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The whole point is dangerously similar to one of the elements I handle in my stories. Many people and creatures have inherited a shard of the original living being. That shard is inherited from parents to children, and when activated, it provides powers to the creature that possess it. The shard...

In-universe? It is not a choice nor something than can be truly controlled. There are bloodlines, but even that won't be a guarantee.

I would make it from the other side, sorcerer as the default caster, everyting else gated behind heavy prerreqs and adventures don't assume you have anything but sorcerers.

My books are physical, it is not that I think they are going away (but WotC could always send Pinkertons to get them n_n). What I feel is that they will be devalued. 5e has a lot of value as a compromise edition, everybody's second option. Without being the up to date edition, chances to play it...

Zero? I'm more like at negative...

That's just Vancian but worse.

I was thinking of Scion as a name for the latter.

Even if we take you at your word, the sorcerer isn't a wizard subclass mechanically. If anything it is the other way around. It is trivially easy to write a custom sorcerer subclass that covers 80% of a wizard without even getting overpowered. It is very hard to make a custom wizard subclass...

But you are making a categorical mistake. Sorcerer isn't Wizard but hot. Wizard is Sorcerer but lame bookish.

Yeah, we've danced this dance before, neither was satisfied. Maybe if we could focus on what we want instead of what we don't want? https://www.enworld.org/threads/brainstorm-sorcerer-upgrades.703731/

This isn't about the sorcerer anymore. Hasn't been in while. Hopefully a plus thread will be more productive: D&D 5E - Brainstorm Sorcerer upgrades. (+)

Yeah, we'd need a sorcerer advocate in the design team.

Ok, the other threads are full of off-topic and sorcerer hate. So, let's open a thread to brainstorm ideas for sorcerer. This thread is a (+) thread, so no calls for erasure or merger please, and no derailing with whataboutism. Some venues of discussion I've gathered from the previous threads...

For a second time in the thread, I agree.

A power ranger/henshin hero?

@Micah Sweet traditionally, WotC is weary of both metamagic and spontaneous casting. It has been a long learning curve for them. They have been very careful with having them. Just notice how hard they penalized the original sorcerer and how much the current sorcerer has to pay for both. There is...

It is a mechanical and party dynamics problem. You choose your cantrips at first level, so the value of the extra spell list is diminished if you get it later. Also, you cannot be your group's primary healer anymore because you can't heal at all for a few levels. (Also, the loss of twin spell...

Nothing can fix no longer picking subclass at first level.

Too bad One D&D is killing them.

Let's not forget that sorcerer is a playable class in 2e as well.