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<blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 2632492" data-attributes="member: 478"><p>If wizards can almost always benefit from their ability to leave spell slots open and then adopt to an upcoming situation, then there is no contest, wizards are vastly more powerful than sorcerers.</p><p></p><p>However, at least in our games, it happens very often, that the precious 15 minutes are not available, and then the sorcerer and the wizard appear fairly balanced with each other.</p><p></p><p>At higher levels, a well-chosen spell selection gives a sorcerer some useful spell to cast in almost any situation. Sure, the wizard might have the perfect spell, while the sorcerer must do with a suboptimal choice, but the wizard will not always have the perfect spell prepared, in fact, wizards are quite likely not to have the perfect spell prepared in a majority of the situations, unless you happen to encounter similar situations a lot.</p><p></p><p>The sorcerer also can almost always use the best spell from those amongst the spells known to the sorcerer, there is no need to hold back and preserve a spell for later, since there is usually another one left. The wizard often has just one 'copy' of a specific spell and must then decide to use it now, or save it for later.</p><p></p><p>I really don't think the sorcerer is underpowered.</p><p></p><p>If anything, they lack a little in variation. A few more skill points and some bonus feats especially would help quite a bit and also make sense given that they don't need to spend so much time studying magic.</p><p></p><p>Bye</p><p>Thanee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thanee, post: 2632492, member: 478"] If wizards can almost always benefit from their ability to leave spell slots open and then adopt to an upcoming situation, then there is no contest, wizards are vastly more powerful than sorcerers. However, at least in our games, it happens very often, that the precious 15 minutes are not available, and then the sorcerer and the wizard appear fairly balanced with each other. At higher levels, a well-chosen spell selection gives a sorcerer some useful spell to cast in almost any situation. Sure, the wizard might have the perfect spell, while the sorcerer must do with a suboptimal choice, but the wizard will not always have the perfect spell prepared, in fact, wizards are quite likely not to have the perfect spell prepared in a majority of the situations, unless you happen to encounter similar situations a lot. The sorcerer also can almost always use the best spell from those amongst the spells known to the sorcerer, there is no need to hold back and preserve a spell for later, since there is usually another one left. The wizard often has just one 'copy' of a specific spell and must then decide to use it now, or save it for later. I really don't think the sorcerer is underpowered. If anything, they lack a little in variation. A few more skill points and some bonus feats especially would help quite a bit and also make sense given that they don't need to spend so much time studying magic. Bye Thanee [/QUOTE]
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