First as of right now this thread seems extra large on my screen and I don't know why. Annoying.
Let me start with the relavant bits.
You certainly should not be able to disbelieve all spells because you get stupid bullshit.
In this model of D&D we acknowledge right out the box that SPELLS are stupid bullshit. So were cutting the balls off them, to give other motherfuckers a chance. Period.
You cannot very well resist that someone called a Demon over for tea and ass kickings.
Shadow Conjuration. In this model all summoning is something akin to shadow conjuration. So you can summon a "bit of demon" from the nether or whatever the fuck but the thing where you Gate in solars? Fuck that. Fuck that shit forever. You can't have that. We can't have that. We can't have that shit at all and expect to get anywhere. So yeah summonings only get as far as shadow conjuration in power.
Nor can you very well by default resist that a giant stone wall was created in your general vicinity.
Again... not amazingly conjuration.
Under this model you totally can just walk/bust/slide through this summoning. Cause I don't believe this shit.
Magic totally is reality altering in D&D settings. Can't get around that.
Bullshit.
Thats a part of the problem. Until you address the fundamental power of magic in D&D no on else will ever be able to play.
Since we're talking theoreticals, we're talking that some spells get fucking saving throws, and some don't and when a Saving Throw: Fuck you; spell exists. You give it a fucking saving throw.
Spell that naturally have saving throws are fine, but you need to keep them on the fucking RNG. Period.
Rule 2) There are likely spells with >1 min durations that concentration is not the answer for.
Well fucking right there are, but let me tell you... fuck those spells.
You got it wrong Erik. I wasn't shooting at flight. I was shooting at buff spells in general, and you might have missed it but "Polymorph"... and other spell that allow the wizard to be better thant the "VAH" all day long. Fuck you and those spell right the fuck off. Cause it exemplifies the problem.
Conjuration is the most notorious offender. Its has the most things that let the wizard play god. The "I conjure boulders" bullshit is pretty much that bullshit.
If there's a spell that conjure bolders Right NOW: Then it should require a reflex save. . . an really, Thats OKAY.
If there's a spell that forces bolders to fall on you: No save. Then that by definition is a bullshit spell.
Therefore falling under the "I call bullshit" rules of magic. Will: Disbelive"
Now... of course I realize that people love to jerk off furiously to the Terrible and Mighty powers of the arcane, buuuut... that fucking OBVIOUSLY doesn't work in a balanced game scenario.
I've never been one of those people who say "nerf the wizard" buuuut...
lets be honest. The biggest source of bullshit for wizards isn't shit like "Fireball" or really anything that says save: Half, or Save: Dismiss; it's shit that says.
I'm doing this to you and you have NO say about it.
Really? That dynamic is bullshit.
So as a blanket rule, it should fucking work, somewhat, there will be OUTLIERS if you look hard enough but once you get to the point that all spells either...
1. Require an attack.
2. Require at touch attack (Now, obviously rays don't fall under the save rules)
3. Require a Save.
4. Eat up actions to keep them going.
You get a much more workable schema.
In the event that you want to buff a fighter.
The other thing thats wonky is dimensional walking etc etc. . . which like you said should be only doable under XYZ conditions. For everyone.
Not only that... With the whole thing about being level capped for saves. You can still have GOD's/Demon Lords/And really High Level PC's(now with mythals!) doing high level bullshit, in story mode because people actually Can't make the save for what they're doing.
Lastly, I say all that, with the Caveat:
I'M NOT GOING TO PLAY That game.
I'm going to give the "Fighter" Comparable superpowers, and move on.
Thats how I want to do it. I'm not afraid of evil "anime" cause I know western badassess were all magical, or the rules just didn't not apply to them "I think I'm gonna ride that there tornada" and I'm fine with that.
For people who, DON'T understand you have to do that, AND don't want to play something different they should consider looking down the road I'm pointing at, as they start buffing Non-casters.
Soo.... you know, I say that to say: Shove a Cinderblock up your ass, if you think that I'm genuinely interested in debating the "fine tuning" of the above rules. So while your sphintcer smashing yourself. Keep in mind that I'm saying "go that way ... if..." not "HEY WE SHOULD ALL GO THAT WAY" illiterate dumbshits.