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I'm thinking of playing a gnome that specializes in enchantments and illusions. Would bard or sorcerer be a better choice? Bard seems to have some nice buffing, decent spellcasting, and good out-of-combat utility, but sorcerer has excellent casting and cool bloodline abilities. Plus, if we come up against mindless enemies, it might be nice to have some blasting on hand.
What do you guys think? I don't have any party or level ranges in mind - this is just in a vacuum for now.
You should check out these pages if you want to use illusions. They're quite eye opening (and still apply!).
For a while, I tried out a Dirge Bard X / Crossblooded (Serpentine / Verdant) sorcerer 1.
He could treat quite a few mindless creatures as humanoids for his spells, which I think would've worked out decently. He only got to level 2 though, so I'm not sure how well everything would've worked at higher levels.
Bards do get Suggestion, which is wonderful. Plus, it's always the same DC as a wizard casting the spell heightened to his highest slot. Or at least damn close.