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Idea - Reframing "spell level" terminology to fit the "Weave" of magic
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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8996574" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>The Sorcerer class has an identity crisis. In 3e, the Sorcerer was special because of spontaneous casting. In 5e, all casters are spontaneous casters. The Sorcerer lacks a reason to exist. 5e tried to make the Sorcerer about metamagic gamerule mechanics, but its point system is awkward, and its concept is an important aspect of the Wizard traditions too.</p><p></p><p>The Sorcerer class is kinda coasting.</p><p></p><p>The 5e character class concept of the Sorcerer is difficult to distinguish from the Warlock. For example, characters from both classes can gain magical features by making a pact with an other creature, such as a Dragon for a Sorcerer and a Fey for a Warlock.</p><p></p><p>For me, the Sorcerer class is almost deletable, without any information loss to the D&D game.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>One of the few concepts about the Sorcerer that still feels salient to me, is the Sorcerer does magic my means of ones own physical body. The body itself flows with the blood of a Dragon, or else is physically transmogrified by some event of cosmic or alien magic.</p><p></p><p>It is the body that is magical. The sorcerous body is inherently attached to the Weave. A Sorcerer learns to cast spells, similar to the way an Athlete trains to perform stunts.</p><p></p><p>A recent suggestion caught my eye and makes alot of sense. The Sorcerer is all about planar magic. </p><p></p><p>The physical body of a Sorcerer is altered by the magical planar influences of the Material Plane via Dragon or Giant. Or altered by the Plane of the Shadowfell. Or altered by the Elemental Chaos for unpredictable chaotic effects. Or altered by the planar influences of Celestial dominions. Or altered by the ambient influence from the Plane of the Far Realm. Or so on.</p><p></p><p>In the case of the Aberrant Sorcerer the concept is notable. The Aberrant isnt actually "psionic". The Aberrant wields psionic magic by means of the sorcerous body − not the will of ones own mind. It is the body that is transmogrified by the Plane of the Far Realm, it is the body that wields the ambient planar influences of the Aberrations there.</p><p></p><p>So, the Sorcerer does sorcery by means the physical body while attuning to a specific plane in the Multiverse. The Sorcerer personally physicalizes a distinctive aspect of the multiversal Weave.</p><p></p><p></p><p>For many reasons, it makes sense for the Bard to be a Psionic class. This is the mind of an artist, the commanding influence of a leader, the psychic healing of a mystic. The Bard uses the power of ones own mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8996574, member: 58172"] The Sorcerer class has an identity crisis. In 3e, the Sorcerer was special because of spontaneous casting. In 5e, all casters are spontaneous casters. The Sorcerer lacks a reason to exist. 5e tried to make the Sorcerer about metamagic gamerule mechanics, but its point system is awkward, and its concept is an important aspect of the Wizard traditions too. The Sorcerer class is kinda coasting. The 5e character class concept of the Sorcerer is difficult to distinguish from the Warlock. For example, characters from both classes can gain magical features by making a pact with an other creature, such as a Dragon for a Sorcerer and a Fey for a Warlock. For me, the Sorcerer class is almost deletable, without any information loss to the D&D game. One of the few concepts about the Sorcerer that still feels salient to me, is the Sorcerer does magic my means of ones own physical body. The body itself flows with the blood of a Dragon, or else is physically transmogrified by some event of cosmic or alien magic. It is the body that is magical. The sorcerous body is inherently attached to the Weave. A Sorcerer learns to cast spells, similar to the way an Athlete trains to perform stunts. A recent suggestion caught my eye and makes alot of sense. The Sorcerer is all about planar magic. The physical body of a Sorcerer is altered by the magical planar influences of the Material Plane via Dragon or Giant. Or altered by the Plane of the Shadowfell. Or altered by the Elemental Chaos for unpredictable chaotic effects. Or altered by the planar influences of Celestial dominions. Or altered by the ambient influence from the Plane of the Far Realm. Or so on. In the case of the Aberrant Sorcerer the concept is notable. The Aberrant isnt actually "psionic". The Aberrant wields psionic magic by means of the sorcerous body − not the will of ones own mind. It is the body that is transmogrified by the Plane of the Far Realm, it is the body that wields the ambient planar influences of the Aberrations there. So, the Sorcerer does sorcery by means the physical body while attuning to a specific plane in the Multiverse. The Sorcerer personally physicalizes a distinctive aspect of the multiversal Weave. For many reasons, it makes sense for the Bard to be a Psionic class. This is the mind of an artist, the commanding influence of a leader, the psychic healing of a mystic. The Bard uses the power of ones own mind. [/QUOTE]
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