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I am playing a wizard for the first time and need some clarifying of the number of spells I know and can cast.
My character is a Gnome Illusionist (I know not to original) with an int of 18.
If I understand it correctly I can cast 3 lvl 0 spells, 2 lvl 1 spells and Blinding Ray 7 times (special class spell).
I know all lvl 0 spells and 8 lvl 1 spells (seven spells + one class spell).
So, here is my questions assuming everything is correct so far:
1. lvl 0 spells don't go away, but I thought that meant I can cast say light three times. However, the DM told me I pick 3 spells and I can cast them as many times as I want. Which is correct?
2. When I made my character I read something that said I could pick one spell from my class and it would work like a bonus spell. Assuming I choose a lvl 1 spell, like Color Spray, does that mean I have 3 lvl 1 spells?
Thanks for the help in advanced.
1. The GM.
2. You have 3 first level spells you can cast: 1 from your class, 1 from your intelligence bonus and 1 from your specialization. The specialization spell must be an illusion spell. You can change which spells you cast each day when you prepare your spells for the day, but the specialization spell must always be a spell from the illusion school of magic.
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I am playing a wizard for the first time and need some clarifying of the number of spells I know and can cast.
My character is a Gnome Illusionist (I know not to original) with an int of 18.
If I understand it correctly I can cast 3 lvl 0 spells, 2 lvl 1 spells and Blinding Ray 7 times (special class spell).
I know all lvl 0 spells and 8 lvl 1 spells (seven spells + one class spell).
So, here is my questions assuming everything is correct so far:
1. lvl 0 spells don't go away, but I thought that meant I can cast say light three times. However, the DM told me I pick 3 spells and I can cast them as many times as I want. Which is correct?2. When I made my character I read something that said I could pick one spell from my class and it would work like a bonus spell. Assuming I choose a lvl 1 spell, like Color Spray, does that mean I have 3 lvl 1 spells?
Thanks for the help in advanced.
1) The DM is correct. Cantrips can be cast as much as you like without using them up.
2) Yes. You get a bonus spell slot at each spell level that can only be used for your specialist spells only.
As a note, Blinding Ray is a class ability not a spell.
If I understand it correctly I can cast 3 lvl 0 spells, 2 lvl 1 spells and Blinding Ray 7 times (special class spell).
It helps if you use the right game terms.
You can *prepare* 3 lvl 0 spells per day and 3 lvl 1 spells per day (not 2/day, as Abraham pointed out). Unrelated to that, you can also use your blinding ray school power 7 times per day.
When you *cast* a cantrip, it's not expended. Thus, you have three different cantrips each day, which you can use over and over.
When you *cast* a spell, it is expended. Thus, you have 3 1st-level spells you can cast, which may be the same spell three times, or two different spells (one of which you've prepared twice), or three different spells (one each).
Finally, you also have your blinding ray school power, which is not a spell (but works a lot like a spell).