BryonD
Hero
One option for spontaneous casters would be to give them their bonus spells as free castings, but not extra spells known. So a Chr 14 would allow the one casting of a 1st and 2nd level spell each without it become expended. This fits the current model while also keeping par with the wizards INT bonus to spells per day. I'd limit this bonus to simple spells only.
So the wizard has more spell versatility and equal to slightly better total spell output at low levels and the sorcerer has the ability to use the same spell frequently (still the blaster)
I agree about the spending an action option.
If you consider adding zeros to the sorcerer list then you may want to just take the plunge and re-build the table completely. However, I don't think that letting CHR increase spells known is a good idea because extra spells known would be a big offset to the class limitation. So if that is out then zeros don't work anyway.
So the wizard has more spell versatility and equal to slightly better total spell output at low levels and the sorcerer has the ability to use the same spell frequently (still the blaster)
I agree about the spending an action option.
If you consider adding zeros to the sorcerer list then you may want to just take the plunge and re-build the table completely. However, I don't think that letting CHR increase spells known is a good idea because extra spells known would be a big offset to the class limitation. So if that is out then zeros don't work anyway.