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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6809877" data-attributes="member: 12731">Not sure I see the controversy here.The only PHB class that can teach and be learned spells is the Wizard (and its "disciples" the Arcane Trickster and Knight).If there are two of those they can certainly share their spellbooks and learn from each other, no problems whatsoever.But a Bard can't learn new spells from a book, or a teacher. Bards (and all other non-Wizard classes, in fact) learn spells by "spontaneously" sprouting the ability when they level.That tells me that a Wizard's spellbook is useless to a Bard - his spell repertoire can't be extended by access to spell libraries.The opposite is also certainly true. The Wizard is supposed to WANT to adventure to reach evil casters' libraries and gain new spells from those. Just copying all the spells on the wizard list from his Bard, Warlock and Cleric buddies is a no-no (as far as the RAW is concerned).The Wizard already has a "sprout your own spells" ability: two per level. This limit is not to be trivially enlarged by sharing spells from adventuring buddies (that aren't Wizards themselves).Two Wizards can certainly coordinate their automatic spells and then share their findings to gain four automatic spells per level instead of two.PS. There's no such thing as an "arcane spell" in this edition.A spell might be on the Wizard and Sorcerer list but not on the Cleric or Druid list, but there's no overarching dichtomy in 5E.</blockquote>

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