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<blockquote data-quote="ARandomGod" data-source="post: 1692880" data-attributes="member: 17296">Yes.Both caster type are based on the same thing, the spell matrix. Sorc's were the first casters. They perform a ritual over several days and lay a spell matrix in their mind. This matrix represents the sorc's &quot;spells known&quot;. A sorc need only send power through the matrix to have the spell go off.The first wizard came about when a particularly bright yet unusually persistent caster (probably 28 point buy kid, you can get an 18 in, but you'll have an 8 wis and charisma...) kept trying and trying. Eventually he learned to lay a lesser matrix. He couldn't get it exactly right, but he could do it *fast*. The downside was that he couldn't send any power through the matrix! All he could do was release the inherent power of the matrix itself, causing the mental construct to collapse... after which he'd need to &quot;rememorize&quot; the spell. OK, actually this is partially from my write up of my own custom sorc. But it completely explains why some casters memorize and why others don't, what the difference in casting is, and why both sorcs and wizards can have spell books (but wizards really *need* them).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ARandomGod, post: 1692880, member: 17296"] Yes. Both caster type are based on the same thing, the spell matrix. Sorc's were the first casters. They perform a ritual over several days and lay a spell matrix in their mind. This matrix represents the sorc's "spells known". A sorc need only send power through the matrix to have the spell go off. The first wizard came about when a particularly bright yet unusually persistent caster (probably 28 point buy kid, you can get an 18 in, but you'll have an 8 wis and charisma...) kept trying and trying. Eventually he learned to lay a lesser matrix. He couldn't get it exactly right, but he could do it *fast*. The downside was that he couldn't send any power through the matrix! All he could do was release the inherent power of the matrix itself, causing the mental construct to collapse... after which he'd need to "rememorize" the spell. OK, actually this is partially from my write up of my own custom sorc. But it completely explains why some casters memorize and why others don't, what the difference in casting is, and why both sorcs and wizards can have spell books (but wizards really *need* them). [/QUOTE]

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