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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pax" data-source="post: 821591" data-attributes="member: 6875">Just like "Oh, the Halfling Outrider isn't SUPPOSED to have a BAB" ... ?Strategic versatility, but not tactical.  The sorceror doesn't have to guess which spells need which feats ahead of time; s/he takes a touch of extra effort to cast, and applies them on the fly.As has been said before, and not just by me -- the spells per day isn't really a Sorcerors' advantage.  It's the cast-on-the-fly ability, the option to decide on the spot wether or not to apply X, Y, or Z metamagic to spell A, B, and/or C.Nice way to grossly mischaracterise the situation and over-polarise the issue, all in one sweeping generalisation.Sorcerors, on average, will know only a FEW less spells than a standard wizard; for those wizards who invest scads of time and money into hunting down new spells and scribing theminto their spellbooks, the Sorceror gets a comparative material resource advantage.Oh really?  Paladin(1)/Sorceror(whatever).  I have an epic Sorceror on tap who has two levels of Blackguard, to get that Charisma bonus to saves.  It's an ECL 25 character, a Ghoul Sorceror(18)/Blackguard(2).  Here're his saving throws:[code][color=white]+28 FORT (0/ghl  6/sor 0/blg 15/cha 1/epic 5/rst 0/con 1/luck)+35 REF  (0/ghl  6/sor 0/blg 15/cha 1/epic 5/rst 7/dex 1/luck)+41 WILL (3/ghl 11/sor 0/blg 15/cha 1/epic 5/rst 5/wis 1/luck)[/color][/code]I will concede that the Sorceror's skill list is needlesly anemic, however.And ... what a surprise, you misee the point of the sorceror ENTIRELY.It's not spells per day.  It's not weapons.It's deciding, on the spot, which spell you need to cast, and which metamagick(s) you need to apply.  It's not having to try and out-guess the GM with regard to what spells to prepare each game-day.And any sorceror, or wizard, who's going an entire day without using up most or all of their spells ... is being GMed by a wimp.  I'm serious.  Sorcerors tend to throw spells around like candy, if they're not played by an utter incompetent ... or if the GM is being too gentle on the party.Sorcerors and Wizards are -- skill list aside -- fairly and reasonably balanced to each other.</blockquote>

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