flying_purple_monkfish wrote:No.. I know sorcs are in 3.5 but I also know that BG2 (which was based on ad&d 2nd ed) did have a sorc class alongside wildmages. I think they use almost identical rules to wizards but can't use scrolls... but I can't quite work out how to figure the spells per level known and to cast... I was just wondering if there was any 2nd ed info about these spellcasters.
flying_purple_monkfish wrote:hmm. I have no idea... it's a shame really... cuz I prefer the sorc to the wizard... makes more sense in my mind you see.
bbarsh wrote:My first recollection of this type of character is actually from a TSR novel - or paperback from the mid-late 80s. I did not read it, but one of my gaming buddies read most AD&D fiction told us all about it . Some chic had super wizard powers but was not a true magic user. Used magic energy?? to create spell effects or something like that.
bah. what the hell is wrong with a magic-user and thats that
mordrin wrote:I did a quick search and found conflicting info on whether BGII used 3E or 2E rules. Based on what little I read, it seemed as if they were sort of a hybrid, which would make sense, given when it was released.I've never heard of 'sorceror' class prior to 3E.
Xaxaxe wrote:flying_purple_monkfish wrote:hmm. I have no idea... it's a shame really... cuz I prefer the sorc to the wizard... makes more sense in my mind you see.You're not alone, brother. AD&D 1e's "fire-and-forget" magic system never made an ounce of sense to me. Me and my buddies just house-ruled it to death rather than deal with its innate stupidity.Say what you will about 3e (and I'm generally not a big fan of the system), but the Sorcerer class handles the concept of wielding magic much more elegantly. Plus, the wizard class is still an option, if desired.
guerret wrote:Xaxaxe wrote:flying_purple_monkfish wrote:hmm. I have no idea... it's a shame really... cuz I prefer the sorc to the wizard... makes more sense in my mind you see.You're not alone, brother. AD&D 1e's "fire-and-forget" magic system never made an ounce of sense to me. Me and my buddies just house-ruled it to death rather than deal with its innate stupidity.Say what you will about 3e (and I'm generally not a big fan of the system), but the Sorcerer class handles the concept of wielding magic much more elegantly. Plus, the wizard class is still an option, if desired.The spell point system in Spells & Magic, in fact, was the solution we never gave up since we adopted it a lot of years ago. It solved very well the rigidity of the spell progression table and introduced a very practical and fast free magick system.
Xaxaxe wrote:flying_purple_monkfish wrote:hmm. I have no idea... it's a shame really... cuz I prefer the sorc to the wizard... makes more sense in my mind you see.You're not alone, brother. AD&D 1e's "fire-and-forget" magic system never made an ounce of sense to me. Me and my buddies just house-ruled it to death rather than deal with its innate stupidity.