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#1 shintashi Sep 28, 2015 18:05:21	I would really like someone official to rule on this because it would have heavy long term impact on everyone's potential campaign.   In Older Editions of D&D, a spell caster who reached their maximum number of known spells could bypass that maximum by spending months 'researching' the spell as if it were a new spell. Additionally, if they actually created a new spell, spending the normal 9-25+ weeks of spell research required with their expensive labs and libraries, they could add the new spell they created to their list of known spells, even if it bypassed their maximum allowed. The rules were very specific - this was the only way, and the traditional way to improve the maximum number of known spells.     I would like to know, since in 5th edition, Wizards don't apparently have any maximum, and Sorcerers appear to cap at around 15 known spells, but are allowed to research spells according to the DMG (it names Sorcerers in the research section)...   DMG page 283 wrote:
#2 Ath-kethin Sep 28, 2015 19:42:22	Nobody who can provide an official ruling comes to these forums; WOtC designers and developers do not post here. However, both Mike Mearls and Jeremy Crawford (the chief guys behind 5th Edition) respond to questions in Twitter. You will probably have better luck there.
#3 eyrieking Sep 28, 2015 20:37:39	the creating a spell section is under the dms workshop. that part is usually intended to help a dm to create a new spell, not a PC. Also, none of those are official rules, so there is nothing to rule on.
#4 jaelis Sep 29, 2015 5:43:17	There's nothing in the rules about letting a sorcerer bypass the cap on spells known. But if you're the DM you can introduce a rule for that. Also there are many magic items that let you cast additional spells.
#5 Tempest_Stormwind Sep 29, 2015 9:54:52	eyrieking wrote:
#6 shintashi Sep 29, 2015 11:52:29	ah. if DMs are the only way to research spells in 5th edition and it is beyond the power of PC spell casters, then I wish nothing further to do with 5th edition. I will be sure to tell all of my friends that 5th edition D&D has this flaw, and they should seek to spend their RPG funds elsewhere. Thank you for that relevation.
#7 jaelis Sep 29, 2015 13:14:32	shintashi wrote:
#8 Tempest_Stormwind Sep 29, 2015 15:12:25	jaelis wrote:
(Reply to #6) DeathMutantLives	shintashi wrote: