Questions tagged [wild-magic]
For questions about wild magic, a game effect in various editions of D&D which involves an unpredictable magical effect.
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If a multiclassed Sorcerer/Wizard both knows and prepares Magic Missile, does it count as both a Sorcerer spell and a Wizard spell? [duplicate]
I'm building a new character for our weekly game and a build-around that I think could be fun is to optimize for the number of times I roll on the Wild Magic Surge table while dealing respectable ...
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Is this homebrew Wild Magic Feat balanced?
In an attempt to bridge the gap between players in my DND-5e games that want to play D&D 5e and those who want to play Pathfinder 2e, primarily for the wider range of character customization, I'm ...
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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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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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Can Tides of Chaos reset in one turn?
The rules for Tides of Chaos are:
Starting at 1st level, you can manipulate the forces of chance and chaos to gain advantage on one attack roll, ability check, or saving throw. Once you do so you ...
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Less-lethal Wild Magic Surge homebrew
I'm playing a (Wild Magic) Sorcerer in a game of D&D 5e. My DM has house-ruled the Wild Magic rules and I am not privy to the details, but here's what I've pieced together:
As usual, a d20 roll ...
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Lore of relation between warlock and wild magic
I have a question about wild-magic areas in D&D.
I'm playing D&D 5e but my question is more lore related. I can accept a dead-magic answer (the same logic applies here) :)
Do wild-magic zones ...
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Should casting Confusion centered on yourself from Wild Magic Surge be trivial to end because it's a concentration spell?
The entry for a roll of 13 or 14 on the Wild Magic Surge table is:
You cast confusion centered on yourself. (PHB, emphasis mine)
Confusion is a 4th level concentration spell. The rules for ...
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What would be the ramifications of allowing a Wild Magic Sorcerer's Bend Luck ability to scale with level?
I was wondering why a Wild Magic Sorcerer's Bend Luck ability is always 2 sorcery points and a reaction to increase or reduce another creature's attack roll, ability check or saving throw by 1d4.
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If the Feywild Shard magic item's Wild Magic Surge results in a spell, does that replace the initial triggering spell, or occur in addition to it?
Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (p. 127) includes a magic item called the Feywild shard. The relevant part of its description states:
When you use a Metamagic option on a spell while you are holding ...
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What counts as a sorcerer spell for the purposes of the Wild Magic sorcerer's Wild Magic Surge feature? [duplicate]
The Wild Magic sorcerer's Wild Magic Surge feature states (PHB, p. 103):
Starting when you choose this origin at 1st level, your spellcasting can unleash surges of untamed magic. Immediately after ...
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If a player rolls 33-34 on the wild magic table (maximize damage), what happens if they miss the target on the damaging attack?
On the Wild Magic Sorcerer's Wild Magic Table, (PHB p.104), getting a roll of 33-34 results in:
Maximize the damage of the next damaging spell you cast within the next minute.
What happens if the ...
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Can a Wild Magic Barbarian restore a 7th(+) Level Warlock's spell slots?
In the recently released preview of the Wild Magic Barbarian that will be in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (preview here), I noticed the 6th level feature 'Bolstering Magic'. This feature has two ...
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Can the 1st-level spell learned through the Aberrant Dragonmark feat trigger a Wild Magic Surge?
I'm playing a Wild magic sorcerer and it occurred to me that the 1st-level spell added from the Aberrant Dragonmark feat could potentially trigger a Wild Magic Surge.
Is this the case, and can I use ...
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If a sorcerer rolls on the Wild Magic Surge table and gets a result that says they cast a certain spell, does it require the usual components?
Several effects from the Wild Magic sorcerer's Wild Magic Surge table (PHB, p. 104) tell you, the sorcerer, to cast a spell as the result, for example:
You cast fireball as a 3rd-level spell ...
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