D&D 5E It's the Sorcerer!

[Sacrosanct]

So they took a class whose whole raison d'être in 3e was different caster mechanics, and made it mechanically identical to the 5e wizard. Biggest disappointment in 5e. Those of us who don't like vancian casting (which I believe was a majority in their playtest polls) can wait until the DMG comes out in November to see if they give us a paragraph blurb about spell points as an optional rule many DMs won't kinks about or want to hassle with.

Well, at least the art is cool.

I liked the playtest sorcerer better. That one at least had a theme to it "Cool dragon guy". This is just a poor wizard with some extra bits stapled to it. If you can envision a new player asking you "What's the difference between a sorcerer and a wizard" and you have to think about that for more than three seconds then it isn't distinct enough to be its own class.

This just looks as dull and tacked on as the 3e sorcerer.

I would strongly caution against making these types of assumptions because you have no idea what class abilities the sorcerer gets because they would be on the following pages. For example, if the class is anything like the alpha playtest, sorcerers get a sort of spell point system, where they can trade spell level slots for other spells. E.g., giving up a level 3 spell slot for extra 1st level spell slots. That is nothing like the wizard class.

*Edit* Oh, and what evidence is there that suggests most people didn't like vancian casting? I'd like to see it, because it seemed like most people actually liked having that back because it was one of the things that made D&D feel like D&D

 

[TerraDave]

We have seen the wild magic table.

The class won't be that boring.

 

[Hussar]

This is the first bit of art I actually haven't liked. WTF is up with that pose? He seems to proportioned all sorts of weirdly too - neck like a linebacker, but spindly little arms. He looks like the girl from Frozen, just with fire. He's about to break into a show tune about YOLO fire magic.

OTOH, now that I saw it mentioned elsewhere, it looks like every class has an icon. I wonder how widespread that will get used. Instead of Class:X, will we just see an Icon (7) somewhere?

 

[BryonD]

Which playtest had a sorcerer?

 

[jadrax]

OK, this looks cool and all, but does MY sorcerer have to wear a yellow feather boa or can I reflavor?

Other colours for feather boas will be in the DMG.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Which playtest had a sorcerer?

One of the first packets did. As well as the alpha closed playtest. It looks like this iteration is very much like the alpha version. So expect to see wild magic options, spell swapping options (via spell points), metamagic (empowering, etc) options, and bloodline options.

 

[TwoSix]

Which playtest had a sorcerer?

A fairly early packet, I think it was around the summer of '12. I don't have it anymore, sadly.

 

[BryonD]

Thanks

 

[Sadras]

OTOH, now that I saw it mentioned elsewhere, it looks like every class has an icon. I wonder how widespread that will get used. Instead of Class:X, will we just see an Icon (7) somewhere?

Oh, I hadn't picked that up. I suspect you are right.

Other colours for feather boas will be in the DMG.

Now that is the kind of versatility and inclusiveness I was hoping for in 5e. I'm sold!

 

[SkidAce]

OK, this looks cool and all, but does MY sorcerer have to wear a yellow feather boa or can I reflavor?

Any color will do as long as it is still a feather boa...