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 my 2nd spell used with quickened spell not be a cantrip?
I've been reading quickened spell and wanted to know if I can cast 2 times the spell Fireball because on page 102 of PHB:
When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 action, you can
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Can a Sorcerer use Sorcery Points to create spell slots higher than he can cast?
At level 6, a Sorcerer may have a maximum of 6 Sorcery Points. This is enough to create a level 4 spell slot. Would the Sorcerer be able to create a level 4 spell slot, even though he only knows level ...
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Does Phoenix Spark overcome Disintegrate?
The Phoenix sorcerer (from Unearthed Arcana: Sorcerer) gains the Phoenix Spark feature at 6th level, part of which states:
If you are reduced to 0 hit points, you can use your reaction to draw on ...
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Can a Wild Magic Sorcerer use Tides of Chaos while unconscious at 0 Hit Points?
In the course of an answer to this question about ways to gain advantage on death saving throws, the following was proposed to gain advantage on a death saving throw:
Alternatively, you could be ...
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What is the highest AC possible for a sorcerer?
What is the highest Armor Class achievable for a Sorcerer with the Sorcerous Origin of Draconic Bloodline?
Player's Handbook Chapter 6 variant rules included. (Multiclassing, Feats, etc.)
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Using Careful Spell on a wild magic fireball
If a sorcerer wild mage rolls on the wild magic table and ends up casting a fireball centered on themself, can the mage use Careful Spell when they cast that fireball, allowing the mage and some of ...
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Do I still apply the +3 bonus to attack for shocking grasp if I have changed the energy type of the attack?
I've been tinkering with a mischiveous little sorcerer build and I have come to a question I am unsure of. With my Elemental bloodline I can change the type of energy of any spell that does energy ...
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Would giving Sorcerer archetypes extra “spells known” unbalance them?
Sorcerers don't have many spells. If I compare them to other full casters (I'm not including Warlocks in this because they work entirely differently), namely Bards, Clerics, Druids and Wizards, then ...
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Can you twin Counterspell in response to a Counterspell counter chain?
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Four spellcasters: 2v2 (Notation 1A 1B vs 2A 2B)
1A tries to cast a spell
2A uses his reaction to cast Counterspell to counter that spell
1B uses his reaction to cast Counterspell to ...
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Wearing armor without proficiency?
As far as I can tell, a sorcerer in padded armor has to apply a check penalty to attack rolls and all DEX and STR based skill checks… but padded armor has check penalty 0. Does that mean that a ...
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Is Heart of the Storm triggered by spells that may or may not deal lightning or thunder damage?
The Storm Sorcery sorcerous origin from the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide and Xanathar's Guide to Everything has the Heart of the Storm feature, part of which states:
In addition, whenever you ...
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Would the Detect Magic spell reveal a sorcerer? [duplicate]
Since sorcerers are inherently magical (or maybe more accurately, inherently contain magic), would the detect magic spell reveal an aura around the sorcerer?
If so, would this also be the case with a ...
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Can Twinned Spell affect Chain Lightning?
The Twinned Spell effect works on spells that target a single person, so would it work with Chain Lightning, which only hits a single target in the start, but slowly spreads?
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Is the additional damage die from the Wild Magic sorcerer's Spell Bombardment feature doubled on a crit?
At level 18, Wild Magic sorcerers get the Spell Bombardment feature (PHB, p. 103):
Beginning at 18th level, when you roll damage for a spell and roll the highest number possible on any of the dice, ...
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Does the Twinned Spell metamagic option work with the Magic Missile spell?
If a sorcerer targets magic missile on one creature, can they use the Twinned Spell metamagic ability to also hit another creature with the same damage?
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