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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tuzenbach" data-source="post: 1488066" data-attributes="member: 16155">From the whole viewpoint of the Sorcerer being "born with innate magical ability", why should this be categorized as a class as opposed to a race? IMHO, a "class" is what a character decides to be or an occupation that was forced upon him (like a gladiator), while a "race" is something the character was born with. However, the whole concept of the Sorcerer class involves being born with magical abilites. Does this make a character born unto these circumstances a Sorcerer even if said character chooses the path of, say, Monk or Fighter or Thief?I'm not sure if this argument has been brought up on these boards yet, so if it has, please just summarize the outcome for me and I'll say "thank you" and be on my way.I was inspired to see the Sorcerer from this perspective based upon the excellent work of Khaalis who reasoned (and most logically so!) that if a Sorcerer had innnate magical talents then they must be derived from somewhere and, thus, "lineages" were born. Surely, if a human or elf or whatever has some demonic or draconic or divine blood flowing through him or her then that character is something a little bit "different" from just a regular human or elf, yes? I don't know. I just feel that the Sorcerer should be treated as more "race" than "class", just because of the whole "being born into it" thingy. If not a race unto themselves, then certainly a racial trait.Am I alone in this???</blockquote>

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