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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MechaTarrasque" data-source="post: 8831954" data-attributes="member: 6801226">I would do away with flexible casting and using sorcery points to power subclass features.  I would give each subclass the normal 10 bonus spells, but you have to use sorcery points to cast them, and you have to cast them at the lowest level.  However, once you spend the sorcery points, you can cast that spell at will for a minute without using spell slots.  You can only have one sorcery point spell active at a time.  The bonus spells are going to be damage-causing spells (can't have the sorcerer spamming healing spells), but this means you have some more space in your spell list for utility spells.The other thing you could do is make sorcery points tack on some subclass specific effects, probably one effect for damage spells, one for buffing, and one for debuffing.  For example, I could see a black dragon origin giving you the ability to add acid damage to any damage spells, a wild magic origin turning you into an ooze when you cast mage armor on yourself, a storm sorcerer casting hex on someone and making them vulnerable to lightning damage while the hex is in place, etc.I wouldn't suggest doing both things, but either direction would give the sorcerer enough distinction from other casters to be worthwhile.</blockquote>