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Jelennet
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Posted - 06 May 2010 :  12:41:28  Show Profile Send Jelennet a Private Message  Reply with Quote  Delete Topic
How do sorcrers acquire new spells? Wizards copy them into spellbooks, but what do sorcerers do?
For example: a sorceress wants to learn Magis Missle. What should she do?

Forgotten realms wiki says:
Fortunate sorcerers might come under the tutelage of a more experienced arcanist.

What kind of tutelage do sorcerers need? How long do they study? As long as wizards? What is the cost of education for sorcerers? Is it cheap or expensive? Especially in comparison to wizards?

(Hope I didn't make any mistakes in this post...)

Alisttair
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Posted - 06 May 2010 :  13:32:59  Show Profile  Visit Alisttair's Homepage Send Alisttair a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Most sorcerers learn to tap the power on their own since it is innate. Those who seek tutelage mostly learn better ways to tap into it.

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Ashe Ravenheart
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Posted - 06 May 2010 :  13:47:35  Show Profile Send Ashe Ravenheart a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Check out the Scions of Arrabar trilogy from our illustrious Thomas M. Reid. One of the main characters is a sorcerer, and there's a seen that details his 'learning' spider walk. Basically, it's a kind of 'flash of insight' where he observes a spider in the forest and the components of the needed spell kind of 'click' in his head.

I actually DO know everything. I just have a very poor index of my knowledge.

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Elfinblade
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Posted - 06 May 2010 :  16:31:05  Show Profile Send Elfinblade a Private Message  Reply with Quote
Don't know what edition you are playing, but the Players Handbook usually has all the information you need on class basics.

Edited by - Elfinblade on 06 May 2010 16:34:12
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