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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gorck" data-source="post: 9311552" data-attributes="member: 7037537">I don't think it's that much of a death sentence to spend HP for Metamagic options.  In the 2014 PHB, all the Metamagic options are 1-3 SP.  In the last playtest featuring the Sorcerer (UA7), the Metamagic options were either 1 or 2 SP.Taking into consideration my suggestions,A)  Being a CON-based caster means Sorcerers should have a higher Constitution modifier, and therefore more HPB)  If that's not enough, raising the hit die to a d8 should give them even more HPC)  If that's still not enough, maybe capping the amount of HP used to 1/level/day or so would help.Spending 1, 2, or 3 HP to perform a Metamagic act isn't horrible.  Doing some back-of-the-napkin math, a level 5 Sorcerer with a 16 CON (+3 modifier), taking the average HP at each level (and taking a feat at 4th just to keep the math simple) would have 37 HP with a d6 HD (or 43 HP with a d8 HD).  Burning up to 5 HP/day for Metamagic isn't Metatragic*.  Do people even carry Healing Potions with them anymore?  It seems like many people are going the BG3 route by making it a Bonus Action to chug a potion, and an Action only when administering a potion to someone else.*please disregard my use of the term Metatragic.  I didn't get enough sleep last night and am not firing on all cylinders.</blockquote>