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A wizard casts arcane spells drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. A wizard must choose and prepare his spells ahead of time. | A wizard casts arcane spells drawn from the sorcerer/wizard spell list. A wizard must choose and prepare his spells ahead of time. | ||
To learn, prepare, or cast a spell, the wizard must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a wizard's spell is | To learn, prepare, or cast a spell, the wizard must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level. The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against a wizard's spell is defined in the write-up for each individual spell, and may vary depending upon the inherent power of the spell. | ||
A wizard can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: Wizard. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Intelligence score (see Table [[Ability_Scores#Bonus_Spell_Slots_per_Day | Bonus Spell Slots per Day]]). | A wizard can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. His base daily spell allotment is given on Table: Wizard. In addition, he receives bonus spells per day if he has a high Intelligence score (see Table [[Ability_Scores#Bonus_Spell_Slots_per_Day | Bonus Spell Slots per Day]]). | ||
A wizard may know any number of spells as long as they have space to record them in one of their spellbooks and spend the time and resources to write them down. They must choose and prepare these spells ahead of time by getting 8 hours of sleep (a full night's rest) and spending 1 hour studying their spellbook. While studying, the wizard decides which spells to prepare for use the next day. | A wizard may know any number of spells as long as they have space to record them in one of their [[Spells#Adding_Spells_to_a_Wizard.27s_Spellbook | spellbooks]] and spend the time and resources to write them down. They must choose and prepare these spells ahead of time by getting 8 hours of sleep (a full night's rest) and spending 1 hour studying their spellbook. While studying, the wizard decides which spells to prepare for use the next day. | ||
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: '''Adding Spells to a Wizard's Spellbook''' | : '''Adding Spells to a Wizard's Spellbook''' | ||
: Wizards can add new spells to their spellbooks through several methods. A wizard can only learn new spells that belong to the wizard spell lists ( | : Wizards can add new spells to their spellbooks through several methods. A wizard can only learn new spells that belong to the wizard spell lists ([[Sorcerer/Wizard Spells]]). The complete rules for adding spells are [[Spells#Adding_Spells_to_a_Wizard.27s_Spellbook | located here]]. | ||
:: '''Spells Gained at a New Level''' | :: '''Spells Gained at a New Level''' | ||