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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ValhallaGH" data-source="post: 4418846" data-attributes="member: 41187">The trick with the Wizard's spellbook is that it's Vancian magic done like Vance has it, instead of like 3.x has it.  A few powerful spells that take up so much mental resource that you can only know a few of them at a time, and you cannot contain them for more than one use without the restoration of sleep.The benefit is that you have the flexibility to choose which potent spells you learn, and that your spells are always useful, even your level 1 spells.On the other hand, you have mastered lesser spells to the point that you don't even need to think about their usage.  You can use them either an unlimited amount or with only a few minutes to regain your focus.  As you'd expect, these spells are less potent but they aren't useless.So instead of 3 or 4 fireballs you have an unlimited supply of Scorching Bursts to engulf your foes in columns of fire.  You've also got a Flaming Sphere that immolates all near it, a ravening Fireball, an exploding Fire Burst, and a Fire Shroud to consume and drive back nearby foes.Wizards don't deal a ton of damage (though they deal a great deal of damage); their real strength is in how they control the battlefield, channelling and hampering the enemy while also dealing a nasty amount of damage to a lot of targets at once.</blockquote>