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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Does "vulnerability to piercing damage" from the Wild Magic table travel with the sorcerer?
In my game, we have a Wild Magic sorcerer in the party. During a recent combat, they rolled on the Wild Magic table and got the effect:
95-96: You and all creatures within 30 feet of you gain ...
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How can I fold Sorcery Points into Spell Points without over- or underpowering the sorcerer class?
I'm working on a homebrew Sorcerer class and was thrilled to run across @user55434's and @Akixkisu's answers to How does the Variant: Spell Points system from the DMG affect game balance?: if the idea ...
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Are these 5e homebrew Metamagics balanced? [closed]
This is a follow-up to How do I determine appropriate Sorcery Point costs for homebrew Metamagics?, which I asked in preparation for this question.
I'm working on a homebrew version of the Sorcerer ...
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How do I determine appropriate Sorcery Point costs for homebrew Metamagics?
I'm working on some homebrew Metamagics for the Sorcerer class in D&D 5e and I want to make sure to give them appropriate Sorcery Point costs. I'm having trouble, though, figuring out the logic ...
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Can a Wild Magic Sorcerer use Tides of Chaos to give another character advantage?
In D&D 5e, the Wild Magic Sorcerer's Tides of Chaos feature (PHB, p. 103) states:
Starting at 1st level, you can manipulate the forces of chance and chaos to gain advantage on one attack roll, ...
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Metamagic Twinned Spell vs. Seeking Spell
Just throwing up a Wild Magic Sorcerer build in DnD 5e and was debating the metamagic options Twinned Spell and Seeking Spell.
For a low level character is there any advantage to Seeking Spell? (...
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Can a Warlock make a Celestial Pact with a Sorcerer with a Celestial Bloodline?
Can a Warlock make a Celestial Pact with a Sorcerer with a Celestial Bloodline?
If so, how many levels would the Sorcerer be over the Warlock who wants to make the pact?
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Countering the Draconic Bloodline Sorcerer's Draconic Presence
Beginning at 18th level, you can channel the dread presence of your Dragon ancestor, causing those around you to become awestruck or Frightened. As an action, you can spend 5 Sorcery Points to draw on ...
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At what point in the casting of a spell would twinning the spell still be possible? [duplicate]
This came up when a sorcerer cast chromatic orb in my campaign. It was only after hitting and rolling damage that the sorcerer decided he wanted to twin the chromatic orb, and I ruled that he should ...
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What aligned damage does a diabolic sorcerer cause?
Although the Demonic and Diabolic bloodlines in Pathfinder 2e grant access to the divine spell list, I don't see any character alignment requirements, as there are for a cleric. If a diabolic ...
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Do I need to convert spell points into sorcery points to use them for Metamagic options? If so, how does it work exactly?
I need help understanding how the Spell Points variant rule (DMG, p. 288-289) works with a sorcerer using Metamagic.
I had all my sorcery points and spell slots in spell points, but I just turned ...
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How would losing their spell book affect an NPC wizard-sorcerer multiclass?
I’m currently DMing a long-running campaign and trying to plan a small quest to save their wizard NPC friend from an evil-wizard’s abandoned lab. My initial thought was to have him lose his spell book ...
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Is a forced Concentration save a spell effect of a damage-dealing spell?
In our last session the party was ambushed by kobolds, and I included a trio of kobold scale sorcerers, a monster I have not used before.
The scale sorcerers have the ability Heightened Spell, which ...
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How does the Sorcerer's Careful Spell Metamagic interact with the Earthquake spell?
The earthquake spell is a bit unusual in that it calls for two saving throws:
[...] Each creature on the ground that is concentrating must make a Constitution saving throw. On a failed save, the ...
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Can the Death Domain Cleric’s Reaper feature make an otherwise eligible cantrip ineligible for Twinned Spell Metamagic?
If a character had levels in both Sorcerer and Cleric, and had the Twinned Spell Metamagic ability and the Death domain Reaper ability, would they be able to use twinned spell if one of their intended ...
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