tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post7615707123391212987..comments2024-03-23T08:21:07.075-07:00Comments on Points of Light: Rule of Three: Tactical Combat, Maneuvers, and Vancian MagicDavid Guyllhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-4721602155781767982012-06-27T12:51:18.243-07:002012-06-27T12:51:18.243-07:00As a resource management model doing things on a p...As a resource management model doing things on a per-day basis can easily wreak havoc on pacing, which is why we get "15-minute adventuring days". When running delves, players got into the habit of shoring up per-day abilities so that they could rapidly unload them on the final encounter.<br /><br />As for an explanation, why not? They already go into detail that wizards learn spells from books, memorize them, and then forget them after casting them (except for the ones that they can cast whenever, or if they have enough time, which makes the per-day thing make even less sense). <br /><br />They also explain plenty on how warlocks and sorcerers work. I think the lack of good flavor material makes it harder for players to figure out why it works the way it does. If a campaign wants to reskin it, they will, but there is no reason not to provide a solid foundation to back up the mechanics.David Guyllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16299128722345607123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1790030420507335953.post-47687730880653245802012-06-27T08:48:34.384-07:002012-06-27T08:48:34.384-07:00I don't think the wizard is going to change mu...I don't think the wizard is going to change much. It will stay Vancian with at-wills. I predict the sorcerer will remain spell slots like it's third edition counterpart. And the warlock will be like a 4th edition character with AEDU.<br /><br />To some degree I like that they don't force wizardy into one explanation - it makes it easier for different people to put their own spin on magic. One person may think of them as favors from spirits, another game might have it be that they fill a psychic matrix with energy that is then expended.Philo Pharynxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14785954267292226321noreply@blogger.com