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<blockquote data-quote="Nagol" data-source="post: 6285199" data-attributes="member: 23935">Yeah, I'd be a third DM that would say &quot;if you want spells like that go ahead and try to acquire them in-world, but you can only start with what is on the menu&quot;.For me it's not about game balance though.&nbsp; The number of low-level critters with any form of energy resistance is negligible.&nbsp; It's about the game atmosphere and expectations.&nbsp; The setting expectation is spells known by casters are not strongly linked by theme..The list of spells provided in the PHB are the common and codified spells that exist sufficiently widely in the universe that a starting character can access.&nbsp; The game does have methods of creating singular spells though every edition has effectively put that cost out of the range of starting characters.&nbsp; If I wanted a game with tighter themes, more singular effects, or simple spell creation, I'd be using a game engine that supports easier construction of such spells like Ars Magica or Champions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nagol, post: 6285199, member: 23935"] Yeah, I'd be a third DM that would say "if you want spells like that go ahead and try to acquire them in-world, but you can only start with what is on the menu". For me it's not about game balance though. The number of low-level critters with any form of energy resistance is negligible. It's about the game atmosphere and expectations. The setting expectation is spells known by casters are not strongly linked by theme.. The list of spells provided in the PHB are the common and codified spells that exist sufficiently widely in the universe that a starting character can access. The game does have methods of creating singular spells though every edition has effectively put that cost out of the range of starting characters. If I wanted a game with tighter themes, more singular effects, or simple spell creation, I'd be using a game engine that supports easier construction of such spells like Ars Magica or Champions. [/QUOTE]

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