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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CalrinAlshaw" data-source="post: 1574854" data-attributes="member: 14282">First off, didn't notice 3.5E reduced the pages per spell level. I apologise.Secondly, I already realize an error in my calcs, it's 188 spell levels of pages(forgot the bonus spells for intelligence and each cantrip takes a full page). I'm basically saying a wizard should spend about 5 minutes per page absorbing, reading, contemplating etc. each pages information. That has brought it down to about 19 seconds per page via the 1 hour of memorization.About 15 hours and 40 mins(not counting sleep) for a 20th level wizard to memorize that stuff at 5 minutes per page.Thirdly, sometimes wizards will change their spell selection at the last moment, happens a lot that I've played actually.As for time reading, I consider a wizard needs to do more than just scan a page, he needs to read each thing carefully, magic tends to be a very precise art. At least I would hope it is considered that, or wheres the prestige in being a powerful wizard?I only consider it appropriate for a wizard to spend boatloads of time preparing spells when it's a VERY high level wizard with a MASSIVE amount of spells. Next, You forget one VERY VERY important detail about wizards, they retain spells indefinately (barring stuff happening to them via combat etc.) until they cast them, or voluntarily "drop" a spell to prepare another. So for a wizard, preparation time shouldn't be EVERY day.For clerics I'd say a good hour of prayer a day is reasonable, and a sorc just gets their spells back after a good period of rest.Most wizards don't use all of their spells, since they have spells for different situations etc. and not all spells are needed.Calrin Alshaw</blockquote>

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