What's the point of being a witcher...

[Alpacalypse]

...when the sorceresses are so much better? Their spells dwarf any sign, and it's not like a silver sword could beat the ability to drop a ♥♥♥♥ing meteor on someone. So, I want your opinions on how Geralt is more capable than he would've been as a sorcerer. Or at least have a different main character,but they're a sorcerer.
Hell, even Ciri claims that Geralt doesn't know anything about saving the world.

Overall, my point is this: why are we saving the world as some ♥♥♥♥ing magic pest control soldier when we could be saving the world as an all-powerful warlock? The Dragonborn was dragonborn for all his life- destined for greatness. Geralt is just a Witcher- destined to do jobs for peasants. Don't get me wrong. I love the idea of Witchers. I like the concept of the Trial of the Grasses, and the signs and all, but it just feels like Geralt is shadowed by far more powerful magic blokes.

[Tumas Altaawus]

Not all sorcerers are incredibly powerful, but all witchers are powerful and well trained enough to take on monsters, as well as knowledgeable in curses to lift them, etc, etc.

[Snorri Nosebiter]

Geralt's mother, Visenna, was a sorceress.

She delivered him to Kaer Morhen as a child- either she didn't want him to be a sorceror, or she didn't think he was capable. Or, more likely, she knew exactly what the future had in store for him.

[Narquois]

Sorcerers can tire and die easily, as seen in the witcher trilogy, Geralt is more resilient (he died once).

Ciri now, is the best of two worlds.

[Big Boom Boom]

Witchers are made from normal people. They wouldn't be able to use Sign if not for the mutation.

Sorceress (and Sorcerer) are special people.

Ciri is a Source so it's even more special.

[Alpacalypse]

Originally posted by Chargeback Thomas:

Not all sorcerers are incredibly powerful, but all witchers are powerful and well trained enough to take on monsters, as well as knowledgeable in curses to lift them, etc, etc.

So, they're basically glorified mercenaries. I'd rather play as a sorcerer myself, as a Witcher like Geralt simply doesn't fit the scene of being a Dragonborn. Think about it. Does it make sense for a specialized pest control agent to be saving the world? Or a all-powerful wizard with the capability to wipe out a whole platoon in seconds?

[Big Boom Boom]

Originally posted by Dave Hedgehog:

Geralt's mother, Visenna, was a sorceress.

She delivered him to Kaer Morhen as a child- either she didn't want him to be a sorceror, or she didn't think he was capable. Or, more likely, she knew exactly what the future had in store for him.

How can his mother be a Sorceress if they (Sorceresses) can't make babies?

[Snorri Nosebiter]

Originally posted by Narquois:

Sorcerers can tire and die easily, as seen in the witcher trilogy, Geralt is more resilient (he died once).

Also true. OP, in terms of firepower, sorceresses are hand grenades, yet witchers are high-capacity machine guns.

Is that analogy any good?

[Locomotive]

Witchers can kill sorcerers too. They're not all powerful, only the few selected ones, such as the lodge. In the second game, Geralt killed a bunch of lesser wizards and mages.

[Locomotive]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Originally posted by Dave Hedgehog:

Geralt's mother, Visenna, was a sorceress.

She delivered him to Kaer Morhen as a child- either she didn't want him to be a sorceror, or she didn't think he was capable. Or, more likely, she knew exactly what the future had in store for him.

How can his mother be a Sorceress if they (Sorceresses) can't make babies?

Probably before she practiced in the art. She may have abandoned him because she wanted to be a mage.

[Alpacalypse]

Originally posted by Dave Hedgehog:

Originally posted by Narquois:

Sorcerers can tire and die easily, as seen in the witcher trilogy, Geralt is more resilient (he died once).

Also true. OP, in terms of firepower, sorceresses are hand grenades, yet witchers are high-capacity machine guns.

Is that analogy any good?

A hand grenade can only be used once.

[Alpacalypse]

Originally posted by Locomotive:

Witchers can kill sorcerers too. They're not all powerful, only the few selected ones, such as the lodge. In the second game, Geralt killed a bunch of lesser wizards and mages.

Since Geralt is the top dog of witchers (or at least seems to be), I'd assume you'd only be able to make a comparison to the top dog of sorceresses. A high school football team that's the best in its country couldn't do anything against even the worst NFL teams, to make a bad analogy.

[ChloeLovesDemons]

Magical affinity is inborn, so you can't really "become" a sorcerer because you want to (Geralt is offered training in magic in the books and points this out himself.) Also, magic users are basically batteries for magic - once their reserves are tapped they have to go take a nap, eat a sandwich, have a cup of tea before they can begin to cast again. Throwing fireballs is neat and all but if you miss then you're probably dead.

[Snorri Nosebiter]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Originally posted by Dave Hedgehog:

Geralt's mother, Visenna, was a sorceress.

She delivered him to Kaer Morhen as a child- either she didn't want him to be a sorceror, or she didn't think he was capable. Or, more likely, she knew exactly what the future had in store for him.

How can his mother be a Sorceress if they (Sorceresses) can't make babies?

Ask Andrzej Sapkowski. It's all detailed in his short story 'Something More'. The infertility of sorceresses is only mentioned in the games, and the games aren't canon.

[Dio]

Because mages have more important stuff to do. That's why they created the witchers, to do the job for them so they can lounge at royal courts or in their magical fantasy dimensions, playing politics or hatching long lasting schemes and conspiracies.

You know how some people have those round robots who vacuum or mow their lawn for them? That's pretty much what witchers are in this world. However, witcher are, in general, better at killing; some monsters are very resistant to magic and might even nullify them, or sneak up on the mage and take him or her unaware. A mage is often a noble and there's no point for them to be out killing monsters when they have enough destructive power to oblitirate entire armies.

[Contrite]

Originally posted by Big Boom Boom:

Witchers are made from normal people. They wouldn't be able to use Sign if not for the mutation.

Sorceress (and Sorcerer) are special people.

Ciri is a Source so it's even more special.

I was pretty sure that being a "source" basically meant aptitude for magic. iirc all sorcerers are sources.. Hmm.. Source --- Sorcerer.. Makes sense. Ciri is both a source and she has Elder Blood, that's why she is special.

Alvin from TW1 was mentioned as a source as well.