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#1 cowleymen Dec 11, 2014 7:47:08	So, the Wizard is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about a PC creating new spells. Of course a WIzard can make his own spells, he is constantly fidiling with arcane fomula's all the time, figuring out spells in the game world anyways. Technically every wizards copy of Fireball is a little different, thats why it takes time to learn spells written by another Wizard. Even most other arcane casters could fessably have some skill at creating a new spell not in the PHB, and as long as the spell is balanced, it shouldnt upset anything.   Now we glance over at a divine caster. Paladin, cleric, ranger, druid; just how easily could they create a new spell? Mechanically its no different then an arcane creation. As long as the homebrew spell is balanced, no problem. Would most of you other DM people allow it? Personally I love letting players pitch ideas and figure out how to get it to work both mechanically and thematically. Anything that gets your Player invested into the world and that setting, the more fun I think most people will have. What are some other peoples veiws on this?  Im looking for justification from both sides, mostly dealing with thematic issues. Refrences to any particular setting as well, as my homebrew usually gets influnced by stuff i read from other sources anyways
#2 AaronOfBarbaria Dec 11, 2014 8:13:29	In my setting, it is unverified that "divine" magic actually comes from a source of power other than the caster. They have faith that it is true their deity exists, and many even cite their spellcasting as proof of that existence, but it is a think which the "divine" caster prayed and meditated upon and was, as they believe, gifted with the ability to cast spells.   They don't believe that they are using prayer and meditation to order spells from some menu and then have them sent from their deity every day so much as they believe that their deity has granted them access to the magic which permeates all of creation, and taught them how to shape that magic into the spells they desire.   As such, it makes exactly as much sense for the "divine" casters to be able to invent their own spells like the "arcane" casters can - as odd as it sounds, the only spellcasters in my setting which are actually granted magic by beings exterior to themselves are Warlocks, and even then they have bargained for the ability to work magic, not for specific spells (which is why a warlock isn't limited to only knowing the spells that the specific being that is their actual individual patron is personally capable of).
#3 Llenlleawg Dec 12, 2014 6:56:44	Taking a page from the Indian epic Ramayana or other mythic parts of Indian lore, you could imagine a cleric (or other divine caster) entering into deep fasting, prayer, devotion for days on end. Such penance and asceticism would be so pleasing to the god that the god is willing to grant a special boon to the cleric as a reward, specifically in the form of a spell known by the caster alone (i.e. not available to all other divine casters of the same class).
#4 cowleymen Dec 12, 2014 10:18:18	Both those awnsers are really cool! thanks!