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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 6153830" data-attributes="member: 8863">I was in the process of posting to this thread yesterday when I lost my internet connection and my reply was eaten as a result.&nbsp; &nbsp; Most people have repeated what I was going to say anyway.If two PCs want to share spells, then that's their choice, and the DM shouldn't have any say in it beyond things like scribing cost, how much space it takes up in their spellbooks and so on.&nbsp; NPCs are a different matter, because they're under the DM's control.Many wizards are rivals, so they're not going to share secrets.&nbsp; Even if the wizard isn't an outright enemy, you have to be able to trust that wizard with your book.&nbsp; Is he the careless type that will spill acid/potions/scroll ink/green slime samples all over it in his lab?&nbsp; Is his presonal library infested with bookworms?&nbsp; Is he a klutz that will drop it into a fire or something?&nbsp; That spellbook is the sum of your magical knowledge and research, and if it's ruined you're screwed.But outside the game, it's also a matter of game balance.&nbsp; Wizards have always been seen as very powerful because of their magic, and controlling spell acquisition has always been a means for the DM to maintain some degree of balance.&nbsp; That's why NPCs don't hand out spells like candy.That probably wouldn't prove much.&nbsp; I've read several times that the Rogue's Galley was Brian Blume's assumptions about what everyone else's characters could do and wasn't always very accurate.Ah, the wonders of the 1e DMG's editing and organization.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orius, post: 6153830, member: 8863"] I was in the process of posting to this thread yesterday when I lost my internet connection and my reply was eaten as a result. Most people have repeated what I was going to say anyway. If two PCs want to share spells, then that's their choice, and the DM shouldn't have any say in it beyond things like scribing cost, how much space it takes up in their spellbooks and so on. NPCs are a different matter, because they're under the DM's control. Many wizards are rivals, so they're not going to share secrets. Even if the wizard isn't an outright enemy, you have to be able to trust that wizard with your book. Is he the careless type that will spill acid/potions/scroll ink/green slime samples all over it in his lab? Is his presonal library infested with bookworms? Is he a klutz that will drop it into a fire or something? That spellbook is the sum of your magical knowledge and research, and if it's ruined you're screwed. But outside the game, it's also a matter of game balance. Wizards have always been seen as very powerful because of their magic, and controlling spell acquisition has always been a means for the DM to maintain some degree of balance. That's why NPCs don't hand out spells like candy. That probably wouldn't prove much. I've read several times that the Rogue's Galley was Brian Blume's assumptions about what everyone else's characters could do and wasn't always very accurate. Ah, the wonders of the 1e DMG's editing and organization. :) [/QUOTE]

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