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<blockquote data-quote="Petrosian" data-source="post: 775096" data-attributes="member: 1149">FWIW, i think spell research should cost as much in materials as learning a new spell does normally, particularly for sorcerers who are self-taught.The biggest restriction i would see IN PLAy is time. It takes longer to develop something new than it does to learn something already figured out.Again, this doesn't really apply for sorcerers who are self-taught, but one simple mechanism is to allow you to learn &quot;new spells&quot; as replacements for your class spells but to delay the &quot;finishing&quot; of new spells until halfway thru the level.So, my wizard or sorcerer (taught by others) can pick fireball and have it now or pick snowball and have it when we get halfway to the next level.******************As for &quot;exactly what i want&quot;...&quot;Exactly what i want&quot; and &quot;exactly what I will need&quot; are two radically different things, and as long as that remains true, then balance is easily maintained. To put it simply, as soon as you need to hole up with three refugees (turning your four man party to seven) to fulfill your current quest, that smaller moveable rope trick can suddenly turn into a head-slapping &quot;Wow! i could have had a full sized rope trick!&quot; moment.YMMV and clearly does.Enjoy your games.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Petrosian, post: 775096, member: 1149"] FWIW, i think spell research should cost as much in materials as learning a new spell does normally, particularly for sorcerers who are self-taught. The biggest restriction i would see IN PLAy is time. It takes longer to develop something new than it does to learn something already figured out. Again, this doesn't really apply for sorcerers who are self-taught, but one simple mechanism is to allow you to learn "new spells" as replacements for your class spells but to delay the "finishing" of new spells until halfway thru the level. So, my wizard or sorcerer (taught by others) can pick fireball and have it now or pick snowball and have it when we get halfway to the next level. ****************** As for "exactly what i want"... "Exactly what i want" and "exactly what I will need" are two radically different things, and as long as that remains true, then balance is easily maintained. To put it simply, as soon as you need to hole up with three refugees (turning your four man party to seven) to fulfill your current quest, that smaller moveable rope trick can suddenly turn into a head-slapping "Wow! i could have had a full sized rope trick!" moment. YMMV and clearly does. Enjoy your games. [/QUOTE]

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