Sorcerors no magicals in exchange for spellfire & esch. materials

[Li Shenron]

Not directly. You can't use your own spell energy, you have to absorb it beforehand. This requires you to ready an action for that, and to have somebody cast a spell that targets you (i.e., not an Area or Effect spell, but a Target spell, and not a spell that targets somebody else unless it also targets you). Then IIRC there's some sort of check, and you absorb the spell energy, which you can then spend to fuel one of those effects.

Potentially potent, but potentially lame as well.

Aahh... didn't remember the absorption part at all In that case it's definitely less powerful as I remembered, as long as the absorbed energy can be used only as an energy blast or as healing. Or is there another use?

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

Spellfire isn't that bad and it's more common than people think. Anyway, I wouldn't give them two bonus feats at 1st level. I'd up their skills point to (4 + Int), pad out their class skills and maybe allow them bonus metamagic feats every 5 levels. The skill boost definitely.

I've been giving them Draconic Heritage at 1st level and a bonus Draconic feat every 5th. It mirrors the Wizard, but is less versatile, and it plays up the flavor of the draconic heritage fuelling magical powers. (I'm running a Dragonstar campaign, so it's more than just rumors.)

I don't typically allow for non-draconic Sorceror bloodlines, since Elemental and Outsider bloodlines use Shugenja and Favored Soul, and I don't use Fey in my games very much at all.

 

[Stormborn]

If you want to stay fairly balanced try subing Spellfire for the Aquire Familar ability. As has been noted its usefulness isn't fantastic, and I would think its comproable to a Familiar. Eschew Materials should be free for Sorcerers.

Side note:

I've been giving them Draconic Heritage at 1st level and a bonus Draconic feat every 5th. It mirrors the Wizard, but is less versatile, and it plays up the flavor of the draconic heritage fuelling magical powers. (I'm running a Dragonstar campaign, so it's more than just rumors.)

I don't typically allow for non-draconic Sorceror bloodlines, since Elemental and Outsider bloodlines use Shugenja and Favored Soul, and I don't use Fey in my games very much at all.

What source are you using for bloodlines?

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

Complete Arcane for the Draconic feats. For things like Elemental and Outsider, I don't have feats or special abilities, but I make Shugenja or Favored Soul (from Complete Divine) part of their Favored Gestalt.

I haven't really found a set of bloodline rules that I like, except for the Draconic feats.