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<blockquote data-quote="Urbannen" data-source="post: 1149619" data-attributes="member: 7643">Then where did wizards get their knowledge of magic?&nbsp; Magic?&nbsp; You say that in a world with magic there's any number of ways for a sorcerer to wake up in the morning knowing the components to a spell he's never even encountered before.&nbsp; Unfortunately the designers don't suggest even one of them.&nbsp; They don't even say &quot;It is up to the DM to decide where a sorcerer's knowledge of his spells comes from.&quot;&nbsp; In the case of wizards and divine spellcasters, however, they say exactly where the knowledge of spells come from.&nbsp; It's interesting to note that sorcerers can &quot;wake up one morning&quot; knowing any spell from the PHB, but in order to learn a spell not in the PHB, they have to find and learn it from a scroll or spellbook.&nbsp; In D&amp;D, magic is an understandable and controllable force.&nbsp; It follows rules, yes, rules, however illogical.&nbsp; There is an Intelligence based skill that allows you to understand the rules about spells.&nbsp; It is called Spellcraft.&nbsp; The PHB does not say how sorcerers come by their knowledge of PHB arcane spells, and in fact offers no suggestions.&nbsp; There is an essential disconnect between the &quot;flavor&quot; of the sorcerer and the actual mechanics of the sorcerer class.&nbsp; The sorcerer's flavor is someone with innate magical powers.&nbsp; However, a sorcerer doesn't have innate magical powers.&nbsp; A sorcerer casts spells.&nbsp; They aren't the same, and there's no explanation given as to why that is.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Urbannen, post: 1149619, member: 7643"] Then where did wizards get their knowledge of magic? Magic? You say that in a world with magic there's any number of ways for a sorcerer to wake up in the morning knowing the components to a spell he's never even encountered before. Unfortunately the designers don't suggest even one of them. They don't even say "It is up to the DM to decide where a sorcerer's knowledge of his spells comes from." In the case of wizards and divine spellcasters, however, they say exactly where the knowledge of spells come from. It's interesting to note that sorcerers can "wake up one morning" knowing any spell from the PHB, but in order to learn a spell not in the PHB, they have to find and learn it from a scroll or spellbook. In D&D, magic is an understandable and controllable force. It follows rules, yes, rules, however illogical. There is an Intelligence based skill that allows you to understand the rules about spells. It is called Spellcraft. The PHB does not say how sorcerers come by their knowledge of PHB arcane spells, and in fact offers no suggestions. There is an essential disconnect between the "flavor" of the sorcerer and the actual mechanics of the sorcerer class. The sorcerer's flavor is someone with innate magical powers. However, a sorcerer doesn't have innate magical powers. A sorcerer casts spells. They aren't the same, and there's no explanation given as to why that is. [/QUOTE]

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