heh, you're the only person outside my group that would assume SLA meant Spatial Location Awareness.
*I meant Spell List Acquisition.
I find that usually the costs of SLA* and PPD tend to hammer the Semi casters. . .you play without PPD, how do you handle SLA.
For those two lists, do they cast and use in the same round, or cast then use the next round. . .it's a common variation that makes those lists quite nasty.
Any instant spell (*) can be cast and used in the same round. However at no point can two spells be cast in the same round so if the Paladin wants to use Inspirations on the party he/she can cast it but then cannot cast his arms bonus spell until the next round (though he/she may still attack) "unless" they have spell haste on them via an archmage or some artifact.
As far as spell list acquisition, because my players typically have high mods the old system was rather pointless so I dispensed with rolling spells altogether and just use a set cost to acquire a portion of the list.
This is our system:Spell List purchase, restrictions and categories.
Type A spell pick: 1-5
Type B spell pick: 1-10
Type C spell pick: 6-10
Type AA spell pick: 11-15
Type CC spell pick: 16-20
Type D spell pick: 11-20
Type E spell pick: 23/25/27/30/35/40/45/50
Type F spell pick: 60/75/90/120
Type G spell pick: 150/180/240/360
List Restrictions Per Caster Type (As per Spell Law Semi Users are not allowed access to Closed Lists)
Base Lists Open Lists Closed Lists OC Base (same realm)
Archmage B, D, E, F, G B, D, E B, AA, CC A, C
Pure Realm B, D, E, F, G B, D, E B, D A, C
Hybrid B, D, E, F, G B, D A, C A, C
Semi B, D, E, F A, C, AA - -
Spell Pick Costs.
A B C AA CC D E F G
Archmage 8* 6* 8* 16* 16* 6* 12* 24* 48*
Pure Realm 6* 5* 6* --- --- 5* 10* 20* 40*
Hybrid 10* 8* 10* --- --- 8* 16* 32* 64*
Semi 12* 10* 12* 20* --- 10* 20* 40* ---
Semi Spell Users Choose 6 Base Lasts, either from their Class, or their Open Realm
Hybrid Spell Users Choose 8 Base Lists, either from their Class, or their Open and Closed Realms
Pure Spell Users Choose 10 Base Lists, either from their Class, or their Open and Closed Realm
Archmages chose 12 Base Lists, either from the Arcane Lists, or Open or Closed of Mentalism and Essence