please before it´s too late

livinglibrary · 09-10-2002, 03:32 PM

i have just started playing and i have chosen in my group a sorcerer.
well the thing is that i am not sure what is the advantage of having it instead of a wizard. i have played NWN, so i am familiar with 3rd edition AD&D, but i played with a fighter-wizard so i dunno nothing about sorcerers.
for example in ID2, i start with the sorcerer and i have 4 spells but i don´t even know if i am able to change the spells. i have 2, identify and color spray, and when in the records scroll i see i have four slots full with color spray, but i cannot change one of the slots for using identify (may be i cannot).so if someone could please tell me if the sorcerer is worth for anything or not, it would help me a lot.

ratchild · 09-10-2002, 03:49 PM

As far as sorcerers, their spells are based on their charisma. You get to pick only a certain amount of spells per level and cannot scribe scrolls like a wizard, but instead of having to preselect from all your spells which spells you memorize then having to rest to gain them, you can cast any spell from your list as many times as you have spells available. so say at lvl 1 you pick magic missile and sleep, and can cast 4 spells. you could possible cast 4 MM, 4 sleep... or 2 sleep and 2 MM... or any combination of your 2 spells, up to 4 times. Confuse you more or help?

Northraven · 09-10-2002, 04:04 PM

If this is your first time through the game I would probably go with a general Wizard as your main spellcaster. They can scribe all the scrolls you find and are probably easier to use if you don't know the inns and outs of every spell in the game. The pitfall with Sorcerors is that you only get a very limited selection of spells for each level, I think the maximum you can know for each level is six so if you pick unwisley you can really gimp you character. Still if you need advice on what spells to pick for a Sorceror post here and there will be many people willing to put in their two cents on spell choices.

livinglibrary · 09-10-2002, 04:13 PM

thanks it helps a lot

Grishnakh · 09-15-2002, 12:11 PM

My sorcerer is now level 11 (I'm in chapter III) and he is on the 3rd place in my party by the number of kills with 15%. I personally don't like wizards. Sorcerer in my opinion is better than wizard. Indeed he doesn't know many spells but he can cast more spells that wizard. The trick in to chose only the most effective spells.If you want some advice please ask and I will try to help you.

09-10-2002, 03:49 PM	#2
ratchild Manshoon Join Date: January 7, 2002 Location: boulder, co Age: 45 Posts: 241	As far as sorcerers, their spells are based on their charisma. You get to pick only a certain amount of spells per level and cannot scribe scrolls like a wizard, but instead of having to preselect from all your spells which spells you memorize then having to rest to gain them, you can cast any spell from your list as many times as you have spells available. so say at lvl 1 you pick magic missile and sleep, and can cast 4 spells. you could possible cast 4 MM, 4 sleep... or 2 sleep and 2 MM... or any combination of your 2 spells, up to 4 times. Confuse you more or help? __________________ Freedom is the distance between government and religion

09-10-2002, 04:04 PM	#3
Northraven Manshoon Join Date: July 13, 2001 Location: Currently a land called Weyrth... Age: 45 Posts: 195	If this is your first time through the game I would probably go with a general Wizard as your main spellcaster. They can scribe all the scrolls you find and are probably easier to use if you don't know the inns and outs of every spell in the game. The pitfall with Sorcerors is that you only get a very limited selection of spells for each level, I think the maximum you can know for each level is six so if you pick unwisley you can really gimp you character. Still if you need advice on what spells to pick for a Sorceror post here and there will be many people willing to put in their two cents on spell choices. __________________ \"Before the world was bent but after the great contagion, there was a civilization built in the image of the First Age. It sought to emulate the splendor of the bygone Golden Age, but it was in all ways less. It was a time of sorcery and heroism, of fabulous wonders and treacherous betrayals. Ruled by a decadent empire, it slipped inch by inch into barbarism and darkness, until one last cataclysm blotted it out forever. Yet, in it\'s sunset, it was a splendid thing, and glorious were the deeds of the Exalted.\"<br /><br />[url]\"http://www.sloganizer.net/en/\" target=\"_blank\"> [img]\"http://www.sloganizer.net/en/style7,Severed-spc-Fist.png\" alt=\" - \" /></a>

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09-10-2002, 03:32 PM	#1
livinglibrary Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: August 30, 2001 Posts: 5	i have just started playing and i have chosen in my group a sorcerer. well the thing is that i am not sure what is the advantage of having it instead of a wizard. i have played NWN, so i am familiar with 3rd edition AD&D, but i played with a fighter-wizard so i dunno nothing about sorcerers. for example in ID2, i start with the sorcerer and i have 4 spells but i don´t even know if i am able to change the spells. i have 2, identify and color spray, and when in the records scroll i see i have four slots full with color spray, but i cannot change one of the slots for using identify (may be i cannot).so if someone could please tell me if the sorcerer is worth for anything or not, it would help me a lot.

09-10-2002, 04:13 PM	#4
livinglibrary Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: August 30, 2001 Posts: 5	thanks it helps a lot

09-15-2002, 12:11 PM	#5
Grishnakh Elite Waterdeep Guard Join Date: September 15, 2002 Location: Romania Age: 42 Posts: 20	My sorcerer is now level 11 (I'm in chapter III) and he is on the 3rd place in my party by the number of kills with 15%. I personally don't like wizards. Sorcerer in my opinion is better than wizard. Indeed he doesn't know many spells but he can cast more spells that wizard. The trick in to chose only the most effective spells.If you want some advice please ask and I will try to help you.

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