these editions as being basically the same), 3.x and 4th. I greatly changed the magic system to where it's now a point-buy/mana system, such that a spells level is it's cost in mana. If a caster knows a spell (has recorded it in their spell book, using the 1st ed chance to learn spell rules) then they may cast it and any others freely so long as they have sufficient mana, making casters functionally similar to the 3.x Sorcerer oppossed to the traditiona MU/Wizard who can only memorize a certain number of spells/slots. I only allow spells from the 1e PHB, mostly to limit the number of books needed at the table. I allow characters to create items for either system, if the character meets such criteria.  However, doing so always has a heavy cost in time away from adventuring, so such events are rare and items usually on the weak end (equivalent to a +1 weapon or charged item with few charges).</blockquote>