This blog post got me hyped! Everything in here looks awesome, especially the formatting of the spells, which is very nostalgic for me as a 4e fan.
Siefter said that part of the reason they included some of the more destructive necromancy spells under Material Essence was because necromancy specialist wizards would have been sad otherwise. So I’m guessing it won’t be as simple as spell school specialists getting access to spells of their school outside of their essences.Same. If those are the 4 lists they mention on the front page of playtest website, and casters get access to 1 or 2 of the lists each, I think that's a pretty cool system.
The fact that the spells have strong keywords in the top-left of their description make me thinking that granting access to spells by keyword is also going to be a thing. Maybe some class have one list, but certain feats/archetypes grant you access to all spells with a certain keyword from any list.
Same. If those are the 4 lists they mention on the front page of playtest website, and casters get access to 1 or 2 of the lists each, I think that's a pretty cool system.
The fact that the spells have strong keywords in the top-left of their description make me thinking that granting access to spells by keyword is also going to be a thing. Maybe some class have one list, but certain feats/archetypes grant you access to all spells with a certain keyword from any list.
Yeah - this has me excited too. As stated above, that is pretty much how we did our 3E spell lists. It worked very well. Though we had a lot more spell descriptors (kind of more like the Spheres from 2E).
Yup. Describing a spell's effect in a single sentence is impossible. Every player of a spellcasting character will need to have the complete text available at all times.I really like this, tho they make the spell descriptions very convoluted - so much so that the blog initially had the heightened examples incorrect. It will be confusing to a fair number of people as evidenced by the questions in the comments.
Considering most campaigns end well before anyone gets 9th level spells, I don't think that will be much of an issue.What I definitely dislike, though, is the idea of 10th level spells. Who wants a wizard casting wishes all day? I don't. Hopefully, most campaigns will end way before their players get access to 10th level spells.
Also, what about using scrolls? Can I just buy a bunch of wish scrolls and cast the spell from them? That would be utterly terrible.
Care to explain...?Goodbye, Pathfinder, nice knowing what you used to be. Now they've become their own RPG system completely irrelevant to the last.
Play a caster and stop worryingI like this in general. I am just slightly worried about how non-casters are supposed to keep up when even cantrips level up.
Perhaps I have missed something, but how is that different from getting Wish from 9th level spells in PF1 or D&D?What I definitely dislike, though, is the idea of 10th level spells. Who wants a wizard casting wishes all day? I don't. Hopefully, most campaigns will end way before their players get access to 10th level spells.