Sorcerer¶

Sorcerers are practitioners of magic who were born with the innate ability to cast spells. It is thought that the blood of some powerful creature flows through their veins — perhaps the spawn of the gods themselves, or even dragons walking in human form. Regardless, the Sorcerer's magic is intuitive rather than logical.

They know fewer spells than Mages and acquire spells more slowly, but they can cast spells more often and have no need to select and prepare spells ahead of time. Sorcerers cannot specialize in magic the way Mages do. Other than these differences, a Sorcerer is very similar to a Mage.

Class features¶

May not wear any armor.
May only use the following weapons: dagger, quarterstaff, dart, sling.
May only become Proficient (one slot) in any weapon class.
May not place any slots in any fighting style.
May cast arcane spells.
No spellbook scribing — instead, the Sorcerer learns a small number of spells at each level which they cast daily without memorization.
Hit Die: d4.

The mage, in my humble opinion, is the noblest of professions. Practitioners of magic are respected throughout the Realms.

— Volo

Generally true; however, there are some notable exceptions.

— Elminster

Kits¶

Dragon Disciple — draconic ancestry, Breath Weapon, scaling fire resistance and AC

Spell list¶

See every spell castable by this class: Sorcerer spell list.

Source: bg2ee/original_manuals/baldurs_gate_2_ee_mastering_melee_and_magic.pdf — "Sorcerer".