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 a Divine Soul Sorcerer's alignment affect their choice of Divine Magic affinity?
The Divine Soul Sorcerous Origin from Xanathar's Guide to Everything (page 50) has the class feature Divine Magic at level 1. It allows you to pick a "free" extra spell based on having an &...
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Can a sorcerer use the Quickened Spell metamagic option on a spell cast from a magic wand?
The sorcerer in my group has a wand of lightning bolts:
While holding it, you can use an action to expend 1 or more of its charges to cast the lightning bolt spell (save DC 15) from it. For 1 ...
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Does the Shadow Magic sorcerer's Eyes of the Dark feature work on all Darkness spells or just his/her own?
Shadow Magic sorcerers get the Eyes of the Dark feature (XGtE, p. 51):
When you reach 3rd level in this class you learn the darkness spell [...] If you cast it with sorcery points, you can see ...
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How can I make a fighter/sorcerer that contributes to the party?
I want a fighter/sorcerer class that won't bog down my team-mates. Any ideas what to do?
I'd like him to be able to have his spells as his main line of attack/defence, but [a certain amount of ...
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Does the Pyromancer sorcerer's Fiery Soul feature work with the Elemental Adept feat (fire damage) to effectively ignore immunity as well?
The Pyromancer sorcerous origin from Plane Shift: Kaladesh gains the Fiery Soul feature at 18th level. Part of its description says:
[...] any spell or effect you create ignores resistance to fire ...
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Can a Sorcerer twin a spell to hit a creature with two heads with both attacks?
During our campaign this weekend we encountered an Ettin named Oinkers Boinkers. It had two heads (one head was Oinkers, the other was Boinkers), each with a different personality and it acted like ...
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How does the Heightened Spell metamagic work on the Immolation spell?
I've been looking for an answer on how the sorcerer's Heightened Spell Metamagic option would affect the immolation spell. Would it apply to all the Dex saves of the spell? Or would it only apply to ...
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Wild Magic Surge activation without using spell slots
Wild Magic Surge (or Tides of Chaos) is activated when you cast a sorcerer spell of 1st level or higher.
With the feat Ritual Caster you can choose Sorcerer and cast sorcerer spells without using ...
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What happens when a Storm sorcerer uses Tempestuous Magic to fly 10 feet straight up?
Storm sorcerers have the Tempestuous Magic feature (XGtE, p. 52) at 1st level:
Starting at 1st level, you can use a bonus action on your turn to cause whirling gusts of elemental air to briefly ...
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Does a Wild Magic Surge trigger at the beginning or the end of the casting of a spell?
This is, in some way, a follow-up to this question: Can you trigger Wild Magic Surges with rituals?
Some spells take longer than an action to cast (the best example is a ritual, which takes 10 ...
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Does the Pyromancer sorcerer's Fiery Soul feature totally bypass immunity to fire damage?
The Pyromancer sorcerous origin from Plane Shift: Kaladesh has a feature called Fiery Soul:
At 18th level, you gain immunity to fire damage. In addition, any spell or effect you create ignores ...
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Can Contingency plus Dispel Magic be used to mitigate all negative Wild Magic outcomes?
Is the following use of Contingency legal?
You are a Wild Mage Sorcerer with Wizard levels. You cast Contingency with the following trigger condition: any time wild magic causes you to cast fireball ...
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Does the second part of the Wild Magic sorcerer's Tides of Chaos feature allow it to bypass the limitation of once per long rest?
I have a feeling I'm missing something obvious, but 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 ...
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When Multi-classing Paladin with Sorcerer, could I Prepare Paladin Spells at my Sorcerer Spell Level (5th level spells max)? [duplicate]
I've been playing a level 9 Stone Sorcerer, and I was about to multiclass 2 levels into paladin when I saw that when you prepare your paladin spells, you prepare spells that fit with the level of ...
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What's the least resource-intensive way for a wizard/sorcerer to cast a Persistent Time Stop spell?
This question made me curious: How does a wizard/sorcerer (with or without prestige class (related to Wizard/sorcerer)) can cast Persistent Time Stop?
To my knowledge (assuming non-epic and no ...
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