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<blockquote data-quote="Viktyr Gehrig" data-source="post: 1244173" data-attributes="member: 9249">I've never found the Sorceror particularly weak-- my main problem is that the flavor text sets up a very interesting origin for the class (arcane power deriving from a powerful heritage) and then drops it. In my opinion, incorporating the Bloodline rules from Dragon as part of an automatic class progression makes the class more rich, without making it considerably more powerful.&nbsp;It's the same with adding the social skills to their skill list. Their counterpart, the Wizard, is an incredible crafter of magical items, and their Craft skills reflect this. Likewise, the Wizard is a sage, and his access to Knowledge skills reflects this.&nbsp;The Sorceror is neither of these things, so his almost identical skill list makes far less sense. Adding the social skills and UMD makes him stand out both as less bookish and as far more naturally inclined towards magic. It also helps the Sorceror make more use of his Charisma, as the Wizard can make use of his Intelligence with his long list of Intelligence-based skills.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Viktyr Gehrig, post: 1244173, member: 9249"] I've never found the Sorceror particularly weak-- my main problem is that the flavor text sets up a very interesting origin for the class (arcane power deriving from a powerful heritage) and then drops it. In my opinion, incorporating the Bloodline rules from Dragon as part of an automatic class progression makes the class more rich, without making it considerably more powerful. It's the same with adding the social skills to their skill list. Their counterpart, the Wizard, is an incredible crafter of magical items, and their Craft skills reflect this. Likewise, the Wizard is a sage, and his access to Knowledge skills reflects this. The Sorceror is neither of these things, so his almost identical skill list makes far less sense. Adding the social skills and UMD makes him stand out both as less bookish and as far more naturally inclined towards magic. It also helps the Sorceror make more use of his Charisma, as the Wizard can make use of his Intelligence with his long list of Intelligence-based skills. [/QUOTE]

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