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Message: <blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 5883158" data-attributes="member: 16760">It's not like spell points are the only alternative to Vancian casting. True20's Fatigue-save system works quite well, for example.  There, powerful effects are controlled by high DC's and/or prerequisites.  Very different feel from traditional D&D, yes, but I like it.I think a lot of the problems of Vancian casting can be mitigated by good class design.  Why does a generalist wizard have to be best at everything?  I say, if you want to be the magical jack of all trades, you have to accept being master of none.  Sure, the generalist gets a few illusions;  but he's quickly left in the dust by the Illusionist.2e's reworking of 'specialist wizards' was IMAO a huge step backward from 1e.  Though I grant that the 1e conception of specialists takes a lot more work to get right, I also think it's time well spent.  Believe me, I don't carry a torch for 1e otherwise, I think 3e was a huge improvement, but in this one area Gygax was seriously onto something - the Illusionist had tons and tons of flavor.I like what I'm hearing some people propose of spells that work in virtually every level, increasing in power and utility depending on slot, but I really think it's better suited to a sorcerer-type than the wizard.  It's always struck me that sorcerers should have 'themed' spells rather than the quirky named-type stuff of wizards.</blockquote>