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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Victim" data-source="post: 3302699" data-attributes="member: 78">Sure, if by "slightly different spell list that focuses more on immediate, flashy, and powerful magic," you really mean more restrictive, and weaker.  Many bread and butter spells have been bumped up in level.  The focus on flashy magic comes from removing some of the non flashy stuff, not by any advantages.  The class pays for its skill and HD advantages with its weaker spell list.  I dunno about you, but if I'm playing a wizard or sorcerer, it's all about spells.  Fringe bennies at the expense of good spells is not a good trade.---------------------------------------------------------------------Wizards get scribe scroll for free.  That means they can basically make scrolls at half price although it costs them XP.  However, a sorcerer can just buy scrolls at full price.  Since the sorcerer doesn't need to expend gold to expand his spellbook (a wizard with only his 2 free spells per level is like a sorcerer who needs to prepare), he'll probably have enough money to make up the difference.As a sorcerer, it sucks that you know so few spells, especially for the first few levels.As a wizard, it sucks when dead spells eat away at both your staying power and flexibility.I generally prefer to play wizard characters, but I can definitely see the advantages fo being a sorcerer.</blockquote>