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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9211704" data-attributes="member: 6877472">So I took a look at the 1e PHB and it had this to say (paraphrased):When you reach a new spell level, you immediately check to see which spells of that level from the PHB list (including 1st*) you can learn, in any order desired.&nbsp; Should you fail to learn the minimum number of spells for that level, you can then try again to learn a spell you have previously failed until you hit your minimum allotment.[ATTACH=full]337374[/ATTACH]There is a section on &quot;previously unknown spells&quot;, future proofing the inevitable addition of more spells beyond the PHB list to the game.If your Intelligence goes up or down (yikes!) for any reason, you must recheck all spells of a given level group, allowing you to learn ones you failed to learn before...or forget spells you already learned!&nbsp; This section doesn't say that already known spells are exempt from this...*However, in the DMG, Gary says your starting allotment of spells consists of Read Magic (automatically known to all Wizards), in addition to three other spells rolled from a random table.&nbsp; Further he goes on to say that you can only learn one (and only one!) new spell upon achieving a new level.&nbsp; Then several paragraphs about how NPC's will demand very high prices (such as magic items!) in order to share new spells.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9211704, member: 6877472"] So I took a look at the 1e PHB and it had this to say (paraphrased): When you reach a new spell level, you immediately check to see which spells of that level from the PHB list (including 1st*) you can learn, in any order desired. Should you fail to learn the minimum number of spells for that level, you can then try again to learn a spell you have previously failed until you hit your minimum allotment. [ATTACH type="full"]337374[/ATTACH] There is a section on "previously unknown spells", future proofing the inevitable addition of more spells beyond the PHB list to the game. If your Intelligence goes up or [B]down[/B] (yikes!) for any reason, you must recheck all spells of a given level group, allowing you to learn ones you failed to learn before...or forget spells you already learned! This section doesn't say that already known spells are exempt from this... *However, in the DMG, Gary says your starting allotment of spells consists of Read Magic (automatically known to all Wizards), in addition to three other spells rolled from a random table. Further he goes on to say that you can only learn one (and only one!) new spell upon achieving a new level. Then several paragraphs about how NPC's will demand very high prices (such as magic items!) in order to share new spells. [/QUOTE]

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