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<blockquote data-quote="Griffith Dragonlake" data-source="post: 3036523" data-attributes="member: 40379">Rtfm!All very interesting ideas but . . . they are in conflict with the RAW!By the RAW, the barbarian is the only class which has illiteracy as a class feature.By the RAW, it takes an Intelligence of 10, a Charisma of 10, or a Wisdom of 10 to learn and cast spells and to take a level in a spellcasting class.By the RAW, adding a level in another class does not take seven years or some such.By the RAW, there is no special talent, aptitude, or destiny required to learn spells.I agree on a personal level with most of the ideas posted, however they still confict with the RAW.&nbsp;&nbsp; In answer to the OP, opportunity is the only logical explanation as to why wouldn't anyone learn spells in the D&amp;D 3.5 system.That being the case, one has to wonder 'why doesn't every class have the ability to cast Cantrips or Orisons?'FWIW in the real world, it is quite common in traditional societies for everyday people to &quot;cast cantrips or orison.&quot;&nbsp; We in the West call this 'superstion.'&nbsp; But if you look closely you'll see that these traditional peoples use verbal, somatic, and material components.&nbsp; And oftentimes will use a focus (holy symbol, talisman), etc.&nbsp; Why wouldn't &quot;superstition&quot; be in fact real magic, albeit level 0 in a fantasy world?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Griffith Dragonlake, post: 3036523, member: 40379"] [b]Rtfm![/b] All very interesting ideas but . . . they are in conflict with the RAW! By the RAW, the barbarian is the only class which has illiteracy as a class feature. By the RAW, it takes an Intelligence of 10, a Charisma of 10, or a Wisdom of 10 to learn and cast spells and to take a level in a spellcasting class. By the RAW, adding a level in another class does not take seven years or some such. By the RAW, there is no special talent, aptitude, or destiny required to learn spells. I agree on a personal level with most of the ideas posted, however they still confict with the RAW. In answer to the OP, opportunity is the only logical explanation as to why wouldn't anyone learn spells in the D&D 3.5 system. That being the case, one has to wonder 'why doesn't every class have the ability to cast Cantrips or Orisons?' FWIW in the real world, it is quite common in traditional societies for everyday people to "cast cantrips or orison." We in the West call this 'superstion.' But if you look closely you'll see that these traditional peoples use verbal, somatic, and material components. And oftentimes will use a focus (holy symbol, talisman), etc. Why wouldn't "superstition" be in fact real magic, albeit level 0 in a fantasy world? [/QUOTE]

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