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New Player, Question on Known Spells

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#1
goodmorningrobot
Oct 22, 2014 16:05:08

Howdy, all.

I'm new to these types of games, and I'm DM'ing my first adventure! As a matter of fact, besides me there are 6 players and it's all of our first time, woohoo!

When we were creating characters, I ran into a bit of confusion regarding "known" spells, as the title of the thread may suggest. Specifically, my confusion stems from Druids (we have two druids in the group) and how learning spells works. So - and I know you probably already know the rules fairly well or you wouldn't be reading this - I understand that some (most?) spellcasters learn their spells based on level, and I am pretty sure I understand how spell level works.

I love the convenient tables that say spells known, slots, etc. However, the druid table does not have a "spells known" for each level entry in the table, so I had to do some poking around in the book.

My research leads me to two potential conclusions, both of which I am fairly certain are incorrect:

1) Druids only learn spells if they choose Circle of the Land at level 2, and even then only as described by their chosen homeland biome (Arctic, Coast, etc). -- I am mostly against this one, because there are druid spells that aren't listed in this (e.g. SPeak with Animals) ?

2) Druids are capable of "knowing" all of their spells, casting is dependent on available spell slots and preparation, and circle of the land just grants some perma-prepares

Sorry for the lengthy post, and even then I feel I didn't describe my confusion enough, but that's what replies are for!

- goodmorningrobot

#2
Novacat
Oct 22, 2014 16:21:05
Druids, clerics, paladins, and rangers do not "know" a certain number of spells. They prepare spells from their class's entire spell list.

#3
paulstrait
Oct 22, 2014 16:21:17
2 is basically right. Druids don't 'learn' spells like wizards (except for cantrips, the number of which they know is on the level progression chart). They can prepare any spell that is on the druid list, and can prepare up to (wis bonus + druid level) spells. So, anything on the druid list is fair game. The circle of the land spells are extra, are always prepared, and don't count against the number of spells a druid can prepare.

#4
goodmorningrobot
Oct 22, 2014 16:27:06
Awesome! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it. I can't wait to tell her she can talk to animals again, ha.

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#1 goodmorningrobot Oct 22, 2014 16:05:08	Howdy, all. I'm new to these types of games, and I'm DM'ing my first adventure! As a matter of fact, besides me there are 6 players and it's all of our first time, woohoo! When we were creating characters, I ran into a bit of confusion regarding "known" spells, as the title of the thread may suggest. Specifically, my confusion stems from Druids (we have two druids in the group) and how learning spells works. So - and I know you probably already know the rules fairly well or you wouldn't be reading this - I understand that some (most?) spellcasters learn their spells based on level, and I am pretty sure I understand how spell level works. I love the convenient tables that say spells known, slots, etc. However, the druid table does not have a "spells known" for each level entry in the table, so I had to do some poking around in the book. My research leads me to two potential conclusions, both of which I am fairly certain are incorrect: 1) Druids only learn spells if they choose Circle of the Land at level 2, and even then only as described by their chosen homeland biome (Arctic, Coast, etc). -- I am mostly against this one, because there are druid spells that aren't listed in this (e.g. SPeak with Animals) ? 2) Druids are capable of "knowing" all of their spells, casting is dependent on available spell slots and preparation, and circle of the land just grants some perma-prepares Sorry for the lengthy post, and even then I feel I didn't describe my confusion enough, but that's what replies are for! - goodmorningrobot
#2 Novacat Oct 22, 2014 16:21:05	Druids, clerics, paladins, and rangers do not "know" a certain number of spells. They prepare spells from their class's entire spell list.
#3 paulstrait Oct 22, 2014 16:21:17	2 is basically right. Druids don't 'learn' spells like wizards (except for cantrips, the number of which they know is on the level progression chart). They can prepare any spell that is on the druid list, and can prepare up to (wis bonus + druid level) spells. So, anything on the druid list is fair game. The circle of the land spells are extra, are always prepared, and don't count against the number of spells a druid can prepare.
#4 goodmorningrobot Oct 22, 2014 16:27:06	Awesome! Thanks a lot, I really appreciate it. I can't wait to tell her she can talk to animals again, ha.