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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 6076563" data-attributes="member: 8863">Not to mention that microtracking spell components isn't really a good way of balancing things across all levels of play.&nbsp; Many of the components are stuff that is cheap, like sand or rose petals for sleep.&nbsp; How many pinches of sand can a wizard realistically buy for 1 gp?&nbsp; Probably quite a lot.&nbsp; We're talking stuff that costs coppers here, a high level wizard is not going to notice at all, and even a low level wizard might not take much notice.&nbsp; So it's a lot of picky fiddly bookkeeping over crap that has a cost likely measured in copper or silver rather than gold; thus it's considered a waste of time.I'd have to agree with Hussar here, easy castle repair at 8th level feels a bit powerful.&nbsp; I wouldn't worry too much if the characters were around say level 15, but at level 8, it feels like they didn't earn it.&nbsp; This is typically around the point in classic D&amp;D where players start establishing bases and such, and usually it meant that they invested time and wealth into it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orius, post: 6076563, member: 8863"] Not to mention that microtracking spell components isn't really a good way of balancing things across all levels of play. Many of the components are stuff that is cheap, like sand or rose petals for [i]sleep[/i]. How many pinches of sand can a wizard realistically buy for 1 gp? Probably quite a lot. We're talking stuff that costs coppers here, a high level wizard is not going to notice at all, and even a low level wizard might not take much notice. So it's a lot of picky fiddly bookkeeping over crap that has a cost likely measured in copper or silver rather than gold; thus it's considered a waste of time. I'd have to agree with Hussar here, easy castle repair at 8th level feels a bit powerful. I wouldn't worry too much if the characters were around say level 15, but at level 8, it feels like they didn't earn it. This is typically around the point in classic D&D where players start establishing bases and such, and usually it meant that they invested time and wealth into it. [/QUOTE]

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