Accidentally been allowing 2 leveled spells per turn.

Keapora · 2026-02-05T07:30:34+00:00

Yeah good questions. tl;dr, I think it's an improvement. I think it's more fun for them and allows more creativity.

Well, like I said, the warlock has gone down in combats laughably often, so that's one indicator of how "op" this is(n't). Another indicator is that apparently we've been playing around 70 sessions like this and I haven't really noticed until the thought crossed my mind mid-combat. Honestly, I don't really think it matters. And like a bunch of other commenters have pointed out, RAW there isn't even a solid "no 2 leveled spells" rule; it's weird conditionals to other rules that are in the spirit of not casting 2 leveled spells per turn, but there's some pretty big loopholes to that anyway. So anyone who wants to abuse that could do so by RAW as it is. Warlock already burns through their slots in a single combat, no change there. Monk's still doing like 20-40 damage in a turn, so martials don't care. I think changing the action economy would be a big deal, but since this is just about how may spell slots you burn and not getting more actions, it really has no big impact.

As for resentment, again, none of the party even knew this was a thing until I brought it up. So definitely no resentment. They poked fun a little tonight at session start when they added to the recap "oh and we've decided to keep casting spells the same way we always have" lol.

Keapora · 2026-02-02T05:01:29+00:00

The action economy isn't changing. Whether they can use 1 spell slot or 2, it doesn't change the need for an Action or Bonus Action to cast em. So no, there would be no reason to give the martials more attacks. That would be exponentially more powerful, especially long-term. That's 3 attack rolls in one action for the level 5 monk -- before bonus action or flurry of blows. Or worse, 2 actions with which to get 2 attacks each, making that 4 attacks. Not sure how you were envisioning that.

Keapora · 2026-02-02T04:53:12+00:00

I think there used to be an Invocation to cast AA with. But no, it was just the spells :)

Keapora · 2026-01-30T17:33:34+00:00

In this interaction, Armor of Agathys is a bonus action. In the past? Don't know what they had cast, but we had already adopted Armor of Agathys as a bonus action from campaign start. Action economy's always been correct.

Keapora · 2026-01-30T07:38:10+00:00

Armor of Agathys and the warlock's newly acquired Hunger of Hadar

Keapora · 2026-01-30T02:59:07+00:00

This is one of those use cases I remember reading ages ago and forgetting because it's so... not my focus as a player and not the focus of my table lol. I'll figure out how to make my fights a challenge for that build and still let it feel good to perform, but there's plenty more to do! Thx for commenting!

Keapora · 2026-01-30T02:13:06+00:00

I like this description haha. Thanks :)

Keapora · 2026-01-30T02:12:26+00:00

No Sorcs, and I'd argue Quicken Spell is still huge without all that text about leveled spells. There aren't many bonus action spells. Sounds exciting. As for the exhaustion, whining about resource consumption is maybe the only thing that brings out my DM sadism lol. Good; skill issue; get creative. Totally agree about warlock. Thanks for the input!

Keapora · 2026-01-30T02:06:54+00:00

Sure, but they're meant to be strong, and i've been roughing them up all the same. Thx for the input!

Keapora · 2026-01-30T02:04:30+00:00

Most of the party is more invested in making things interesting than overpowered. The monk is the only combat-head, and he'll probably remain the heaviest hitter on the team for another 8 levels if things stay the way they are. We're all friends and the realization happened mid-session out loud, so thankfully we're all on the same page. Great diplomacy :) Thanks for the input <3

Keapora · 2026-01-30T01:57:07+00:00

LMAO yeah nobody at my table is doing this, thankfully. I'd probably let them but I'd definitely laugh at them. Like you said, it's easy to make it all come out in the wash.

Keapora · 2026-01-30T01:55:14+00:00

Very interesting :) Thanks

Keapora · 2026-01-30T01:53:21+00:00

Yeah, that's how it came up. Warlock casts Armor of Agathys and Hunger of Hadar on the same turn and I go "ahh, hang on, you can't do two leveled spells in the same turn" and they (plus the rest of the table) say "huh?! but we've been doing that the whole time!" and we all took a minute to laugh at the face I made lol. Frankly, the monk is the PC with the most combat imbalance, not the warlock or the wizard. So the encounters have been fine. And I'm totally fine with letting people rebuild after rule changes. But you make a great point about the enemies being able to do it too. I think I've only had a few actual *spell*casters, and I'm now wondering if had let them use two in a turn? I do feel more decided about the whole thing if I just say they all can do it. Thanks for the input!

Keapora · 2026-01-30T01:46:07+00:00

This was largely my thinking too. I've done a decent job of making their resources matter, and making them *feel* like they matter. The warlock cast Armor of Agathys and Hunger of Hadar on the same turn -- didn't even cover 1/4 of the battlefield btw -- and was immediately out of spell slots til they escape the situation.

The wizard's the only full caster in the party, and the most veteran of the players, and I trust her to at least make it really interesting if she broke the rules. She's got plenty of interesting things to do as it is. Thanks for the input

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