The Myopic Sniper
Hero
I actually love the scholarly wizard flavor you gave it given that it is a generalist wizard. I kind of wish they had this archetype represented in the PHB and used that as the default for the basic rules.
That said, on a quick eyeball, it does seem more potent than any of the Traditions in the RAW game especially at higher levels. I am not sure if it works out that way in actual play. I would be a bit concerned in home games if everyone took this Tradition over the other available ones, but I think that Potent Caster has the potential to invade the Sorcerer's niche in a read way as well by providing the equivalent of Metamagic to some very high level spells. Maybe just make it a once a day feature instead?
Still, I am really enjoying it and look forward to seeing where you go with it!
That said, on a quick eyeball, it does seem more potent than any of the Traditions in the RAW game especially at higher levels. I am not sure if it works out that way in actual play. I would be a bit concerned in home games if everyone took this Tradition over the other available ones, but I think that Potent Caster has the potential to invade the Sorcerer's niche in a read way as well by providing the equivalent of Metamagic to some very high level spells. Maybe just make it a once a day feature instead?
Still, I am really enjoying it and look forward to seeing where you go with it!