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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rybaer" data-source="post: 319332" data-attributes="member: 118">I agree with ATO_DM.  This does come across as too powerful.  It completely negates the balancing factor of the sorcerer class - limited spell selection.  While the downside is having fewer spells per day at the top end, I don't see that as being enough of a balance...particularly at high levels.What I might suggest as an alternative would be something like this:  The prestige class continues to advance in spell level just like the regular sorcerer.  At each level, the sorcerer can choose to give up one newly attained spell known for two newly attained spells known - neither of which can be greater than half the highest level the sorcerer can already cast.For example - a sorc 10/prestige 2 gains a level, becoming 10/3.  He could choose to give up his new 6th level spell known for two 3rd level spells, or any combination of two spells under 3rd level.Even handling it this way, I'd highly recommend playtesting its balance.Another alternative would be to create a prestige class that grants the feat Extra Spell (from T&B) as a freebie every 2nd or 3rd level.  If he really wants to hit the bonus spells known hard, go with a prestige class that gets this feat at every single level, but only gets +1 caster level at every other level (or maybe 2 out of 3 levels).Hope that helps some.</blockquote>