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<blockquote data-quote="Dragonhelm" data-source="post: 6010574" data-attributes="member: 3867">The mystic from the Dragonlance Campaign Setting predates the Favored Soul. It was a &quot;divine sorcerer&quot; of sorts, with spells known and a single domain (where domain spells were added to spells known). It was a neat class, though underpowered compared to the cleric. Mechanically speaking, the favored soul turned out to be a better divine sorcerer.In Dragonlance lore, the sorcerer and mystic predated the D&amp;D 3e rules. They were a part of the SAGA rules system. During those years, the sorcerer and mystic were described as being two sides of the same coin, with mystics having the magic of life and sorcerers having the power of elemental and creative power.When the DLCS came out, WotC mandated that the sorcerer be the PHB sorcerer. Likewise, the mystic would be a variant cleric. With the way sorcerers are going in Next, I could see the single class being used for both sorcerer and mystic, giving credence once again to the idea of them being two sides to the same coin.That being said, I have often thought that the two classes should be distinct and have their own flavor. So I'm not sure how that will work out in 5e.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dragonhelm, post: 6010574, member: 3867"] The mystic from the Dragonlance Campaign Setting predates the Favored Soul. It was a "divine sorcerer" of sorts, with spells known and a single domain (where domain spells were added to spells known). It was a neat class, though underpowered compared to the cleric. Mechanically speaking, the favored soul turned out to be a better divine sorcerer. In Dragonlance lore, the sorcerer and mystic predated the D&D 3e rules. They were a part of the SAGA rules system. During those years, the sorcerer and mystic were described as being two sides of the same coin, with mystics having the magic of life and sorcerers having the power of elemental and creative power. When the DLCS came out, WotC mandated that the sorcerer be the PHB sorcerer. Likewise, the mystic would be a variant cleric. With the way sorcerers are going in Next, I could see the single class being used for both sorcerer and mystic, giving credence once again to the idea of them being two sides to the same coin. That being said, I have often thought that the two classes should be distinct and have their own flavor. So I'm not sure how that will work out in 5e. [/QUOTE]

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