Originally Posted by hcobb (Post 2458177)

Invisibility has no big drawbacks to its use like trying to fight from Flight does.


Perhaps a non-combat flight with limited maneuverability?

Originally Posted by Bill_in_IN (Post 2458357)

Due to the DX minus, Flight tends to be non-combat.

Originally Posted by Axly Suregrip (Post 2458190)

I would be for reducing the cost of information gathering spells, like Mage Sight, or other spells that get little use. Although, any spell that is not info gathering and useful in combat should remain at a cost per turn.

These I like to be a cost per minute:

Silent Movement
Flight (not really a combat spell. replaces ladders/ropes)
Reveal Magic
Detect Enemies
Detect Life (if you are changing DE, then DL should also. Both DE & DL will have limited need for continuation, so I am not sure how much this gets you, but like I said I am for making info gathering spells more useful.)

These I think should remain at a cost per turn:

Eyes-Behind
Fireproofing

Originally Posted by TippetsTX (Post 2458360)

I've been thinking along similar lines, though I took it a bit further. In the process of moving the spell list into my 'tiers' framework, I decided to re-evaluate duration (as well as ST costs) for many of them. I ended up aligning each spell to one of the following durations...

Immediate
Short - 15 seconds (3 turns)
Medium - 1 minute (12 turns)
Long - 1 hour
Very Long - 1 day
Permanent

@tomc has the right idea as well... there should be different design assumptions for spells in RPG play.

Originally Posted by Shostak (Post 2458362)

Are there still continuing spells that are pay-by-the-turn?

Originally Posted by hcobb (Post 2458412)

Making enchantments cost per minute rather than per turn opens them up to use by heroes who lack the mana reserves of wizards.

Originally Posted by hcobb (Post 2458141)

Mage Sight was a good choice to renew by the minute, here's some other spells that ought to cost once per minute so they get some good RPing.

1. Silent Movement
2. Flight
3. Reveal Magic
4. Detect Enemies (Yes, make it a continuing spell, perhaps with IQ roll)
5. Eyes-Behind
6. Fireproofing

The enchantment list would be much longer