Are Spell Points Balanced? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Are Spell Points Balanced? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Voldar_Mecorthio
07-01-06, 09:27 PM Okay, I am thinking about making an option to convert spell slots to spell points. A level 0 spell costs half a point, a 1 costs 1, a 2 costs 3, a 3 costs 5 a 4 costs 7 a 5 costs 9, a 6 costs 11, a 7 costs 13, an 8 costs 15, and a 9 costs 17.

No scaling like with psionics, convert slots to points by how much a spell costs. (a 9th level spell slot becomes 17 spell points.) but a point system would allow much greater flexibility. Would it be balanced?
Reinforcements
07-01-06, 09:46 PM If you do a straight-up slot-to-point conversion for both spells and spell slots you must include some manner of scaling as per 3.5 psionics (that is, a fireball only does 5d6 damage unless you pay more points) or it will be terribly unbalanced. Spell points provide slightly more power in the form of increased flexibility anyway - couple that with free spell scaling and you'll have casters fit to make a psion break down in tears.
__DnD4Life__
07-02-06, 02:14 AM http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/magic/spellPoints.htm Eat your heart out!
Voldar_Mecorthio
07-02-06, 04:06 PM Why can't a point system scale acording to caster level like a slot system does? Because of the flexability?

If that's the case, could you reduce the number of points and put CL scaling and have it be balanced?

Also, I still plan to make casters prepare spells (not sorcerers or bards obviously), but they alot their points however they see fit.
__DnD4Life__
07-02-06, 04:13 PM Why can't a point system scale acording to caster level like a slot system does? Because of the flexability?It can. The caster just gets more points.

If that's the case, could you reduce the number of points and put CL scaling and have it be balanced?.
Already done, man. Unearthed Arcana. I havent used the system, but it seems to be a good one.

Also, I still plan to make casters prepare spells (not sorcerers or bards obviously), but they alot their points however they see fit.
Also in the variant from UA. Wizard, cleric, pally, ranger, all prepare spells, and sorc/bard are more like psions, just have less SP/PP.

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Voldar_Mecorthio 07-01-06, 09:27 PM	Okay, I am thinking about making an option to convert spell slots to spell points. A level 0 spell costs half a point, a 1 costs 1, a 2 costs 3, a 3 costs 5 a 4 costs 7 a 5 costs 9, a 6 costs 11, a 7 costs 13, an 8 costs 15, and a 9 costs 17. No scaling like with psionics, convert slots to points by how much a spell costs. (a 9th level spell slot becomes 17 spell points.) but a point system would allow much greater flexibility. Would it be balanced?
Reinforcements 07-01-06, 09:46 PM	If you do a straight-up slot-to-point conversion for both spells and spell slots you must include some manner of scaling as per 3.5 psionics (that is, a fireball only does 5d6 damage unless you pay more points) or it will be terribly unbalanced. Spell points provide slightly more power in the form of increased flexibility anyway - couple that with free spell scaling and you'll have casters fit to make a psion break down in tears.
__DnD4Life__ 07-02-06, 02:14 AM	http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/magic/spellPoints.htm Eat your heart out!
Voldar_Mecorthio 07-02-06, 04:06 PM	Why can't a point system scale acording to caster level like a slot system does? Because of the flexability? If that's the case, could you reduce the number of points and put CL scaling and have it be balanced? Also, I still plan to make casters prepare spells (not sorcerers or bards obviously), but they alot their points however they see fit.
__DnD4Life__ 07-02-06, 04:13 PM	Why can't a point system scale acording to caster level like a slot system does? Because of the flexability?It can. The caster just gets more points. If that's the case, could you reduce the number of points and put CL scaling and have it be balanced?. Already done, man. Unearthed Arcana. I havent used the system, but it seems to be a good one. Also, I still plan to make casters prepare spells (not sorcerers or bards obviously), but they alot their points however they see fit. Also in the variant from UA. Wizard, cleric, pally, ranger, all prepare spells, and sorc/bard are more like psions, just have less SP/PP.