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<blockquote data-quote="kigmatzomat" data-source="post: 604431" data-attributes="member: 9254">I disagree.&nbsp; Wizards get roughly 50% more spells than sorcerors do for free (no significant GP or XP cost).&nbsp; In return they have a liability that those spells can be absconded with. Let's not forget the wider skill list available to base wizards and not needing a&nbsp; full-round to cast metamagicked spells.&nbsp; Speaking of metamagics, Wizards get 5 bonus feats, 4 of which they can choose more or less freely.&nbsp;&nbsp; Sorcerors get....nothing.&nbsp; And as far as the constant expense of spellbooks, it is at least an option.&nbsp; Sorcerors spend a feat for EACH additional spell they want to learn.&nbsp; Blerg.&nbsp; Something I've seen so few people do, even temporarily, is to use the &quot;borrowed spellbook&quot; rules.&nbsp; You CAN prepare a spell from a found book.&nbsp; It isn't always easy (spellcraft DC15-24), but it can be done.&nbsp; Especially since you can take 10 on the&nbsp; check in many cases.&nbsp; It might increase your prep time at GM caveat (my rule is +1 minute/spell level per spell) but having a spellcraft of (max spell level +6) should not be hard.&nbsp; &nbsp; The mage in the game I run has acquired a number of spellbooks over time that he has stashed in various places and with friends.&nbsp; At 10th level his Spellcraft+int is 14, meaning he will NEVER fail when taking 10 to prepare from one of these found books.&nbsp;&nbsp; It may take him 2 hours to prepare his spells, but so what?&nbsp; He's neither down nor out, just a bit slower.&nbsp; So I don't see the wizard as all that hampered by his books or lack thereof&nbsp; compared to sorcerors.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="kigmatzomat, post: 604431, member: 9254"] I disagree. Wizards get roughly 50% more spells than sorcerors do for free (no significant GP or XP cost). In return they have a liability that those spells can be absconded with. Let's not forget the wider skill list available to base wizards and not needing a full-round to cast metamagicked spells. Speaking of metamagics, Wizards get 5 bonus feats, 4 of which they can choose more or less freely. Sorcerors get....nothing. And as far as the constant expense of spellbooks, it is at least an option. Sorcerors spend a feat for EACH additional spell they want to learn. Blerg. Something I've seen so few people do, even temporarily, is to use the "borrowed spellbook" rules. You CAN prepare a spell from a found book. It isn't always easy (spellcraft DC15-24), but it can be done. Especially since you can take 10 on the check in many cases. It might increase your prep time at GM caveat (my rule is +1 minute/spell level per spell) but having a spellcraft of (max spell level +6) should not be hard. The mage in the game I run has acquired a number of spellbooks over time that he has stashed in various places and with friends. At 10th level his Spellcraft+int is 14, meaning he will NEVER fail when taking 10 to prepare from one of these found books. It may take him 2 hours to prepare his spells, but so what? He's neither down nor out, just a bit slower. So I don't see the wizard as all that hampered by his books or lack thereof compared to sorcerors. [/QUOTE]

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