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Message: <blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 1868753" data-attributes="member: 17969">I don't particularly like to play spellcasters because I dislike the Vancian System and the Arcane/Divne split.  They're both too limiting.If I want to be an Fire Mage, then I have to either find a PrC in some supplement or just be an Evoker.  Either way, I'd have to spend hours staring at my spellbook and deciding whether I'd rather have Flaming sphere or Searing ray.  I'd rather have a system where I can invest a few points in fire magic and have access to both.If I want to be a Knight in shining armor, then I can be a fighter.  And if I want to be a bar-brawling mercenary with a shady past, then I can still be a fighter.  Likewise I can be a rogue whether I'm a shadowy ninja assassin, or a charming street rat with a cockney accent.  But If I'm a wizard then I don't have that choice.  As written, the rules allow neither deviation within the spellcasting classes, nor an easy method of making new and unique ones.</blockquote>