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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 7609989" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>I dont disagree. But I just cant get into the 5e Sorcerer.</p><p></p><p>In the 3e, the Sorcerer was early on the only option for nonvancian casting. Even then, at high tiers, the sorcerer was significantly underpowered compared to the Wizard, the red-headed step child playing second fiddle, while the 3e designers were intentionally punishing players who disliked vancian casting.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, now that the 5e Wizard is itself a spontaneous caster, I love the 5e Wizard. In contrast the 5e Sorcerer is kinda pointless. And the Sorcerer point system feels too klugy and clumsy. Also, in my circles the word ‘sorcerer’ has a specific anthropological meaning (summoning spirits/demons to attack someone), so the name itself turns me off for psionic flavor. </p><p></p><p>Psionics has to be mindful and mechanically clean and elegant.</p><p></p><p>For me, Charisma − to influence other minds and the world around one − is by far the most important Psionic stat.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 7609989, member: 58172"] I dont disagree. But I just cant get into the 5e Sorcerer. In the 3e, the Sorcerer was early on the only option for nonvancian casting. Even then, at high tiers, the sorcerer was significantly underpowered compared to the Wizard, the red-headed step child playing second fiddle, while the 3e designers were intentionally punishing players who disliked vancian casting. Anyway, now that the 5e Wizard is itself a spontaneous caster, I love the 5e Wizard. In contrast the 5e Sorcerer is kinda pointless. And the Sorcerer point system feels too klugy and clumsy. Also, in my circles the word ‘sorcerer’ has a specific anthropological meaning (summoning spirits/demons to attack someone), so the name itself turns me off for psionic flavor. Psionics has to be mindful and mechanically clean and elegant. For me, Charisma − to influence other minds and the world around one − is by far the most important Psionic stat. [/QUOTE]
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