Any mana ("spell point") systems around?

[Psionicist]

As topic says

Are there any mana point systems around for wizards? I am working on one and need inspiration

 

[~Joseph~]

use the system from PsHB and convert it to arcane spells. I think it's something like cost = spell level x 2 - 1, 0lvl count as one, or something like that. Don't take my word for it

 

[Bonedagger]

I can remember one from D&D 2nd Ed. players option... Think they where called Channellers. They regained % of their points per hour based on how much they relaxed.

If I remember right the value per spellslot was something like this:

1st = 4 points
2nd = 6 points
3rd = 10 points
4th = 15 points
5th = 22 points.....

They also became fatigued from casting and to much intense casting would give them penalties on their physical actions.... You'll have to look it up for the rest.

Amazing how much useless stuff one can remember...

 

[Sammael]

I made a what I thought was a carefully balanced spell point system. After playing it for a while, it became obvious that mid-level casters became way too powerful, and I decided to go back to good old memorization.

A word of advice: if you do use spell points, keep the spells with affixed metamagic feats as being x levels higher, and keep the max spell level limit. Otherwise, you'll end up with 5th level wizards casting quickened haste (like I did). And to remember that I thought that +200% spell points for Quicken Spell was too much...

 

[lobo]

mana system

Sean Reynold's website has a good system on it.

http://www.seankreynolds.com/

 

[Jack Haggerty]

You could always have spells inflict subdual damage on the caster based on spell level.

 

[Eternalknight]

Try this and, for divine spellcasters, try this

 

[bensei]

The Umbragia setting has a new class (just some months old ), the Mage, which combines the Sorcerer and the Wizard and casts spells with a manna point system.
(The new Bard - called Minstrel - does the same)

It can be found in 'Liber Veneficum' on the Umbragia Page (free PDF-Download).

 

[Psionicist]

Jack Haggerty: Heh, my system does EXACTLY that. How did you know

It is a very balanced system because of the DM control over the characters HP. I have also some logical restrictions on why you can't level up as barbarian to get more HP = more spells... Oh well...

 

[Frostmarrow]

Hi Psionisist.

Where have you been? It's been awfully dull around here lately.