This week, the BtM crew tackles questions around magic use: balance and effectiveness of the magical schools, components and their role in spellcasting, and the norms of social perceptions attached to spellcasting that might exist in a high magic setting.  DO you know when you make a wisdom saving throw? What makes sense from a game balance and a narrative perspective? Zach, Drej and Stephen debate these questions and more.  PLUS a new design idea of the week: The Brawler Feat, for your favorite hyper-aggressive street fighting character.

Episode Points of Interest:

0:22 Welcome
1:00 Schools of Magic
1:50 Are the schools balanced?
2:40 Awareness, Perception and Saving Throws
11:10 Components and Spellcasting
15:30 Norms in a magical world
18:30 Design Idea of the Week: Brawler Feat

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• DMZM.net, Zach's homepage

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