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<blockquote data-quote="Mecheon" data-source="post: 9319207" data-attributes="member: 6801776"><p>did we. really need this one necromanced while there was an active discussion going on with the same discussion</p><p></p><p>Sorcerer isn't just "My ancestor made a deal with an entity" though. Its also "The blood of dragons runs through me" or "My bloodline received a divine gift in ages long past that has re-awoken in me". They're two different classes by design. The warlock is the dark mirror of the cleric, another side of the same coin, with a much more limited toolset due to the difference in what they deal with. The sorcerer on the other hand is the one with raw magic, unfettered by learning or the whims of another. Its the class that should be adjusting magic on a whim because that is the sorcerer's birthright, and the other classes are trying to immitate this as best they can.</p><p></p><p>If you combine them into a single class you're eroding away both of them and the flavour that makes them unique. They shouldn't be acting the same at all. Warlock just gets a grab-bag of spells, but sorcerer, per the name, should be doing far more because it is that thing. Dragon Disciple was the intended go-to cool sorcerer prestige class back in 3E for a reason and, yeah, it was about as effective as any early 3E prestige class, but that evocative image of "You're so immersed in your dragon heritage you get a massive pair of wings" is the type of thing that drives that idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mecheon, post: 9319207, member: 6801776"] did we. really need this one necromanced while there was an active discussion going on with the same discussion Sorcerer isn't just "My ancestor made a deal with an entity" though. Its also "The blood of dragons runs through me" or "My bloodline received a divine gift in ages long past that has re-awoken in me". They're two different classes by design. The warlock is the dark mirror of the cleric, another side of the same coin, with a much more limited toolset due to the difference in what they deal with. The sorcerer on the other hand is the one with raw magic, unfettered by learning or the whims of another. Its the class that should be adjusting magic on a whim because that is the sorcerer's birthright, and the other classes are trying to immitate this as best they can. If you combine them into a single class you're eroding away both of them and the flavour that makes them unique. They shouldn't be acting the same at all. Warlock just gets a grab-bag of spells, but sorcerer, per the name, should be doing far more because it is that thing. Dragon Disciple was the intended go-to cool sorcerer prestige class back in 3E for a reason and, yeah, it was about as effective as any early 3E prestige class, but that evocative image of "You're so immersed in your dragon heritage you get a massive pair of wings" is the type of thing that drives that idea. [/QUOTE]
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