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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lonely Tylenol" data-source="post: 2639607" data-attributes="member: 18549">So, you plan not to answer the question, then?  I asked why you say they're flexible.  You said "they're flexible."  That doesn't give any reasons supporting your assertion.  Can you please back this up with something material?  You say they're flexible because they're adaptable.  Why are they more adaptable?Perhaps one could argue that a sorcerer is more flexible because he has the option of the "backup spell", if his first few spells don't work.  I wouldn't call that flexibility.  I'd call it tenacity.  Flexible implies that the character is better able to cope with different situations rather that just being able to steamroller over things by virtue of sheer power.  Sorcerers have plenty of raw power.  They can cast all day, practically.  Wizards don't have that same staying power.  But wizards do have a wider spell selection, ability to make scrolls of any of those spells, and the ability to leave a slot open for a spell if they're not sure what they're going to need.  That's flexibility, and they get it at the expense of staying power.  Of course wizards need to know beforehand which spells to prepare.  But at least they have the option of choosing.  Again, the sorcerer has no ability to alter his spells regardless of whether he knows what is coming or not.  If he doesn't have the right spell, he's out of luck.  Too bad, maybe next encounter the monsters will have a weakness he can exploit.  The wizard might not have the right spell at the moment, but he probably has it on a scroll (my wizards always have their entire spellbook on scrolls, at least one scroll per spell.  It's not that expensive, and the added flexibility is totally worth it).  And if he doesn't, well, too bad as well.  But he's no worse off than the sorcerer in that case.  In fact, he's probably better off as long as he has slots open, because the challenge he's trying to overcome might not be a combat challenge, and 15 minutes later he can have the perfect spell prepared.</blockquote>

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