Spellcasting was MORE BALANCED in OLD-SCHOOL D&D!?

20K views • 2 years ago • 23:56 -PETTY NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION: I shall keep my glasses crooked for the 1st month! Every rude comment telling me to straighten them lengthens this by 1 week. You're not paying me, and I already tried straightening them but something about my ears or sumthin. Enjoy the free content! =D -I now say this while holding my nose... THIS IS SATIRE. And a history lesson! Judging from the comments, I apparently underestimated modern D&D/Pathfinder players' familiarity with the history of the hobby. Well if this video opened some people's eyes, challenged and educated people, I'm glad! -WHY THE HELL am I doing this? First, I'm fascinated by the history of D&D/Pathfinder and how the game historically dealt with problems like martial-caster balance. Second, a bit of a jab at WOTC for not really taking on the martial/caster balance problem in the new edition (and what they've done is too little too late), while the "imbalanced" old-school D&D put more attention on this! I thought this would stimulate thought and discussion! -If any y'all thought I was so connected as to get leaked documents, then I guess I'm flattered!? (And to all the "to early for April Fools" comments: you KNOW that April 1 would be too late for this to work!) -THIS JUST IN! ANOTHER leaked document has magic-users age supernaturally when they cast certain powerful spells! Casting Restoration will age the caster 2 years, Wish ages you 3 years, and Gate ages you 5 years. The Dungeon Master secretly rolls when you will die of old age. Crazy! -I credit the "Daddy Rolls a 1" channel for finding that gem of a quote from Jack Vance. Subscribe to him for great in-depth knowledge about the history of the hobby! 0:00 Intro 3:20 Vancian casting 5:10 More vulnerable 7:23 Fewer spell slots 8:31 Don't choose spells 10:16 Hard to fire spells 12:20 Slower advancement 13:43 Limits to power 19:38 Closing statement ============================= LIKE & SUBSCRIBE! I'm a lawyer who has taught tabletop RPGs (Pathfinder, D&D, Starfinder) for kids and teens, covering Pathfinder 2e, D&D/TTRPG news, and now also covering the history of these games. JOIN MY DISCORD to chat with our community and/or try our drop-in PF2e play system! https://discord.gg/ruleslawyer SUPPORT MY PATREON for early access to many of my videos and access to exclusive content, and to enable to continue this channel! (I do unpaid public-interest legal work and rely on Patreon and private GMing.) https://www.patreon.com/theruleslawyer For PF2E actual plays, SUBSCRIBE to my other channel, "RULES LAWYER DISCORD COMMUNITY CHANNEL": https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc1K95QD8Mv2Tr6Wne6KS9g Follow me on TWITTER at: https://twitter.com/theruleslawyer1 Pick up your Pathfinder 2e book on Amazon using my affiliate links below. As an Amazon Affiliate, I earn from qualifying purchases which helps me continue doing what I love! Pathfinder 2e Player Core: https://amzn.to/3FIRaAR Pathfinder 2e GM Core: https://amzn.to/3FIRaAR Pathfinder 2e Beginner Box: https://amzn.to/3eVsUBB