Re: session re****t

On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:14:40 +0000 (UTC),
mkkuhner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (Mary K. Kuhner) wrote:

>Jon thinks that explicit magical powers or feats would be a better
>match to the conception than any spells at all.  One complaint about
>Charis is that with her very small number of spells per day (2
>first, 2 second at 10th level) she invariably seems to have the wrong
>spell, which doesn't feel paladinic.  We'll go months without
>seeing a devil, and suddenly run into a group of them:  Bless Weapon
>would actually help, but for months there has been no reason to carry
>it.  Mages and priests get enough spells that carrying a few "on spec"
>is okay, but paladins don't.  And it just seems wrong that a holy
>warrior has to say "Sorry, can't help you:  wasn't expecting these
>devils."  (Without Bless Weapon she is truly ineffectual against
>devils, far and away the worst character in the party.)

An idea that's been bubbling away in the back of my mind is that
paladins (and rangers) should get spontaneous casting rather than
prepared spells. 

Of course this doesn't help with the problem that 1st and 2nd level
spells just aren't a big deal for 10th level characters in 3.5. 

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Erol K. Bayburt
ErolB1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]