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<blockquote data-quote="Ashrym" data-source="post: 6639455" data-attributes="member: 6750235"><p>Don't stress it too much. A wizard's spellbook does end up with at least 3 times as many spells as a sorcerer knows but only about 4 spells at each of the higher levels plus what can be found. High level spell scrolls aren't exactly common.</p><p></p><p>Preparing 10 more spells among 9 spell levels can be nice but it's not like it creates some kind of "I win" option at about 1 more spell at each spell level that wouldn't have already been available to the sorcerer. </p><p></p><p>Wizards are generally preparing 1 or 2 spells at any given level more than sorcerers so still have a limited selection restricted by spell slots. It's definitely better but how much better is overstated on the forums regularly because people are comparing 10 spells spread over 9 spell levels acquired over 20 character levels and not considering how spread out that actually is.</p><p></p><p>5e restricts high level spells regardless of class.</p><p></p><p>It does allow for prepared spells to be concentrated on high level spells to open up choices, but in doing so there are less options left to prepare in lower slots, and casting that one slot invalidates every other prepared spell of the same level that can no longer be cast so a person needs to be careful not to actually reduce flexibility by preparing too many high level spells. </p><p></p><p>Sorcerers have a really strong set of mechanics and the restrictions are less restricting than a person might think.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ashrym, post: 6639455, member: 6750235"] Don't stress it too much. A wizard's spellbook does end up with at least 3 times as many spells as a sorcerer knows but only about 4 spells at each of the higher levels plus what can be found. High level spell scrolls aren't exactly common. Preparing 10 more spells among 9 spell levels can be nice but it's not like it creates some kind of "I win" option at about 1 more spell at each spell level that wouldn't have already been available to the sorcerer. Wizards are generally preparing 1 or 2 spells at any given level more than sorcerers so still have a limited selection restricted by spell slots. It's definitely better but how much better is overstated on the forums regularly because people are comparing 10 spells spread over 9 spell levels acquired over 20 character levels and not considering how spread out that actually is. 5e restricts high level spells regardless of class. It does allow for prepared spells to be concentrated on high level spells to open up choices, but in doing so there are less options left to prepare in lower slots, and casting that one slot invalidates every other prepared spell of the same level that can no longer be cast so a person needs to be careful not to actually reduce flexibility by preparing too many high level spells. Sorcerers have a really strong set of mechanics and the restrictions are less restricting than a person might think. [/QUOTE]
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