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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Draugin" data-source="post: 951788" data-attributes="member: 12173">It's okay, but I don't like the energy substitution part... if a sorcerer chose "sound" or "force" he would be far more powerful. I like your concept as a variant of my variant though, so I'll consider it more. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Maybe we should think at a list of themes, but without a too complicated system (I thought about a system based on spell chains and spell themes, but it was too much different).BTW, this is the same thing Monte Cook's doing with the Witch on his Arcana Unearthed so maybe before starting this path I'll wait and see.I also thought about the "must cast spells" part, but I discarded it. I don't like too many restrictions. It would be as saying that barbarian's rage ends if he doesn't fight. It would put restrictions on many other interesting uses and RP opportunities aside of combat.I don't like the damage part, but I like very much the "Unbreakable casting" (or something like that). Maybe +10 to Concentration checks though, so a massive damage could distract you. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I don't like the part that every sorcerer has Eschew Materials. Maybe some of them truly master magic only with their bodies and their will, but some others are children of their time and think (erroneously) that they need some "special focus" in order to cast a spell. And in fact, they're so determined that they can't cast spells without them.I'd also permit them to craft items and normally use magic items (except scrolls). Frankly, I think that a few of them will ever take any item creation feat, so I don't see that as a balancing factor, only as a unneded restriction.Maybe you're right at finding some other restriction, but I don't feel that he's so unbalanced.Thank you for your work and ideas anyway, it was a pleasure to read and comment. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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