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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sir Brennen" data-source="post: 6343761" data-attributes="member: 553">No, but I think the topic of conversation is that some casters have been simpler relative to others in previous editions, and that seems to be somewhat true in 5E at this point, though the expectation of which class "simpler" applies to has possibly changed from previous editions and expectations.I'll also admit I had a very smart, experienced player who was momentarily flummoxed trying to understand the difference between number of prepared spells vs number of spell slots. However, I think it's perhaps less counter-intuitive to a new player than an experienced one.The other point, sounds like you were either being unnecessarily cruel to your player or simply exaggerating. If they're creating a new wizard using the Basic PDF, just point them to the list of 11 1st level wizard spells (because they ARE categorized by class in those lists) at the beginning of chapter 11. Say "pick from there". Then add "Most evocation spells deal with creating energy effects, like fire. You can probably tell from the name of the spell which those are. If not, you can look it up - it's easy, because they're alphabetical - and the first line under the spell tells you what school it belongs to."</blockquote>