The Sorcerer holds and interesting niche in 5e - a specialist with the ability to modify spells on the fly. However it suffers from some limitations that prevent it being as attractive as say a Wizard or Warlock. The following tweaks aim to enhance the Sorcerer class without stepping on the toes of the other full casters.

Broadly these changes include:

• Self Focus - you don't need an arcane focus anymore, you are a focus, as an innate conduit of magic.
• More Metamagic! Sorcerers now get additional metamagic at 6, 10, 14, and 17 to total 6, and there are a few more metamagic options.
• Origin Spell Lists! The biggest change, each and every sorcerer gets two free (thematic) spell known per spell level up to 5th (thanks Tasha's!!) Normally Sorcerers get very few spells known (less than a Ranger!!) and often end up picking the most useful options for their metamagic, rather than the most thematically appropriate. This aims to fix that.

Items marked with a [*] are homebrew and not included in the PHB Sorcerer

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Class Features

As a sorcerer, you gain the following class features.

Hit Points

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Hit Dice: 1d6 per sorcerer level
Hit Points at 1st Level: 6 + your Constitution modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d6 (or 4) + your Constitution modifier per sorcerer level after 1st

Proficiencies

Armor: None
Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, and Religion

Equipment

You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:

• (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
• (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
• (a) a dungeoneer’s pack or (b) an explorer’s pack
• Two daggers

Spellcasting

An event in your past, or in the life of a parent or ancestor, left an indelible mark on you, infusing you with arcane magic. This font of magic, whatever its origin, fuels your spells.

Cantrips

At 1st level, you know four cantrips of your choice from the sorcerer spell list. You learn additional sorcerer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Sorcerer table.

Spell Slots

The Sorcerer table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your sorcerer spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these sorcerer spells, you must expend a slot of the spell’s level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.

For example, if you know the 1st-level spell burning hands and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast burning hands using either slot.

Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher

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

The Spells Known column of the Sorcerer table shows when you learn more sorcerer spells of your choice. Each of these 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.

Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the sorcerer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the sorcerer spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.

Spellcasting Ability

Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your sorcerer spells, since the power of your magic relies on your ability to project your will into the world. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.

Sorcerous Essence [*]

Replaces Spellcasting Focus
Your spellcasting stems from the raw magic of your blood and soul, rather than studies or rites. If a spell requires material components with a total value no greater than 25 gp, you do not need to supply them.

You can still use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your sorcerer spells, if you wish.

Sorcerous Origin

Choose a sorcerous origin, which describes the source of your innate magical power:

• Divine Soul
• Draconic Bloodline
• Emberheart
• Shadow Magic
• Stoneblood
• Stormsoul
• Tideborn
• Wild Magic

Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st level and again at 6th, 14th, and 18th level.

Font of Magic

At 2nd level, you tap into a deep wellspring of magic within yourself. This wellspring is represented by sorcery points, which allow you to create a variety of magical effects.

Sorcery Points

You have 2 sorcery points, and you gain more as you reach higher levels, as shown in the Sorcery Points column of the Sorcerer table. You can never have more sorcery points than shown on the table for your level. You regain all spent sorcery points when you finish a long rest.

Flexible Casting

You can use your sorcery points to gain additional spell slots, or sacrifice spell slots to gain additional sorcery points. You learn other ways to use your sorcery points as you reach higher levels.

Creating Spell Slots. You can transform unexpended sorcery points into one spell slot as a bonus action on your turn. The Creating Spell Slots table shows the cost of creating a spell slot of a given level. You can create spell slots no higher in level than 5th.

Any spell slot you create with this feature vanishes when you finish a long rest.

Spell Slot Level	Sorcery Point Cost
1st	2
2nd	3
3rd	5
4th	6
5th	7

Converting a Spell Slot to Sorcery Points. As a bonus action on your turn, you can expend one spell slot and gain a number of sorcery points equal to the slot’s level.

Metamagic

At 3rd level, you gain the ability to twist your spells to suit your needs. You gain two of the following Metamagic options of your choice. You gain another one at 6th, 10th, 14th and 17th level.

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

Click here to view Metamagic options

Ability Score Improvement

When you reach 4th level, and again at 8th, 12th, 16th, and 19th level, you can increase one ability score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two ability scores of your choice by 1. As normal, you can’t increase an ability score above 20 using this feature.

Magical Guidance

At 5th level, you can tap into your inner wellspring of magic to try to conjure success from failure. When you make an ability check that fails, you can spend 1 mana to reroll the d20, and you must use the new roll, potentially turning the failure into a success.

Sorcerous Restoration

At 20th level, you regain 4 expended sorcery points whenever you finish a short rest.