Larian Studios Forums Baldur's Gate III Baldur's Gate III - General Sorcerer spell progression?

Please help me clear my confusion regarding the sorcerer spell progression. When I check the spell progression list on Fextralife, it seems that I consistently have one spell less at every level. Is this a bug? For example, now at level 4 my tiefling draconic bloodline sorc has only two level 2 spells although it should be three. At level 3 I only had one level 2 spell, etc. My charisma is at 17, so it can’t be that. This is very frustrating, being shortchanged of a spell is very limiting when you learn so few of them already. But I can’t figure out what’s wrong.

The table you are looking at refers to the number of spell slots you have, not the level of your spells. You learn one spell a level, and they can be from any level of spell you can cast.

There is:

- Spells known

- Spells prepared

- Spells per day (or Long Rest, as its now called in D&D5)



Spells known and prepared is the same on Sorcerer (also Bard, Eldritch Knight, Arcane Trickster, and Warlock), who learn new spells by selecting them from a list at levelup.

Clerics, Druids, Paladins, Rangers learn all spells at levelup, but they have to prepare what spells to use from the available options.

Wizards learn spells at levelup like a Sorcerer, but can also learn them from scrolls. They have to prepare what spells to use.



Spells per day is the same for all pure spellcasters, except Warlock. Thats Bard, Cleric, Druid, Sorcerer and Wizard.

Spells per day is the same for Paladin and Ranger, if you count only every other level.

Spells per day is the same for Eldritch Knight and Arcane Trickster, if you count only every third level.

Spells for multiclassing is the same if you ignore Warlock (which is supposed to be treated separately) and combine the levels above as described.

As I understand it, Larian didnt strictly separated Warlock from all other classes with spellcasting abilitie as they are supposed to, which leads to some powerbuilds.



So you very likely simply confused Spells known/prepared (identical for Sorcerer) and Spells per day, aka per long rest.

Sorcerers know 1 + sorcerer level spells.

Sorcerers, like every other spellcaster, can for example cast 4 spells of tier 1 and 3 spells of tier 2 if their caster level is 4.

You’re right, the table clearly says “spell slots”, I’m not sure why I thought it was spells, could’ve sworn it said “spells” before but I must’ve imagined it. Thanks!

No problem.