Ok, first of all, I know this multiclass sounds horrible. I am playing around with a Druid/Sorcerer and have some spell slot questions.
Level 2 Druid and L3 Sorcerer.
D&D Beyond is giving me the option to cast L3 spells (On the Sorcerer table, Level 5 gives 2 level 3spell slots). However, I am unable to learn any L3 Spells.
Do spell slots get calculated based off of overall level, but individual class spells are determined by the class level? Or is this a bug?
Do spell slots get calculated based off of overall level, but individual class spells are determined by the class level? Or is this a bug?
Individual class spells are based on class level, spells slots are based on "spell caster level" (the levels you have in full casters + 1/2 the levels you have in half casters + 1/3 the levels you have in eldritch knight / arcane trickster (so if you take Barbarian for yor next 15 levels you wont get any more spell slots). (Warlock is a further complexity). DnD Beyond has it right and as TheGnome said you can use the 3rd level slots to upcast spells.
The others have answered how the rules work pretty thoroughly, but I want to add a little note about the reasoning behind these rules:
TLDR: Spells Slots ≈ Muscles, Known/Prepared Spells ≈ Training
Spell slots represent your available "mana" or "energy" that you can expend to cast spells. As you level up and work on your magic, exercising your spells like muscles, you are able to cast spells more efficiently and have more energy available to you to cast them. And this is true regardless of your spellcasting class (except warlocks lol). If a mountain biker starts training for a marathon, their experience biking has helped to build up their muscles, and the marathon training will build them up further. You don't have separate muscles for biking and for running, you use similar muscles for each. So biking and running a marathon will build similar muscles, even though they are different forms of physical activity.
But being an expert mountain biker doesn't mean you can win a marathon. They are drastically different sports, and require different training, skills, and techniques to do well. Looking at it through this analogy, it makes perfect sense that a 19/1 wizard/cleric shouldn't be able to cast 9th level cleric spells, as the character is only mildly trained as a cleric. They only understand the basics of cleric spellcasting, even though they have the raw power of the most powerful mages.
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Ok, first of all, I know this multiclass sounds horrible. I am playing around with a Druid/Sorcerer and have some spell slot questions.
Level 2 Druid and L3 Sorcerer.
D&D Beyond is giving me the option to cast L3 spells (On the Sorcerer table, Level 5 gives 2 level 3spell slots). However, I am unable to learn any L3 Spells.
Do spell slots get calculated based off of overall level, but individual class spells are determined by the class level? Or is this a bug?
You can not as of yet learn any 3lvl spells but you can use the slot to upcast something of a lower level.
Individual class spells are based on class level, spells slots are based on "spell caster level" (the levels you have in full casters + 1/2 the levels you have in half casters + 1/3 the levels you have in eldritch knight / arcane trickster (so if you take Barbarian for yor next 15 levels you wont get any more spell slots). (Warlock is a further complexity). DnD Beyond has it right and as TheGnome said you can use the 3rd level slots to upcast spells.
Thank you, both!
The others have answered how the rules work pretty thoroughly, but I want to add a little note about the reasoning behind these rules:
TLDR: Spells Slots ≈ Muscles, Known/Prepared Spells ≈ Training
Spell slots represent your available "mana" or "energy" that you can expend to cast spells. As you level up and work on your magic, exercising your spells like muscles, you are able to cast spells more efficiently and have more energy available to you to cast them. And this is true regardless of your spellcasting class (except warlocks lol). If a mountain biker starts training for a marathon, their experience biking has helped to build up their muscles, and the marathon training will build them up further. You don't have separate muscles for biking and for running, you use similar muscles for each. So biking and running a marathon will build similar muscles, even though they are different forms of physical activity.
But being an expert mountain biker doesn't mean you can win a marathon. They are drastically different sports, and require different training, skills, and techniques to do well. Looking at it through this analogy, it makes perfect sense that a 19/1 wizard/cleric shouldn't be able to cast 9th level cleric spells, as the character is only mildly trained as a cleric. They only understand the basics of cleric spellcasting, even though they have the raw power of the most powerful mages.