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Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories - just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons.

Though many claim a sorcerer's power derives from draconic heritave, a few sorcerers believe that their arcane prowess comes from an even purer source - the planes themselves. It isn't uncommon to see sorcerers traveling the multiverse in search of support for this belief. Unlike other spellcasters, the sorcerer has a limited ability to customize his talents for planar adventuring. With a small list of spells known, the sorcerer who wishes to adapt to life on the planes must choose his tools wisely. Even so, the wide variety of challenges awaiting the planar sorcerer demands a slightly more adaptable approach to spellcasting.

Hit Die: d4

Proficiencies: Armor (Robes), Weapons (Simple)

Skill Points: 2 + INT

Class Skills: Bluff, Concentraton, Craft (all), Decipher Script, Forgery, Heal, Knowledge (all), Lore, Profession (all), Spellcraft

Spellcasting: Arcane (spell failure from armor is a factor), charisma-based (a base charisma score of 10 + the spell's level is required to cast a spell, bonus spells are based on modified charisma, and the charisma modifier affects spell DCs), and spontaneous cast (no spell preparation required).

Special abilities & feats

Level 1 summon familiar

Spells

Cantrips	1st level spells	2nd level spells	3rd level spells	4th level spells
Acid splash Daze Electric jolt Flare Light Ray of frost Resistance	Burning hands Charm person Color spray Endure elements Expeditious retreat Grease Horizikaul's boom Ice dagger Identify Ironguts Mage armor Magic missile Magic weapon Negative energy ray Protection from alignment Ray of enfeeblement Scare Shelgarn's persistent blade Shield Sleep Summon creature I True strike	Balagarn's iron horn Blindness/deafness Bull's strength Cat's grace Cloud of bewilderment Combust Continual flame Darkness Death armor Eagle's splendor Endurance Flame weapon Fox's cunning Gedlee's electric loop Ghostly visage Ghoul touch Invisibility Knock Lesser dispel Melf's acid arrow Owl's wisdom Resist elements See invisibility Stone bones Summon creature II Tasha's hideous laughter Ultravision Web	Clairaudience/clairvoyance Clarity Dispel magic Displacement Find traps Fireball Flame arrow Greater magic weapon Gust of wind Haste Hold person Invisibility sphere Lightning bolt Keen edge Magic circle against alignment Mestil's acid breath Negative energy burst Protection from elements Scintillating sphere Slow Stinking cloud Summon creature III Vampiric touch	Bestow curse Charm monster Confusion Contagion Elemental shield Enervation Evard's black tentacles Fear Ice storm Improved invisibility Isaac's lesser missile storm Lesser spell breach Minor globe of invulnerability Phantasmal killer Polymorph self Remove blindness/deafness Remove curse Shadow conjuration Stoneskin Summon creature IV Wall of fire

5th level spells	6th level spells	7th level spells	8th level spells	9th level spells
Animate dead Ball lightning Bigby's interposing hand Cloudkill Cone of cold Dismissal Dominate person Energy buffer Feeblemind Firebrand Greater shadow conjuration Hold monster Lesser mind blank Lesser planar binding Lesser spell mantle Mestil's acid sheath Mind fog Summon creature V	Acid fog Bigby's forceful hand Chain lightning Circle of death Ethereal visage Flesh to stone Globe of invulnerability Greater dispelling Greater spell breach Greater stoneskin Isaac's greater missile storm Legend lore Mass haste Planar binding Shades Stone to flesh Summon creature VI Tenser's transformation True seeing Undeath to death	Banishment Bigby's grasping hand Control undead Delayed blast fireball Finger of death Great thunderclap Mordenkainen's sword Power word, stun Prismatic spray Protection from spells Shadow shield Spell mantle Summon creature VII	Bigby's clenched fist Blackstaff Create undead Greater planar binding Greater sanctuary Horrid wilting Incendiary cloud Mass blindness/deafness Mass charm Mind blank Premonition Summon creature VIII Sunburst	Bigby's crushing hand Black blade of disaster Dominate monster Energy drain Gate Greater spell mantle Meteor swarm Mordenkainen's disjunction Power word, kill Shapechange Summon creature IX Time stop Wail of the banshee Weird

Level progression

Lvl	BAB	Saves			Feats	HP range	Base spells per day										Known spells
		Fort	Ref	Will			0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	0	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
1st	+0	+0	+0	+2	summon familiar	2-4	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2nd	+1	+0	+0	+3		4-8	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
3rd	+1	+1	+1	+3		6-12	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	3	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
4th	+2	+1	+1	+4		8-16	6	6	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5th	+2	+1	+1	+4		10-20	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	4	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6th	+3	+2	+2	+5		12-24	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	4	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-
7th	+3	+2	+2	+5		14-28	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	3	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
8th	+4	+2	+2	+6		16-32	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-
9th	+4	+3	+3	+6		18-36	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	—	7	5	4	3	2	-	-	-	-	-
10th	+5	+3	+3	+7		20-40	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	—	7	5	4	3	2	1	-	-	-	-
11th	+5	+3	+3	+7		22-44	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	—	7	5	5	4	3	2	-	-	-	-
12th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8		24-48	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	—	7	5	5	4	3	2	1	-	-	-
13th	+6/+1	+4	+4	+8		26-52	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	—	7	5	5	4	4	3	2	-	-	-
14th	+7/+2	+4	+4	+9		28-56	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	—	7	5	5	4	4	3	2	1	-	-
15th	+7/+2	+5	+5	+9		30-60	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	—	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	-	-
16th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10		32-64	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	—	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	1	-
17th	+8/+3	+5	+5	+10		34-68	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	—	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	-
18th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11		36-72	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	2	1
19th	+9/+4	+6	+6	+11		38-76	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	4	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
20th	+10/+5	+6	+6	+12		40-80	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3

Bonus spell slots come from items and high charisma.

As a rule of thumb, sorcerers can cast spell levels up to half their class level (rounded down).

Epic sorcerer

The epic sorcerer is a near mythic being. But still the need for ever-greater power never ceases and the sorcerer pushes on, exploring and mastering the magical.

Hit die: d4

Skill points: 2 + int modifier

Bonus feats: The epic sorcerer gains a bonus feat every three levels after 20th. In other words, at levels 23, 26, 29, 32, 35, and 38.

Epic sorcerer bonus feats: automatic quicken spell, automatic silent spell, automatic still spell, epic energy resistance, epic spell focus, epic spell penetration, epic spell: dragon knight, epic spell: epic mage armor, epic spell: epic warding, epic spell: greater ruin, epic spell: hellball, epic spell: mummy dust, great charisma, improved combat casting

Unavailable epic feats: bane of enemies, construct shape, dragon shape, epic weapon specialization, great smiting, improved ki strike 4, improved ki strike 5, improved sneak attack, improved spell resistance, improved stunning fist, lasting inspiration, mighty rage, outsider shape, planar turning, terrifying rage, thundering rage, undead shape
These general epic feats cannot be selected when taking a level of sorcerer.

Epic sorcerer level progression

Lvl	Feats	HP range
21st		42-84
22nd		44-88
23rd	bonus feat	46-92
24th		48-96
25th		50-100
26th	bonus feat	52-104
27th		54-108
28th		56-112
29th	bonus feat	58-116
30th		60-120
31st		62-124
32nd	bonus feat	64-128
33rd		66-132
34th		68-136
35th	bonus feat	70-140
36th		72-144
37th		74-148
38th	bonus feat	76-152
39th		78-156
40th		80-160

Notes

Sorcerers receive spells one level later than wizards. For example, to cast level 2 spells, wizard level 3 is sufficient while sorcerer level 4 is required.
Sorcerers can wear armor without risking arcane spell failure if they choose the automatic still spell feats. In addition to the still spell feats, many sorcerers also take one or more levels as a blackguard or paladin to gain the armor proficiency (heavy) feat, as these classes have skills which take advantage of their already high charisma.

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-'''Description:''' Sorcerers are [[arcane]] spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories - just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than [[wizard]]s do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a [[spell school|school of magic]]. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons.
+Sorcerers are arcane spellcasters who manipulate magic energy with imagination and talent rather than studious discipline. They have no books, no mentors, no theories - just raw power that they direct at will. Sorcerers know fewer spells than wizards do and acquire them more slowly, but they can cast individual spells more often and have no need to prepare their incantations ahead of time. Also unlike wizards, sorcerers cannot specialize in a school of magic. Since sorcerers gain their powers without undergoing the years of rigorous study that wizards go through, they have more time to learn fighting skills and are proficient with simple weapons.
-'''Alignment restrictions:''' none
+Though many claim a sorcerer's power derives from draconic heritave, a few sorcerers believe that their arcane prowess comes from an even purer source - the planes themselves. It isn't uncommon to see sorcerers traveling the multiverse in search of support for this belief. Unlike other spellcasters, the sorcerer has a limited ability to customize his talents for planar adventuring. With a small list of spells known, the sorcerer who wishes to adapt to life on the planes must choose his tools wisely. Even so, the wide variety of challenges awaiting the planar sorcerer demands a slightly more adaptable approach to spellcasting.
-'''[[Hit die]]:''' d4
+'''Hit Die''': d4
-'''Proficiencies:''' armor (robes), weapons ([[weapon proficiency (simple)|simple]])
+'''Proficiencies''': Armor (Robes), Weapons (Simple)
-'''[[Skill point]]s:''' 2 + [[int]] modifier ( (2 + int modifier) * 4 at 1st level)
+'''Skill Points''': 2 + INT
-'''Skills:''' [[concentration]], [[craft armor]], [[craft trap]], [[craft weapon]], [[heal (skill)|heal]], [[lore]], [[spellcraft]]
+'''Class Skills''': Bluff, Concentraton, Craft (all), Decipher Script, Forgery, Heal, Knowledge (all), Lore, Profession (all), Spellcraft
-'''Unavailable feats:'''
-[[curse song]], [[divine might]], [[divine shield]], [[extra music]], [[extra turning]], [[lingering song]], [[weapon specialization]]
-<br />These [[general feat]]s cannot be selected when taking a level of sorcerer.
-'''[[Saving throw|Primary saving throw(s)]]:''' [[will]]
-'''[[Base attack bonus]]:''' +1/2 levels
 '''Spellcasting:''' [[Arcane]] ([[spell failure]] from armor is a factor), [[charisma]]-based (a base charisma score of 10 + the spell's level is required to cast a spell, [[bonus spells]] are based on modified charisma, and the charisma modifier affects spell [[difficulty class|DCs]]), and [[spontaneous cast]] (no spell preparation required).
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-== Prestige class tips ==
-* Sorcerers are ideally suited to becoming [[red dragon disciple]]s.
-* Non-good sorcerers may want to consider becoming a [[pale master]]. Though less useful to the sorcerer than to the wizard, this class provides many useful defensive abilities.
 == Notes ==