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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Merlion" data-source="post: 3759271" data-attributes="member: 10397">One of the reasons that I like what little we know about this so far, at least as regards wizards, runs thus:  One of, if not the main reason I dislike Vancian magic is because it does not fit well with most depictions of how magic works. Having the practice of magic consist entirely of specific spells, that must be "prepared" and once used are gone, meaning you must "prepare" multiple copies to achieve the same effect twice etc, just doesnt work for me, conceptually.  Often in fiction, it seems to me that mage-types are capable of performing basic "magical actions" most or all of the time. Things like a very basic "magic ray" type attack, moving objects without touching them, creating light etc. Then they have their actual "spells", which often require more time and effort, may require materials and/or rituals of some kind etc, and usually have more powerful effects. They also require more specific conditions, and are often more taxing and can be done less frequently.  Now I realize that most fictional magic also has a fatigue element, either spiritual, physical or both, but you relatively rarely see that incorporated into RPGs for various reasons beyond the scope of what I am saying here. Although it does add another oddity to the Vancian system that a Wizard can run completely out of magic...but it doesnt adversly affect him in any other way.  I see this new system as being more in line with what I described above, and more like how magic is usually depicted than the Vancian system. Also it sounds as if it will solve the issue of Wizards often finding themselves unable to be very Wizardy pretty quickly, especially at low levels.</blockquote>

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