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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Felon" data-source="post: 3007642" data-attributes="member: 8158">Note the edit timestamp. At any rate, it all boils down to assigning an arbitrary "pro" or "con" value to this versus that. The favored soul gives up a lot, but gains a lot too.Well, regardless of the mechanic, a spellcaster has to ask his friends to wait while he prepares for an hour. That aspect of the vancian system is hard to avoid.For many, preparing spells is a tactical challenge in its own right--not unlike preparing a deck for a CCG.  Personally, I build some lists of prepared spells for particular scenarios: in-town list, overland travel list, dungeon battle list, etc.</blockquote>