Hey guys,
I’m very new to the DnD universe, and I don’t understand which class can learn which spells. I saw in my party that some characters have spells in common, but are not of the same class. I also saw that there’s « schools » of magic. Does it mean that some classes can learn only spells from some schools, or is it more complexe ? Or any class can learn any spells ?
It's actually less complex. Schools mean nothing to non-wizard spell-casters. Wizards, though, pick an archetype at level 2 (I think), and those archetypes are based around the schools of magic (e.g., "Evocation" vs "Abjuration" currently in game). Among other things, wizards get perks related to spells in their school. However, any wizard can learn and use any wizard-based spell.
As Tuco alluded to, each class should be limited to its own class spell list (e.g., Rangers pick only from Ranger spells, etc.). However, there can be a lot of overlap between the class lists, and there are "by-the-book" exceptions here and there. For example, Clerics can learn a handful of non-cleric spells depending on their specialty, or "domain".
