Questions tagged [sorcerer]
For questions about the sorcerer, a particular class or type of magic user in many tabletop RPGs. In several editions of Dungeons & Dragons, the sorcerer class typically harnesses some form of innate magic, but other game systems may use the term differently. (Questions about the occult horror/fantasy RPG "Sorcerer" by Ron Edwards should use the [sorcerer-rpg] tag instead.)
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Can the sorcerer's Twinned Spell metamagic and the Enchantment wizard's Split Enchantment feature be used at the same time?
The Twinned Spell option for the sorcerer's Metamagic feature says (PHB, p. 102):
When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and doesn’t have a range of self, you can spend a number of ...
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What spell slot count formula can I use to base my homebrew mechanic on?
I've noticed that for full table magic users (spells going up to 9th level), a new level spell slot opens up every two levels, it goes like this up until level 17 where it caps off at that point ...
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Can a cantrip be cast using a higher-level spell slot?
Can a cantrip be cast using a higher-level spell slot?
Specifically, I'm thinking of casting Shocking Grasp as a 1st-level spell, to trigger the Storm sorcerer's Heart of the Storm feature (Sword ...
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Are dice re-rolled together or sequentially for Chaos Bolt with the Metamagic option Empowered Spell?
The Sorcerer's Empowered Spell metamagic option reads
When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to reroll a number of the damage dice up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of ...
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Can wild magic growth make me a Large creature?
I'm playing a wild magic sorcerer and I've rolled the size-changing effect (grow or shrink 1d10 inches) a few times. I'm 9'3" now, and starting to wonder about my size category.
Does growing beyond ...
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Can a sorc 19 / cleric 1 cast cleric spells at higher sorcerer levels?
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Sorc 19/Cleric 1 has a bit more issues. You only have the few L1 cleric spells, and lots of Sorcerer spells, make sure you took cleric spells that scale (so you can cast ...
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When do I have to declare that I want to twin my spell?
When do I have to declare that I want to use the Twinned Spell Metamagic on my spell: before the attack roll, after the attack roll or after the DM tells me if it hits or not?
Also do I lose the ...
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Can a Wild Magic sorcerer trigger Wild Magic Surges with rituals?
Wild Magic Surges may only trigger after casting a sorcerer spell of 1st level or higher. By default, sorcerers cannot cast spells as rituals, but if they take the Ritual Caster feat, they can (for ...
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How does Elemental Affinity work with spells like Ice Knife?
According to the PHB Errata:
Elemental Affinity (p. 102). The damage bonus applies to one damage roll of a spell, not multiple rolls.
And there's the ice knife spell (XGE, p. 157):
You create a ...
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For Ring of Spell Storing, when does Wild Magic Surge trigger?
If a Wild Magic Sorcerer stores a spell in the Ring of Spell Storing, when can the DM ask for that player to roll a d20 to determine if a Wild Magic Surge triggers? Is it at the first casting of the ...
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What is the conversion rate for Sorcery Points to Spell Points?
On page 288-289 of the DMG, there is an optional rule: Variant: Spell Points.
I frequently use this optional rule at my table. I'm interested in streamlining resource-management even further, by ...
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Is it possible to target 2 allies with the Warding Bond spell using the Sorcerer's Twinned Spell metamagic option?
Is it possible to target 2 allies with the Warding Bond spell using the Sorcerer's Twinned Spell metamagic option?
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Does Wild Magic Surge trigger off of spells on the Sorcerer spell list, if I learned them from another class?
Let's say I am a Bard, and I have 1 level in Sorcerer, giving me a Sorcerous Origin, and I choose Wild Magic. Does Wild Magic Surge trigger off of any spell I cast that just so happens to be on the ...
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Would the AC from a Sorcerer's Draconic Resistance combine with a Monk's Unarmoured Defence?
Reading from the Player's Handbook. If you pick a Sorcerer with the Draconic Bloodline you get a base AC of 13 (as long as you wear no armour, page 102). If you multi-class that with a Monk you get ...
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Can metamagic be applied to a spell delivered by a familiar?
I have recently created a Divine Soul Sorcerer (XGtE, p. 50) and plan on taking the Magic Initiate feat (PHB, p. 168) where my lvl 1 spell would be find familiar. Now as it states this familiar can be ...
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