1. SPS Accounts:
    Do you find yourself coming back time after time? Do you appreciate the ongoing hard work to keep this community focused and successful in its mission? Please consider supporting us by upgrading to an SPS Account. Besides the warm and fuzzy feeling that comes from supporting a good cause, you'll also get a significant number of ever-expanding perks and benefits on the site and the forums. Click here to find out more.
    Dismiss Notice
Dismiss Notice
You are currently viewing Boards o' Magick as a guest, but you can register an account here. Registration is fast, easy and free. Once registered you will have access to search the forums, create and respond to threads, PM other members, upload screenshots and access many other features unavailable to guests.

BoM cultivates a friendly and welcoming atmosphere. We have been aiming for quality over quantity with our forums from their inception, and believe that this distinction is truly tangible and valued by our members. We'd love to have you join us today!

(If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact us. If you've forgotten your username or password, click here.)

Dungeons & Dragons Online Sorcerer and Bard Spell Exchange System News

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by chevalier, May 6, 2006.

  1. chevalier

    chevalier Knight of Everfull Chalice ★ SPS Account Holder Veteran

    Joined:
    Dec 14, 2002
    Messages:
    16,815
    Media:
    11
    Likes Received:
    58
    Gender:
    Male
    Remove all ads!
    It's been decided what system they are going to use. Here's what they say on the official boards:

    Thanks for your input on the subject of implementing a spell exchange system for Sorcerers and Bards. The DDO world is ever changing with new spells being added and old spells being changed. This requires a flexible system for Bards and Sorcerers to exchange their spells to learn about new ones, adjust for game changes, and fix mistakes made in training. We know that many of you wanted the much more restrictive system used in the D&D rules, which works well within the relatively static world of D&D. Even so, I am sure there were cases when the ability of a live DM to allow exceptions was necessary.

    Therefore we have decided to go with a system close to that originally posted, with some changes to address community feedback. First, we are going to allow only one spell exchange every three days. We do not want Sorcerers and Bards exchanging spells freely and we understand that gold cost alone is not an effective limiting factor for all characters. The actual time limit was a subject of some debate. We considered anywhere from a few hours to a week between exchanges, but settled on 3 days. That seemed to be a good compromise between forcing sorcerers and bards to make long term decisions for their spells and allowing them freedom to select multiple new spells in a timely fashion.

    Secondly we decided to make the gold cost for a spell exchange dependent on both character level and spell level. It only costs 100gp for a Level 1 character to switch a level 1 spell but it would cost 50,000gp for a level 10 character to exchange a level 5 spell. Overall the gold costs are higher than the previously posted list for characters over level 5 and less for characters under level 5. Sorcerers and bards should give some serious thought to the spells they pick. Completely free, unlimited spell exchanges reduces that need.

    We’re looking forward to your feedback on these adjustments to the issue.

    Follow the ensuing discussion on the official boards.
     
    chevalier, May 6, 2006
    #1
Sorcerer's Place is a project run entirely by fans and for fans. Maintaining Sorcerer's Place and a stable environment for all our hosted sites requires a substantial amount of our time and funds on a regular basis, so please consider supporting us to keep the site up & running smoothly. Thank you!

Sorcerers.net is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products on amazon.com, amazon.ca and amazon.co.uk. Amazon and the Amazon logo are trademarks of Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates.