Talk:Sorcerer/@comment-70.188.154.106-20160804014813/@comment-192.180.85.141-20181110135252

Having played numerous mage classes, I have to agree with the OP. Once you get past a certain stage, you develop a style with your mage and come to realize that a lot of the spells you memorize every day aren’t doing you much good. What you end up wanting is to be able to cast a lot of certain spells in certain situations, and not have to worry about finding a safe place to sleep so you can reconfigure.

Example: a hypothetical mage with knowledge of Protection from Petrification, Identify, and Magic Missile has 5 slots available to cast at first level. Likely, there is a couple of MMs, a couple of Identifys, and a ProtPet spell in those slots. Now you have a Sorceror, and he has 6 spells he can cast, and he knows the same spells. He can choose to cast ALL of those spells as MMs, Identifys, or ProtPets. Up against all those Basilisks east of Beregost? You are ready. Need firepower for an ambush on your way to another city? Covered. Got a lot of loot to identify? No need to reconfigure and sleep, then reconfigure and sleep again.

Choose your spells well, and the Sorceror is always ready for any situation.