I eagerly await whatever conclusions this thread reaches with regards to sorcerers. Personally, I have misgivings about 5E's sorcerer, especially with regards to theme and role. Except for the metamagic feature, the class doesn't feel very "magic incarnate". The wild mage is too DM-dependent and too silly, while the only other option--dragon sorcerer--is waaayyy too dragon-specific. (4E was nearly as bad, and Pathfinder drank the bloodlines Kool-Aid too.) What about a sorcerer whose theme isn't a single gimmick?