While how things were in previous editions doesn't necessarily have any bearing on how they are in this one, I don't see any indication in the writeups of the various abilities on 5E that makes them significantly different from how they were before. Want to start playing but don't have...
Sorcerers and bards get bonus spells based on their Charisma scores. The minimum Charisma score needed to cast a sorcerer or bard spell is 10 + the spell’s level. Any creature capable of telling the difference between itself and things that are not itself has at least 1 point of ...