Sorcerer

Sorcerers are born magic—vessels of arcane power that courses through their blood, ignites their soul, and shapes the world around them.

Unlike those who study spellcraft, sorcerers wield their magic instinctively, their gifts inherited from ancient dragons, elemental forces, or stranger origins still.

In Eldareth, where bloodlines carry echoes of power and the Weave pulses beneath the surface, sorcerers are rare and dangerous wonders.

Their power is not learned—it is unleashed.

This version of the Sorcerer class combines the mechanical clarity and pacing of the 2024 revision with the structure and spellcasting philosophy of the 2014 design. It retains the spells known system, providing a focused, deliberate selection of magic, while incorporating modern features such as Font of Magic at level 2, Innate Sorcery, Sorcery Incarnate, and the powerful Arcane Apotheosis capstone.

Subclass selection occurs at level 1 to immediately reflect the Sorcerer's magical heritage. Each subclass also provides five thematic spells, presented in curated pairs from which players select one per spell level (1st through 5th). These selected spells are always known and do not count against the Sorcerer’s normal spell limit, allowing for flavorful expansion without overpowering flexibility.

The result is a Sorcerer that feels tight and thematic like the 2014 version, but scales cleanly and plays smoothly across tiers using the 2024 feature progression.

Becoming a Sorcerer...

As a Level 1 Character

• Gain all the traits in the Core Sorcerer Traits table.

• Gain the Sorcerer’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Sorcerer Features table.

As a Multiclass Character

• Gain the Hit Point Die from the Core Sorcerer Traits table.

• Gain the Sorcerer’s level 1 features, which are listed in the Sorcerer Features table. See the multiclassing rules to determine your available spell slots.

As a Sorcerer, you gain the following class features when you reach the specified Sorcerer levels. These features are listed in the Sorcerer Features table.

Level 1: Spellcasting

Drawing from your innate magic, you can cast spells. See the Player’s Handbook for rules on spellcasting. The information below details how you use those rules with Sorcerer spells.

Cantrips. You know four Sorcerer cantrips of your choice from the sorcerer spell list. When you reach Sorcerer levels 4 and 10, you learn another Sorcerer cantrip of your choice, as shown in the Cantrips column of the Sorcerer Features table.

Spell Slots. The Sorcerer Features table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your level 1+ spells. You regain all expended slots when you finish a Long Rest.

Spells Known of Level 1+. You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the sorcerer spell list.

The number of spells on your list increases as you gain Sorcerer levels, as shown in the Spells Known column of the Sorcerer Features table. Whenever that number increases, choose additional Sorcerer spells until the number of spells on your list matches the number in the Sorcerer Features table. The chosen spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.

If another Sorcerer feature gives additional spells, those spells don’t count against the number of your known spells, but those spells otherwise count as Sorcerer spells for you. 

Changing Your Spells Known. Whenever you gain a Sorcerer level, you can replace one spell on your list with another Sorcerer spell for which you have spell slots. However, additional spells granted from a Sorcerer feature can only be replaced by another appearing in said feature (such as in the case of Expanded Spell Lists from subclasses).

Spellcasting Ability. Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your Sorcerer spells.

Spellcasting Focus. You can use an Arcane Focus as a Spellcasting Focus for your Sorcerer spells.

Level 1: Sorcerer Subclass

You gain a Sorcerer subclass of your choice. A subclass is a specialization that grants you features at certain Sorcerer levels. Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st level and again at 6th, 14th, and 18th level. For the rest of your career, you gain each of your subclass’s features that are of your Sorcerer level or lower.

Level 2: Font of Magic

You can tap into the wellspring of magic within yourself. This wellspring is represented by Sorcery Points, which allow you to create a variety of magical effects.

You have 2 Sorcery Points, and you gain more as you reach higher levels, as shown in the Sorcery Points column of the Sorcerer Features table. You can’t have more Sorcery Points than the number shown in the table for your level. You regain all expended Sorcery Points when you finish a Long Rest.

You can use your Sorcery Points to fuel the options below, along with other features, such as Metamagic, that use those points.

Converting Spell Slots to Sorcery Points. You can expend a spell slot to gain a number of Sorcery Points equal to the slot’s level (no action required).

Creating Spell Slots. As a Bonus Action, you can transform unexpended Sorcery Points into one spell slot. The Creating Spell Slots table shows the cost of creating a spell slot of a given level, and it lists the minimum Sorcerer level you must be to create a slot. You can create a spell slot no higher in level than 5.

Any spell slot you create with this feature vanishes when you finish a Long Rest.

Creating Spell Slots

Level 2: Metamagic

Because your magic flows from within, you can alter your spells to suit your needs; you gain two Metamagic options of your choice from the “Metamagic Options” later in this class’s description. You use the chosen options to temporarily modify spells you cast. To use an option, you must spend the number of Sorcery Points that it costs.

You can use only one Metamagic option on a spell when you cast it, unless otherwise noted in one of those options.

You gain two more when at Sorcerer level 10 and two more at Sorcerer level 17.

Level 3: Innate Sorcery

Tapping deep into your potential, you infuse yourself with a simmering magic. As a Bonus Action, you can unleash your potential for 1 minute, during which you gain the following benefits:

• The spell save DC of your Sorcerer spells increases by 1.

• You have Advantage on the attack rolls of Sorcerer spells you cast.

You can use this feature twice, and you regain all expended uses of it when you finish a Long Rest.

Level 4: Ability Score Improvement

You gain the Ability Score Improvement feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify. You gain this feature again at Sorcerer levels 8, 12, and 16.

Level 4: Sorcerous Versatility

When you reach a level in this class that grants the Ability Score Improvement feature, you can do one of the following, representing the magic within you flowing in new ways:

• Replace one of the options you chose for the Metamagic feature with a different Metamagic option available to you.

• Replace one cantrip you learned from this class' spellcasting feature with another cantrip from the sorcerer spell list.

Level 5: Sorcerous Restoration

When you finish a Short Rest, you can regain expended Sorcery Points, but no more than a number equal to half your Sorcerer level (round down). Once you use this feature, you can’t do so again until you finish a Long Rest.

Level 7: Sorcery Incarnate

If you have no uses of Innate Sorcery left, you can use it if you spend 2 Sorcery Points when you take the Bonus Action to activate it.

In addition, while your Innate Sorcery feature is active, you can use up to two of your Metamagic options on each spell you cast.

Level 19: Epic Boon

You gain an Epic Boon feat or another feat of your choice for which you qualify. Boon of Dimensional Travel is recommended.

Level 20: Arcane Apotheosis

While your Innate Sorcery feature is active, you can use one Metamagic option on each of your turns without spending Sorcery Points on it.