Problems with Mana Point Systems

[Baron Opal]

The author of the Goblin Punch blog has some interesting ideas here.
In short, wizards, sorcerers, and warlocks have spell lists and 1 spell die per level. You choose the number of dice to roll, higher level spells having a higher target number. Too high, and the spell succeeds but dice are lost. Double or triples on the dice have side effects. You can manipulate the dice depending on your class and the theme (wizard / predictable, sorcerer / endurance, warlock / power).

It's an interesting idea to have mana dice rather than mana points.

[Simlasa]

The author of the Goblin Punch blog has some interesting ideas here.

Goblin Punch is a good blog. I remember reading that and thinking it was interesting... a bit of gambling.