Extra feats for sorcerors?

[Starfox]

It is often said that the sorcerer is too weak. I'd want to elaborate this to say that the sorcerer is to weak and gets too few class abilities; he needs some reason to remain a sorcerer and not branch out into some prestige class. Right now, the only ability a sorcerer has to give up in order to take a prestige class is his familiar, which is not a terrible price to pay, as it still gets everything but new level-based abilities.

My solution is to give the sorcerer a few bonus feats, from a very limited selection. I'm thinking of giving the same number of bonus feats the wizard has; one at first level, and one more every five levels after that.

• Combat Casting
• Eschew Materials [T&B]
• Extra Slot [T&B]
• Extra Spell [T&B]
• Skill Focus (Concentration)

These feats deal with spellcasting, which should be the forte of the sorcerer. Eschew Materials deals with what you need to cast spells; many seem to think that material components are superfluous for sorcerers. Extra Spell, develops the sorcerer's innate talents. It is a cure for the sorcerer's limited spell list. Most picks will probably be Extra Spell. Concentration skill and the fats that improve it represent the facility with which sorcerers use magic.

 

[Cabral]

Well, the metamagic feats are going to restrict a sorcerer's spellcasting in that any spell that a sorcerer casts modified by one or more metamagic feats will take one full round to cast or an additional full round if it already takes a full round or more. I don't think metamagic feats are that common with sorcerers (and bards) unless they have they Arcane Preparation feat.

 

[Crothian]

First, I really don't see Sorcerers as being weak.

But I guess the changes you have aren't to bad.

 

[CRGreathouse]

I don't really think they need the extra feats; players IMC already take levels in sorcerer, and no one's really complained.

 

[graydoom]

I don't see giving extra feats to the sorcerer as needed. It seems balanced against the wizard as it is.
On the suggestion you made, having to cast metamagic spells as a full round spell makes the metamagic not very good. I agree with you, most sorcerers would probably pick Extra Spell, though Skill Focus (Concentration) would also be popular (depends if you have rule0ed it to +3 or not).
Ultimately, I think that the idea is pretty good but isn't really needed.