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<blockquote data-quote="Merudo" data-source="post: 7909600" data-attributes="member: 6938027"><p>I'm surprised myself; I didn't expect the Sorcerer to fare this poorly.</p><p></p><p>The Sorcerer has plenty of powerful combos / unique tricks at its disposal. It's not a bad class, and it is definitely leagues better than the Monk and Ranger.</p><p></p><p>I do get where the dissatisfaction comes from, though:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Sorcerer only really starts to shine at level 5+; until then, it is little more than a sub-par Wizard</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Sorcerer is cruelly denied some of the Wizard's best spells, such as Find Familiar, Flaming Sphere, and Wall of Force</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Sorcerer lacks versatility, with by far the lowest number of spell known / prepared of any full caster</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Sorcerer PHB subclasses are uninspiring (Draconic) or downright broken (Wild Magic)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Sorcerer is hard to build right. To be effective, the Sorcerer has to pick the right combination of metamagics and spells. The Sorcerer picks up 2 metamagics at level 3 and is stuck with them until level 10; if he picked poorly, the Sorcerer effectively loses its only advantage over Wizard</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Merudo, post: 7909600, member: 6938027"] I'm surprised myself; I didn't expect the Sorcerer to fare this poorly. The Sorcerer has plenty of powerful combos / unique tricks at its disposal. It's not a bad class, and it is definitely leagues better than the Monk and Ranger. I do get where the dissatisfaction comes from, though: [LIST] [*]The Sorcerer only really starts to shine at level 5+; until then, it is little more than a sub-par Wizard [*]The Sorcerer is cruelly denied some of the Wizard's best spells, such as Find Familiar, Flaming Sphere, and Wall of Force [*]The Sorcerer lacks versatility, with by far the lowest number of spell known / prepared of any full caster [*]The Sorcerer PHB subclasses are uninspiring (Draconic) or downright broken (Wild Magic) [*]The Sorcerer is hard to build right. To be effective, the Sorcerer has to pick the right combination of metamagics and spells. The Sorcerer picks up 2 metamagics at level 3 and is stuck with them until level 10; if he picked poorly, the Sorcerer effectively loses its only advantage over Wizard [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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