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<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 8086716" data-attributes="member: 5889">So ultimately to me, there are two aspects that should align before a class is born.1) Interesting Mechanical Design space.2) Interesting Flavor archetype that meshes with number 1.So for example, I actually think the Warlock makes sense as a class. The Warlock has a short rest spell recharge system unique from other casters, plus the at-will casting of &quot;real magic&quot; that no other spellcaster gets. That checks off box number 1. And then the Warlock does have interesting flavor, I've had several people in my group interested in the flavor of the class.Now do I think the flavor required new mechanics? No I don't, and I think you could have just played a wizard with devil pact flavor and been good to go. But the class at least offers a truly different way to play compared to standard casters.Now the sorc on the other hand I think is mostly a waste of space. Its a charisma wizard that gets the subclass of metamagic as its &quot;specialty&quot;. You really could have done it as a wizard subclass instead of needing its own class....as other than the metamagics really the sorceror shares near the same spell list and casting mechanics as the wizard does. I do think you can make a sorceror truly different with metamagic, but I don't think WOTC push the mechanic strong enough to warrant the different class.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 8086716, member: 5889"] So ultimately to me, there are two aspects that should align before a class is born. 1) Interesting Mechanical Design space. 2) Interesting Flavor archetype that meshes with number 1. So for example, I actually think the Warlock makes sense as a class. The Warlock has a short rest spell recharge system unique from other casters, plus the at-will casting of "real magic" that no other spellcaster gets. That checks off box number 1. And then the Warlock does have interesting flavor, I've had several people in my group interested in the flavor of the class. Now do I think the flavor [B]required[/B] new mechanics? No I don't, and I think you could have just played a wizard with devil pact flavor and been good to go. But the class at least offers a truly different way to play compared to standard casters. Now the sorc on the other hand I think is mostly a waste of space. Its a charisma wizard that gets the subclass of metamagic as its "specialty". You really could have done it as a wizard subclass instead of needing its own class....as other than the metamagics really the sorceror shares near the same spell list and casting mechanics as the wizard does. I do think you can make a sorceror truly different with metamagic, but I don't think WOTC push the mechanic strong enough to warrant the different class. [/QUOTE]

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