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I just want to make sure I am reading this correctly.  With the new magic rules, you prepare a number of spells each day.  For example, the cleric of pelor knows cure light wounds, searing light, and spiritual hammer.  They then have two "spell slots" each day at first level.  When you spend a spell slot, you pick a prepared spell of that level or lower and you can cast it.  You use up the slot, but not the spell.  Meaning as a 1st level cleric you could cast two cure light wounds, or two seraing light, or tow spiritual hammers, or some combination, but basically two spells per long rest cycle.   Is this correct?  Its not like early editions where you prepare a particular spell list, and cast only those spells, ie if you want more than one cure light wounds you prepare it more than once.

Hummm, your right, I had only breifly looked at the wizard, as I was more concerned with the amount of healing output from the cleric.  

I really don't care for this, to be honest, but there may be more options later on.   Maybe a Sorcerer class?  We will have to wait and see.
 

Let me expand my last post.  When I said I didn't care for it I mean the wizards version of magic.  I think I could live with the cleric version.  I find classical vancian magic to be very restricitve.  It turns the wizards life into a guessing game.  Should I prepare a Knock Spell?  Well, if you hit that locked door you might save the day, but if there isn't one in the dungeon you just gave up a big part of yor offensive output at low level for a situational spell that won't do anything.  Similarly, prepare Comprehend Languages?  Maybe there is a puzzle that you will solve with it, but if not its dead weight and you have decrease your alreay limited contribution to combat.   I want to have the option of casting Knock, but if I don't need it I would like to be able to throw another Burning Hands or Shield instead.  In earlier editions the wizard spell lists were very large, and many spells were very situational.  If you knew what the situation was and could prepare for it it was great, but making you preselect your spells just makes you give up spell power playing "what if".

So the Cleric gets Spirit Shaman casting? Why not just give that to the Wizard and all the other prepared casters too?