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<blockquote data-quote="Sword of Spirit" data-source="post: 8410177" data-attributes="member: 6677017">The biggest issue for me is that it can be done just as easily without alienating people, yet they choose not to.Which is easier for the DM:-A list of 1/day spells where you have to jot down the name of each spell used so far, or-The MM standard list of spells known and slots per level where you just have to jot down numbers?I can‘t see how “Level 2: -1” is harder on the DM than “used mirror image”.And for spells written up as an attack, all you need to do is have (2nd-level) after the spell name.That gets all the same ease of use functionality while allowing you to have the NPC upcast or take advantage of any game rules that might relate to spell slots and spellcasting.The reason people give for not liking NPCs to use PC rules is that it makes it harder to DM. But if there is a solution that makes it easier on the DM while maintaining PC / NPC approximation (which some people very much want), isn‘t it preferable to make that the solution of choice? Then everyone gets what they want.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sword of Spirit, post: 8410177, member: 6677017"] The biggest issue for me is that it can be done just as easily without alienating people, yet they choose not to. Which is easier for the DM: -A list of 1/day spells where you have to jot down the name of each spell used so far, or -The MM standard list of spells known and slots per level where you just have to jot down numbers? I can‘t see how “Level 2: -1” is harder on the DM than “used mirror image”. And for spells written up as an attack, all you need to do is have (2nd-level) after the spell name. That gets all the same ease of use functionality while allowing you to have the NPC upcast or take advantage of any game rules that might relate to spell slots and spellcasting. The reason people give for not liking NPCs to use PC rules is that it makes it harder to DM. But if there is a solution that makes it easier on the DM while maintaining PC / NPC approximation (which some people very much want), isn‘t it preferable to make that the solution of choice? Then everyone gets what they want. [/QUOTE]

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