tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421168435468954685.post3695338614437793757..comments2024-03-27T02:15:14.914-07:00Comments on Unvisible Citadel: Vance-ier MagiciansGuy Fullertonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12034114718540912559noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421168435468954685.post-91320538813463298102021-03-20T07:13:12.222-07:002021-03-20T07:13:12.222-07:00Not sure what I'm misreading here.
But you sa...Not sure what I'm misreading here.<br /><br />But you say:<br /><br /><i>But once the magician reaches 4th level, he is able to memorize more 2nd level spells at a time than would a normal 4th level AD&D magic-user: 3 for this variant vs. 2 for standard AD&D.</i><br /><br />But your chart says, for 4th level, <i>no more than two 2nd level spells</i>, so how are you arriving at this point? Standard AD&D would have the MU casting 5 spells - 3 of 1st, 2 of 2nd, and your chart indicates that this MU can memorize 3 spells - 1 of 1st, 2 of 2nd.<br /><br />So this variant MU doesn't actually "kick off" in this regard until 5th level and really only has the advantage of being able to do one more second level spell, at the cost of not doing their third level spell (which is where they can get fireball..) and FOUR other spells. So the effect isn't felt until levels 6-8, then really splits away at 9 and takes the cake as far as potential power output.Patrick Mascarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17380255320025034448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421168435468954685.post-41895205553457778572012-12-13T20:32:04.004-08:002012-12-13T20:32:04.004-08:00Gah! Yeah, the example is wrong. I'll fix that...Gah! Yeah, the example is wrong. I'll fix that shortly.<br /><br />At a given magician level, only that line's "Other Memorization Limits" is what you care about. Don't infer the previous level's cap (if for a different spell level). I'll see if I can make that clearer.Guy Fullertonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12034114718540912559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8421168435468954685.post-64196432796081021202012-12-13T12:28:08.692-08:002012-12-13T12:28:08.692-08:00Guy---
Your example of
So for example, a 13th l...Guy---<br /><br />Your example of <br /><br /><i>So for example, a 13th level magician can memorize 7 spells at a time. He might choose to memorize two 6th level spells, plus five spells of 5th level or lower. Or he could memorize one 6th level spell, plus six spells of 5th level or lower. Or all seven of his spells could be of 5th or lower level.</i><br /><br />doesn't square with your chart, so I imagine you've changed one or the other without updating the other one? I'm also not sure how you derive the max # of spells for the level below the one you're at (i.e., 5 5th level spells, or whatever): there doesn't seem to be a cap for those unless I'm supposed to infer the previous cap bumped up one: i.e., I can cast at 13th level (per your chart above) 8 spells with a max of 2 6th level spells and 3 5th level spells (since that's the next highest max for the next-level lower of spells). If so, I'd just add another column for the 2nd max spells/day limits since that would be far clearer than reading 2 values from the same column.<br /><br />Allan.grodoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11800184312511280050noreply@blogger.com