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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1040060" data-attributes="member: 6562">Fixing Sorcerers:1) Free Eschew Materials at 1st level.2) A bonus Item Creation or Metamagic Feat at 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th levels.3) Every odd level except 1st, Sorcerers get a &quot;0&quot; in their next &quot;Spells Per Day&quot; column. This means that they gain spell-slots for higher level spells if they have a high enough Charisma to get bonus spells of that level.Here's a table, ignoring 0-level spells:[code][color=lightblue]Caster&nbsp; /--Spell Level--\Level&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9-------------------------1&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 3 - - - - - - - -2&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 4 - - - - - - - -3&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 5 0 - - - - - - -4&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 3 - - - - - - -5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 4 0 - - - - - -6&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 5 3 - - - - - -7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 6 4 0 - - - - -8&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 6 5 3 - - - - -9&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 6 6 6 4 0 - - - -... etc.[/color][/code]So, at 3rd level, if you had a 14 Charisma, you could cast per day:Level 1: 6 (5+1 bonus)Level 2: 1 (0+1 bonus)Since you won't know any level 2 spells at the time, this means that you can only use your 2nd level spell-slot in a few ways:1) Cast a level 1 spell with it -- you can always use a higher-level slot to cast a lower-level spell.2) Cast a meta-magic'd level 1 spell with it.3) If you have Improved Counterspell, you can Counterspell a 2nd level spell.However, since you can technically use 2nd level spells, you gain somebenefits:1) You can use 2nd level Arcane scrolls without needing to roll a Spellcraft check.2) You qualify for Prestige Classes that require the ability to cast 2nd level Arcane spells (like the Mystic Theurge).--------My hope: that this will keep the INTENDED weakness of the Sorcerer class -- his low number of Spells Known and delayed higher spell access -- while removing some UNINTENDED consequences, such as delayed PrC qualification, metamagic and magic item use. &nbsp;-- Nifft</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 1040060, member: 6562"] Fixing Sorcerers: 1) Free Eschew Materials at 1st level. 2) A bonus Item Creation or Metamagic Feat at 5th, 10th, 15th and 20th levels. 3) Every odd level except 1st, Sorcerers get a "0" in their next "Spells Per Day" column. This means that they gain spell-slots for higher level spells if they have a high enough Charisma to get bonus spells of that level. Here's a table, ignoring 0-level spells: [code][color=lightblue] Caster /--Spell Level--\ Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ------------------------- 1 3 - - - - - - - - 2 4 - - - - - - - - 3 5 0 - - - - - - - 4 6 3 - - - - - - - 5 6 4 0 - - - - - - 6 6 5 3 - - - - - - 7 6 6 4 0 - - - - - 8 6 6 5 3 - - - - - 9 6 6 6 4 0 - - - - ... etc. [/color][/code] So, at 3rd level, if you had a 14 Charisma, you could cast per day: Level 1: 6 (5+1 bonus) Level 2: 1 (0+1 bonus) Since you won't know any level 2 spells at the time, this means that you can only use your 2nd level spell-slot in a few ways: 1) Cast a level 1 spell with it -- you can always use a higher-level slot to cast a lower-level spell. 2) Cast a meta-magic'd level 1 spell with it. 3) If you have Improved Counterspell, you can Counterspell a 2nd level spell. However, since you can technically use 2nd level spells, you gain some benefits: 1) You can use 2nd level Arcane scrolls without needing to roll a Spellcraft check. 2) You qualify for Prestige Classes that require the ability to cast 2nd level Arcane spells (like the Mystic Theurge). -------- My hope: that this will keep the INTENDED weakness of the Sorcerer class -- his low number of Spells Known and delayed higher spell access -- while removing some UNINTENDED consequences, such as delayed PrC qualification, metamagic and magic item use. -- Nifft [/QUOTE]

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