<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=348967.msg16404082#msg16404082">Quote from: Muse on 15-02-2023, 06:36:23</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"> I wasn't trying to compare characters one on one to D&amp;D.  :)  I was surprised by how many people were doing that.  It was why I almost didn't join.  I can play D&amp;D when I play D&amp;D.  Freeform is a chance to flex my creativity in new ways.  However since people seemed to understand the basic conepts of D&amp;D it was a way to ask how strong our characters should be.  <br/><br/>  Mandy's strongest supernatural ability should be pyrokinesis.  If she was the power of a sixth level character (5e) she might be able create bolts and arcs of flame with the strength of conventional weapons.  Then, 2-3 times a day, she might be able to create an explosion that destroys a dozen closely packed enemies--or damages them if they're really tough enemies.  (That's called a Fireball.)   <br/><br/>  If she's more like a 3rd level character she couldn't do that explosion (fireball) but she could breathe a little cone of fire 2-3 times a day that damage a few enemies at a time if they were close together.  (Burning Hands.)  <br/><br/>  Is she's more like a 15 level character she can do quite a few of those explosions, occasionally create a wall of fire that no one can pass without being burned, and jump into one bonfire and out of another dozens of miles away.  At this point when you push her to the limit, she can create a small fiery tornado, and then be too fatigued to do anything big for the rest of the day.  <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>I think the only ones mentioning D&D info were myself and maybe Isengrad. Some writers here aren't familiar with systems and for me, it was purely as inspirational flavour text to draw from. So again, don't feel the need to follow D&D class limitations and level specific skillsets.<br/><br/>For example, Ori can shape shift and use elemental magic but I won't reference what a D&D druid is capable of at level 10 and use only those spells when envisioning her combat. If she binds a monster with vines I won't call it Entangle or worry about how many enemies, what the radius is, if there are reagents etc - I'd just write it in a reasonable freeform way.<br/><br/>Back to Amanda, if ahe casts a few very powerful fire spells you could say she becomes exhausted from the effort instead of tracking if she performed the ability 2-3 times since her last 'rest'. Basically, give her a competent power base plus weaknesses to weave into the narrative and go from there.