BFRPG Sorcerer - any hints?

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BFRPG Sorcerer - any hints?

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Hey!
I'd really like to develop a Sorcerer for BFRPG. Never actually played this game, but I'm in the verge of creating my first campaign.

I'd really need to incorporate a Sorcerer - like class, with "on the fly" casting, but I'd like to know how would you balance it with a Magic User.

Key factors:
- low number of known spells (start with 2, get some as you advance in levels... how many?)
- cast on slots as you see fit
- no unlearn option, I don't like it at all.
- I'd like to implement a little bit of a "legacy" feature, like a percentage knowledge skill + resistance to a specific power (like elementals, undead, demons, etc).

For the base, I'd stick to Magic-Users (progression, hd, slots).

hints? :)
Thank you!
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Here is my take on Sorcerer... though it is themed a little differently. At the end of the document is some commentary on using the ideas there to actualize traditional sorcerer (if that can be considered 'traditional' :? ), or other themed approaches.

http://www.basicfantasy.org/showcase.cgi?sid=7
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I would go with a standard MU modified by:
-Charisma or Wisdom as required ability
-Point-based buy system for spell learning
-Spontaneous casting
-No magical research
-No ability to create scroll or magical objects
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There is a sorcerer class in the Showcase: http://basicfantasy.org/showcase.cgi?sid=117
Ray "maddog" Allen submitted it way back in 2006; it was one of the first supplements.

However, if you want "on the fly" casting, download the Magic-User Options supplement and look at the Liberal Casting rule. You can get the supplement on the Downloads page here: http://basicfantasy.org/downloads.html#magicuseroptions
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Re: BFRPG Sorcerer - any hints?

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Oh thanks! Lots of inputs there xD
Thank you so much!
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