I agree with the statement of the problem... I agree that while one can build an effective blaster or such using very limited expectations, most others dont have enough spells.
As a patch to the sorc, these options seem fine though I am a bit off on the division of sorc points then giving out free meta uses etc. This all seems like the dividing of those mechanics complicates the issues.
This is not the approach I would take.
My big change would be yo fix both sorcerer and warlock by swapping invocations and meta-magic, but thsts another isdue.
My patch to sorc would be simpler - give each origin say two to three schools of magic that are affiliated with them. The sorcerer chooses one. Spells from the wizard spell list of thst school are added to the sorcerer list of available (not known. ).
At every odd level the sorc can pick a bonus known spell of thst school.
So, by 5th level, you have added 3 known spells, by 11th 6, etc all of a school affiliate with your origin,.
That allows sorcerer builds to expand out and gain a few spells in a given theme tied to his origin.
That's where to me the sorcerer fallsxshort. Thsts all we need in a patch.
Imo.
As a patch to the sorc, these options seem fine though I am a bit off on the division of sorc points then giving out free meta uses etc. This all seems like the dividing of those mechanics complicates the issues.
This is not the approach I would take.
My big change would be yo fix both sorcerer and warlock by swapping invocations and meta-magic, but thsts another isdue.
My patch to sorc would be simpler - give each origin say two to three schools of magic that are affiliated with them. The sorcerer chooses one. Spells from the wizard spell list of thst school are added to the sorcerer list of available (not known. ).
At every odd level the sorc can pick a bonus known spell of thst school.
So, by 5th level, you have added 3 known spells, by 11th 6, etc all of a school affiliate with your origin,.
That allows sorcerer builds to expand out and gain a few spells in a given theme tied to his origin.
That's where to me the sorcerer fallsxshort. Thsts all we need in a patch.
Imo.