Sorcerers and Spell Components

Beard in the Sky · Feb 28, 2004

I assume the answer is yes, but do Sorcerers have to use components too? I am wondering for spells like Identify in which there is a monetary value. (not that any Sorcerer I have ever seen would take Identify)

Hypersmurf · Feb 28, 2004

Absolutely. They need their brop of bitumen for Spider Climb and their bat guano for Fireball - and their 100gp pearl for Identify - just like a wizard.

-Hyp.

Beard in the Sky · Feb 28, 2004

Thank you blue one.

Gez · Feb 28, 2004

But it's a common houserule to give them Eschew Materials for free at first level, like Wizards get Scribe Scrolls for free.

Kae'Yoss · Feb 28, 2004

What Gez said.

I'd go as far as giving them the same amount of bonus feats wizards get. I don't think that sorcerers' spellcasting is so much better than wizards' that they need feats to make up for it.

As I think that sorcerers come in two flavours - the ones that learn their spells intuitively, and the ones that mimic other spellcasters - I'd give them a choice of eschew materials and skill focus (spellcraft) at 1st level, and metamagic (though no item creation) later, and maybe feats like extra slot.