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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 7614979" data-attributes="member: 205">Some reasons why Wizards are somewhat overrated compared to Sorcerers:1)&nbsp; The difference in spells prepared versus spells known isn't actually that large.&nbsp; From levels 1-11 (i.e. the majority of most games), the difference is the wizard's Int mod - 1.&nbsp; (Wizards get Level + Int mod, Sorcerers get Level +1).&nbsp; An extra 2 to 4 spells is noticeable, but it's not an overwhelming difference.&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; One of the wizard's better features is the ability to cast rituals directly from their spellbook without prepping.&nbsp; Which means to maximize that feature, you want the difference between your spellbook limit and your spell prepped limit to be predominantly rituals.&nbsp; To maximize the wizard's flexibility at swapping spells at a long rest means having less rituals.&nbsp; Two of their stronger features are inherently in tension.3)&nbsp; Long rests don't actually happen that often compared to leveling.&nbsp; This is DM dependent, but if you follow the DMG XP rules and the 6-8 encounters per long rest guidelines, you'll level probably every 2 long rests, 3 at the most.&nbsp; The sorcerer gets 2 new spells every level (1 gained, 1 swapped), which is just as much high level flexibility as a wizard has (which also gains 2 new max level spells every level).4)&nbsp; The difference between the Wizard and Sorcerer is more about volume than quality.&nbsp; Wizards gets a lot of interesting rituals and some good exploration spells, but there aren't a lot of top-tier spells that are wizard specific.&nbsp; Maybe Simulacrum, but that's high level and already problematic.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 7614979, member: 205"] Some reasons why Wizards are somewhat overrated compared to Sorcerers: 1) The difference in spells prepared versus spells known isn't actually that large. From levels 1-11 (i.e. the majority of most games), the difference is the wizard's Int mod - 1. (Wizards get Level + Int mod, Sorcerers get Level +1). An extra 2 to 4 spells is noticeable, but it's not an [I]overwhelming[/I] difference. 2) One of the wizard's better features is the ability to cast rituals directly from their spellbook without prepping. Which means to maximize that feature, you want the difference between your spellbook limit and your spell prepped limit to be predominantly rituals. To maximize the wizard's flexibility at swapping spells at a long rest means having less rituals. Two of their stronger features are inherently in tension. 3) Long rests don't actually happen that often compared to leveling. This is DM dependent, but if you follow the DMG XP rules and the 6-8 encounters per long rest guidelines, you'll level probably every 2 long rests, 3 at the most. The sorcerer gets 2 new spells every level (1 gained, 1 swapped), which is just as much high level flexibility as a wizard has (which also gains 2 new max level spells every level). 4) The difference between the Wizard and Sorcerer is more about volume than quality. Wizards gets a lot of interesting rituals and some good exploration spells, but there aren't a lot of top-tier spells that are wizard specific. Maybe Simulacrum, but that's high level and already problematic. [/QUOTE]

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