Editing Magic (section)

===Vancian Casting===
[[Vancian Casting]] is the variety often seen in D&D and many other d20 systems. The basics of Vancian Magic are that the caster is given a set amount of slots per day. The caster must then choose which slot would cast a spell per day.

This system works, but it still receives a large amount of criticism for being very restrictive. Throughout the various editions of D&D, several attempts have been made to work around Vancian prepared casting. Most notable of these is spontaneous spellcasting.

====Spontaneous Casting====
Basically, a spontaneous spellcaster is limited to a select few spells, but is free to cast them using every spell slot they have available. [[Bard|Bards]], [[Sorcerer|Sorcerers]] and [[Oracle|Oracles]] are examples of this philosophy.

Oftentimes, these casters end up in [[Tier System|tier]] 2 or 3. They're powerful and sometimes can even break the game, but they're not quite as broken as a tier 1 class, like [[CoDzilla]] or a [[wizard]]. And ultimately, they still use slots, and they sometimes don't have enough to outweigh the power of a prepared caster.

However, 5th Edition took this even further. Read that section to learn more.