[Deathmage]

Originally posted by Butterfingers: In a CRPG, the Sorcerer holds a bit of an edge. As I have mentioned before, in PnP, spell selection for a sorcerer might be school based or randomly selected by a DM. Spells would most likely be based on parentage. In the above mentioned scenario, involving a troll, in PnP, that might play out a bit different. What if your sorcerer could not have Melf's Acid Arrows? What if they were an enchantment based being? Or Illusion based? Or, Melf's Acid Arrows was not a spell selected for you by the DM? A sorcerer has innate spells. Meaning they are already there. Meaning he or she has no choice in selection really, they already exist within you, meaning you are stuck with what you have. CRPGs are broken in this aspect, allowing the player to make a choice over his or her spells. A sorcerer has no idea what sort of power lurks inside. In all honesty, when a sorcerer levels up, his spell selection should be made by the computer and be totally random. Afraid of getting spells that might suck? In PnP, that's part of the fun of playing a sorcerer. Learning to work with what you have and finding new ways to make it effective somehow. Of course, within the power gamer circle, most folks would soon be shouting the sorcerer sucks, and, the mage would become king. But there would be a few who would relish the challenge of trying a solo sorcerer when the rules are actually followed and all spell selection was based on a lucky roll of the dice. Your Sorcerer might not have Magic Missle, or, even Chromatic Orb. Infact, based on how the rules should be applied, in the first level of spells, your sorcerer might get unlucky and get no offensive spells at all. Or they might get stuck with spells like Burning Hands and Grease as their only offensive spells. Thus bringing out the fun factor. But as it is, the game is broken, and, the sorcerer can be custom tailored to become a living nuclear weapon. If the game was fixed however, how many people would still love the sorcerer?

Hmm. That sounds like fun...