Coffee's Spell Slot Alternatives

Spell Points

In this variant, each spell has a point cost based on its level. The Flexible Casting table on page 5 summarizes the cost in spell points of slots from 1st to 9th level. Cantrips don’t require slots and therefore don’t require spell points.

Instead of gaining a number of spell slots to cast your spells from the Spellcasting feature, you gain a pool of spell points instead. You expend a number of spell points to create a spell slot of a given level, and then use that slot to cast a spell. You can’t reduce your spell point total to less than 0, and you regain all spent spell points when you finish a long rest.

Spells of 6th level and higher are particularly taxing to cast. You cannot cast these spells without spell slots no matter who one may be. These spells are treated similarly to the Warlocks Mystic Arcanums.

The number of spell points you have to spend is based on your level as a spellcaster, as shown in the Spell Points by Level table. Your level also determines the maximum-level spell slot you can create. Even though you might have enough points to create a slot above this maximum, you can’t do so.

Arcane Recovery and Natural Recovery

Instead of recovering levels of spell slots, you gain a pool of spare spell points. This pool is equal to your level and you can draw from it to restore your main pool of spell points during a rest. This pool of spell points is replenished after a long rest.

Expert Divination

When you cast a divination spell of 2nd level or higher using a spell slot you regain a number of spell points equal to the cost of a spell slot one level lower than the slot used to cast the spell, up to a maximum of 6 points.

Font of Magic

When creating a spell slot using Font of Magic the slot created then turns into a number of spell points based on the level of the spell slot. Alternatively sorcery points can be converted into spell points directly, with 1 sorcery point converting to 1 spell point. Up to 6 sorcery points can be converted at a time in this manner.

When converting a spell slot to sorcery points, a spell slot is created using spell points, as shown in the table above, and the spell slot is converted into a number of sorcery points equal to the level of the spell slot.

Pact Magic and Mystic Arcanum

Pact Magic and Mystic Arcanum are unchanged by spell points. Instead they can use the Pact Points Variant as shown on the third page page.

High Magic Epic Boon

You gain an additional 20 spell points and gain additional 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th-level spell slots between long rests.

Pearl of Power Magic Item

You regain spell points equal to the cost of the highest level spell you can cast, up to a maximum of 3rd level.