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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LuYangShih" data-source="post: 818630" data-attributes="member: 10414">From the SRD:The Wisdom is a reference to the fact any Wizard would have to be a fool not to have this.  I've seen several campaigns where PC Wizards are baffled that not every Wizard uses such books.  It simply doesn't make sense to use anything else.  If the Wizard crafts the book himself, it costs a mere 4,250 GP, heavily cutting back on the scribing costs that, if you do not use this item, are very prohibitive.  Even if you aren't crafting it yourself, the item is vital to keep the scribing costs at a reasonable level.It's not really as much as you'd think, especially if the Wizard deigns to create the items himself, which he has the feats to spend on, thanks to his bonus feat list.  Even if that's not the case, te cost is not prohibitive, and why not spend the GP on this instead of a Bag Of Holding?  Wizards don't need to spend money on expensive weapons or armor, so it's very easy to keep them well stocked with wands, scrolls and so on.  Sorcerers are only better than Wizards if you are playing in a "we never say stop we never take a day off" campaign, or a very low magic campaign where items like the Blessed Book are not available.  Otherwise, the Wizard is more versatile, has more feats, and is useful in almost any situation, unlike the Sorcerer, who limits himself to only a few useful functions.  A Wizard can divine information, a Wizard can buff, a Wizard can spy and scry, a Wizard can teleport and fly, a Wizard can blast, a Wizard can charm, a Wizard can do just about anything.  A Sorcerer can do one, maybe two of those things.  Now, that's not to say the Sorcerer is an unplayable class.  They can be very fun, but I simply prefer playing Wizards.  YMMV, as always.</blockquote>

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