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Can a Dex-based Aberrant Mind sorcerer/paladin do better than Mage Armor?
A friend of mine is building an Eladrin Aberrant Mind sorcerer/Oath of Devotion paladin, but has decided to be Dex-based and not wear heavy armor. Most sorcadin guides we can find just assume heavy ...
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Should a dragonborn Draconic Bloodline sorceror have only 4 starting skill proficiencies?
One of my party rolled up a dragonborn (race) Draconic Bloodline sorcerer in a session and after going through the race, class, and background (outlander), she ended up with just 4 skill proficiencies:...
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Do I have to pick one of the listed types of dragon for my sorcerer's Draconic Ancestry?
For the Draconic Bloodline sorcerer subclass, can I only choose my dragon ancestor from the kinds listed in the Draconic Ancestry table? Or is it possible to choose an unlisted type of dragon (such as ...
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Where do I keep track of sorcery points on a character sheet?
I’m a little confused about the sorcery point system, mainly where I keep track of them on my character sheet.
Should I keep track in the “attacks and spellcasting” box, or is there somewhere else I ...
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Very generally, what is the difference between an Eldritch Knight and a Sorcerer with a dip into Fighter?
I'm starting a new character in a D&D 5th game soon. The only D&D I've played is before 2nd edition, plus one session playing a sorcerer in (IIRC) D&D 3.5.
We're starting at 3rd level, to ...
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Is my multiclassed paladin/fighter/sorcerer built according to the rules? [closed]
I wanna preface this by saying I'm a D&D fanboy/wannabe, Baldur's Gate and Critical Role is the closest I've ever gotten to playing the game. One of the things I love about any game is character ...
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D&D 5e, Looking for thoughts and suggestions on a character build and backstory I'm looking to make [closed]
Concept - I was looking for inspiration on a character I'd like to play and while watching The Grudge with my girlfriend the other night, I thought of a character concept based around Kayako's skill ...
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Sorcerer Origins Vs Archetypes
So I'm in the midst of character creation, and I was looking to see how multi-faceted I can make my character. To give greater potential for stuff later on.
I've got a Sorcerer on my hands, and ...
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How to make a dragonborn sorcerer appear to be human for 8 to 16 hours?
I am DMing a game in which the king's son is a dragonborn, born from the human king and a female shadow dragon.
I need the dragonborn prince to appear human for periods of 8 to 16 hours. He has to ...
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Not clear on number of skills my character can have
I'm starting a half-elf sorcerer character with a custom background. If I read correctly, as half-elf I get any two skills to choose from (PHB 39). As a sorcerer I get to select two skills from the ...
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When Starting at 3rd Level as a Sorcerer, Can I Have Four 2nd Level Spells? [duplicate]
If I start play with three levels of Sorcerer (allowing me four spells), must I choose spells as if I began at level 1, or can I choose any four spells?
If I began at first level, I would have two ...
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As a Sorcerer, how can I improve my reaction melee weapon attack?
I'm hoping to play a melee Sorcerer with Mage Slayer and Sentinel feats, both of which provide good opportunities to use your reaction to make a Melee Weapon Attack. Currently, with 16 Dex, my best ...
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Nimble Melee Sorcerer Help [closed]
A pair of follow-up questions spawned from this question, on making a 1 Rogue / 19 Sorcerer viable in melee.
'Viable' means that he has decent-enough AC to survive in the front-lines. Ideally, the ...
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Is this build a viable melee Sorcerer? [closed]
My goal is to have a viable front-line sorcerer--'viable' means that he has decent-enough AC to stay in the front (as high as a rogue should be sufficient, no?), and good-enough damage that he's not a ...
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