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<blockquote data-quote="FrozenNorth" data-source="post: 8063702" data-attributes="member: 7020832">I would like to see the sorcerer as “the focussed caster” or “the thematic caster” much in the way the wizard is “the generalist caster”.5e already went part of the way on this by restricting the number of spells known and making metamagic a sorcerer exclusive, but crucially, the did not go far enough.First, limited number of spells known and sorcery points are already hard limits on what a sorcerer can do.&nbsp; There is no reason to highly restrict the number of meta-magic they get access to.&nbsp; If a sorcerer’s theme is fey magic, they should be able to choose both Suggestion and Misty Step without worrying that very few meta-magics apply to both spells.Second, since sorcerers have so many fewer spells than wizards, they should draw them from a larger list.&nbsp; It makes no thematic sense that the sorcerer’s list is more restricted than the wizard’s.Finally, more subclasses!&nbsp; A specialist needs subclasses more than a generalist, since it is the subclass features that make the limited spells chosen “pop”.My suggestions for subclasses: subclasses that lean into the thematic nature of sorcerers by encouraging the choice of thematic spells more powerful.&nbsp; For instance, the druidic equivalent of the Divine Soul, except the features give some sort of boon when druid non-cantrip spells are cast (maybe a 5’ move that doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks?).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="FrozenNorth, post: 8063702, member: 7020832"] I would like to see the sorcerer as “the focussed caster” or “the thematic caster” much in the way the wizard is “the generalist caster”. 5e already went part of the way on this by restricting the number of spells known and making metamagic a sorcerer exclusive, but crucially, the did not go far enough. First, limited number of spells known and sorcery points are already hard limits on what a sorcerer can do. There is no reason to highly restrict the number of meta-magic they get access to. If a sorcerer’s theme is fey magic, they should be able to choose both Suggestion and Misty Step without worrying that very few meta-magics apply to both spells. Second, since sorcerers have so many fewer spells than wizards, they should draw them from a larger list. It makes no thematic sense that the sorcerer’s list is more restricted than the wizard’s. Finally, more subclasses! A specialist needs subclasses more than a generalist, since it is the subclass features that make the limited spells chosen “pop”. My suggestions for subclasses: subclasses that lean into the thematic nature of sorcerers by encouraging the choice of thematic spells more powerful. For instance, the druidic equivalent of the Divine Soul, except the features give some sort of boon when druid non-cantrip spells are cast (maybe a 5’ move that doesn’t provoke opportunity attacks?). [/QUOTE]

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