5e Sorcery Classes

Classes of the sorcery archetype generally get magic power from somewhere other than themselves, and often do not have spell points or a spell slot table.

Sorcery Variant Classes

Classes which are variants of the Sorcery archetype.

Name	Summary	Spellcasting
Bladescribe
Dark Shadow	A quirk based on using a shadow emitted from your body to enhance your abilities inside and outside of combat.
Element Bender	A wielder of one of the primordial forms of magic.
Empty Being
Gambler	A master of cards and deception, weaving in and out of combat while slinging cards to support allies and slay foes.
Guardian Chronomancer	A defender, or corrupter, of time tasked by the gods of Time and Fate to maintain the Prime Timelines
Half Ghost	Wieldng a power given to you from a realm called The Ghost Zone, you now decide who gets sent to their grave
Half-Cold Half-Hot	A quirk based on creating ice and fire with different sides of your body.
Keyblade Guardian		half
Kineticist	A wielder of elemental energies using their own bodies to fuel their power.
Mythical Beast	The Mythical Beast is a living creature serving as a vessel for its inner Beast who builds up a bond with its host
Shadow Walker II	A warrior that uses their internal shadow to cast spells.
Vampire, Hellsing	Use the souls of your enemies to gain great power.

Sorcery Mashup Classes

Classes which are mashups partly inspired by the Sorcery archetype.

Name	Summary	Spellcasting
Air Bender	The Air Nomads are a peaceful civilization, but don’t underestimate them.
Avatar (Last Airbender)
Blade Singer	A graceful fighter that mesmerizes foes with a mix of magic and swordplay.
Blink Mage	A whimsical being with no attachment to any physical place.
Blood Sampler	A spellcaster who takes blood from others and uses it in magical ways, empowering their spells with the blood of dragons.	full
Bloodborne Hunter	A mysterious hunter who has mastered their own blood to perform unnatural feats.
Boy Kisser
Channeller	A martial spellcaster that can Infuse spells into their weapons to deal massive burst damage.	half
Chloromaster	A soul deeply tied into the plant life around them.	full
Creator Soul	Holders of almost godlike power. Capable of manipulating aspects of the universe to create powerful "constructs".
Creator Soul, Variant	Holders of almost godlike power. Capable of manipulating aspects of the universe to create powerful "constructs".
Dark Weapon	Men and women with the ability to transform into weapons, or wield an incarnation of their power as a weapon.
Demiglaive
Divine Knight	Divine Knights are capable of utilizing Holy or Unholy magic with their sword skill abilities to wreak havoc among the battlefield.
Draconic Pugilist	Those who have been blessed by Draconic powers through a variety of means other than bloodline. A warrior with skin as tough as plate mail and talons as sharp as the deadliest blade. This class requires any non-Dragonborn race.
Dragon Heir	Powerful monks who were taught by dragons to use ki to become as powerful as the dragons themselves.
Dragon Kin	Those who's ancestry can be traced back to the dragons, similar to sorcerers, but unlike sorcerers who use their ancestry for magic the Dragonkin use it for strength. Warriors who's skin is as hard as armor and who's teeth are as sharp as daggers. Those are not mere mooks but true dragonkin who make their ancestors proud!
Dragon Lord	A battle commander that possesses a powerful bond with dragons
Earth Bender	Earth Benders are tough, resilient, and will stand their ground, no matter what.
Electrification	A quirk designed to shock your opponents.
Elemental Archer, Variant	An elemental archer uses their prowess with magic in combination with archery	half
Elemental Caster	A person using pure energy from one of the Elemental Planes.	full
Elemental Fighter	Elemental fighters are warriors capable of channeling the power of the elemental planes to enhance their own martial abilities.
Elemental Shaman	A potent half-caster who draws power from the inner planes, summoning elemental spirits into totems and dynamically converting magical energy into various primordial powers.	half
Elocationer	Melee glass cannon that won't stay down.
Empowered	Born with a special power known as the Spark, you bring enemies to their knees and allies from their graves.
Empty Being
Energy Mage	The energy mage, instead of learning spells, focus in controlling the pure magic energy that make magics possible.
Enkindler	A Dark Souls inspired class. Burn your enemies alive.	three-quarters
Familiar Master	A warrior who puts a more powerful form of familiar to use in battle.
Fateweaver	A melee spellcaster whose study of medicine allows arcane healing abilities.	full
Force Master	A powerful warrior who can use the force.
Fullbringer	A human tainted with undead might from birth.
God's Descendant
Godbinder	A warrior who binds the power of gods to their will to help in combat, exploring, and produce amazing miracles
Half Shade	A being possessed	half
Hallownest Knight	A class based around the Hollow Knight lore.
Hollow Knight, Variant	A Knight who uses the power of the void within themselves and their master swordsmanship to combat their foes.
Hunter, 2nd Variant	A mysterious hunter who has mastered their own blood to perform unnatural feats.
Keyblade Guardian		half
Lifedrinker	Creatures of mystique and unholy wonder that move in the night and feed on unsuspecting victims.
Nano Spider, Variant	If you ever wanted to be Spider-Man, well then this is the class for you.
Occultist
Phantom Thief of Hearts
Psyker	A person harnessing the power of its own mind to influence the world around
Red Dragon Emperor
Scarcaster
Shade	A martial artist who draws their power from their dark inner strength and the Shadowfell.
Shaman	The bridge that connects the world of the living and the world of the dead, taking the power of spirits to cast spells and gain other powers.	full
Sky Heir	Sky heir are warriors chosen by the stars.
Specialist
Stitchpunk	A gruesome second cousin to surgeons who uses surgical knowledge for many helpful and harmful purposes.
The Augmenter
Theurgist	Those who use force of will to control outside powers.	third
Trapped Dragon	Dragons cursed to appear in humanoid form, these mighty warriors retain some of their draconic visage and use it against foes.
Vampire, Hellsing	Use the souls of your enemies to gain great power.
Vampyre	You are a night walker. One who glides through oceans of blood. Beyond human. A monster whose power radiates with a darkness. One that casts a shadow on darkness itself.
White Dragon Emperor

Incomplete Sorcery Classes

Incomplete Classes which are variants of the Sorcery archetype or which are mashups inspired by the Sorcery archetype.

Name	Summary	Spellcasting
Agent of Shadow
Arden Reaver		full
Blink Mage, Variant
Chakra Ninja
Clan Eshin Acolyte	A master assassin and cutthroat for hire the skaven of clan eshin are monsters when left to their own devices.
Dark Omen	Grim knights that are fueled by dark powers.	half
Draconic Descendant	Those who's ancestry can be traced back directly to the dragons, similar to sorcerers, but unlike sorcerers who use their ancestry for magic the Draconic Descendant uses it for strength. Warriors who's skin is as hard as armor and who's teeth are as sharp as daggers.
Drafter
Fabric Blade	Brutal fighters trained in a unique weapon
Five-leaf Clover Grimoire	A magicless knight who can erase any magic.
Grey Jedi
Grimm Kin	A Character From Hollow Knight
Grimoire User	A grimoire user is an unique type of mage, which uses a book to better canalize it's spells.
Hollower
Hollower Variant
Inferno	Wield the flames of blue or red and show entire kingdoms that no matter how solid their shields are your flames are hotter.
Infinity Touched
Moon Knight
Multivern	A martial glass cannon that draws power from another plane.
Of the Cos		half
Penitent	A class that damages themselves to favor their allies or curse their foes.
Psion, Discipline Variant	Powerful adventurers who dominate the battlefield with their mental abilities
Rune Knight	You use runes etched into the environment and your armor to lay hidden traps for would be perpetrators.
Scourge	Scourges are forces of destruction. Being a scourge does not necessitate being evil or notorious, but rather that you pull from a pool of energy, devoted to light, death, blood, fire, or frost. Some scourges could be in another category, but those are the major 5.
Shade Maiden	An assassin trained in the Underdark to use a variety of enchantments.
Shadowblessed		third
ShadowVeiled
Soul Crafter	p	third
Storm Reincarnation	Warrior capable of using storm and lightning powers.
System Operator	A class based on changing properties with commands.
Terra Knight
The Hollow Hunter
The Inscribed, Epithet Variant	Every Inscribed has a word attached to their soul.	full
Uchiha	Skilled martial half casters matched only by their visual prowess	half
Umbra	Masters of ancient power - the Shroud
Vampire, Seraph 2nd Variant	Be a cool vampire with many options!
Warper		half
Water Bender	Water Benders have strong family ties and even stronger bending techniques.
Wielder
Winds of Life	A healer imbued with the wind	full
World of Edevan Summoner	A mage who summons creatures with staffs, and wields a whip.
Yharnam Hunter

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