I'm sorry but I thought you said Christ Is that Christ? In front of t h e c a m e r a?

deffdefying I don’t think we could afford the services of a lich

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Matthew Evans Chris is the content producer. Among other things he’s a Grade A Photographer.

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Talk to your DM about letting your divine soul sorcerer roll on the wild magic table

It's pretty funny how a wild magic sorcerer in a low level party has a small chance to singularly kill the entire party if he fireballs himself while they stand next to him.

I DIED.

Blown up my party in one game afyer casting my first spell xD

@@riverseverywhere So did everyone else in the party

Instructions unclear, killed an entire tavern with a necrotic wave

Absolutely the coolest Handbooker Helper host, all of that information just felt naturally absorbed, directly in my brain.

I need him to read the entire PHB. His voice is so soothing.

yes pls

Well chances are he probably often plays a sorcerer in DnD.

*should HAVE done

Same

You mean hella adorable?

The JemmaGrl I agree with that too lol

love his hair.

I thought it was Voldemorts brother, but loved the guys jib.

You can boost the AC of your allies though.

@@eddiemate True, it's a moot point however, since your allies would need to get rid of their regular armor for this spell to work, and it's only viable for high-dex characters anyway. Your run of the mill Fighter, Paladin, Cleric, and even the occasional Druid won't really profit from this spell, nor will your Barbarian or Monk. That leaves you with most Rangers, Rogues, Bards, Warlocks, Sorcerers and Wizards to support that way, but Wizards will probabbly have this spell themselves (because of course they would, it's their main source of protection!) Sorcerers will either have it themselves or some other form of protection (see my first comment), Warlocks have the option to get an at will cast of this for themselves, and Rangers, Bards, and Rogues will probabbly prefer a non-dispellable armor, and as soon as they can get their hands on a Studded Leather +1 this spell loses its merit anyway. It's a great spell to have if you don't have any other means of protection, and in a party that is build around this kind of protection (twin spelled Mage Armor to the Rogue and Ranger by the Draconic Ancestry Sorcerer for example would give a great AC boost overall) but in a regular party it's convenience is rather limited.

And if you are a mountain dwarf,you can wear med armor.

Depends on how lax or strict your DM is on enforcing verbal and somantic components. I've played with a few who dont take into account that the guards are gonna hear you saying some arcane words before you cast suggestion on their commander 😋

Or, sneak attacks.

@@ericawatts5886 no they won’t.

Its also counterspell-proof

Ooh that’s good advice! I’m about to play in a home brewed world where magic is very watched and you have to be registered, so of course I chose a sorcerer who isn’t registered lol. Definitely going to take subtle spell!

Technically, all of this is true... (O ... O)

OH MY GOD, His patron *is* Voldemort! He gets Parseltongue as an invocation and Stupefy and Expelliarmus might as well be Eldritch Blast with and without Repelling Blast

“You're a Warlock, Harry, and your patron is Voldemort.“ *Looks at Deathly Hallows*

@@kaleidoslug7777 Expelyeranus sounds worse than the killing curse...

"You're a druid, Harry!" -"Oh boy, I can turn into a Hippogriff!" Hagrid: "YOU WOT M8"

subtle spell also lets you cast even while magically silenced, if your hands are bound and your mouth gagged . . . . hell even if you are effected by all three, it is a strong meta-magic, it won't be used as frequently as quickened spell or twinned spell, but when you do it will probably save your life

Besides, with the draconic bloodline this is the closest thing you can do to a Eragon inspired character, as been able to cast without the use of the old language ( Brazilian, so sorry if my translation is off ) was a big deal

@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 It also lets you cast in social situations without getting caught. With the only one spell and one cantrip per turn rule, I find quickened spell a bit underwhelming, two sorcery points for an extra cantrip isn't a very good deal compared to twinned which effectively gives you two spells per turn and lets you have two concentration spells at once.

@@thefracturedbutwhole5475 I agree with the first part, but not with the second one: it won't be used as frequently as quickened or twinned you say? I beg to differ. My sorcerer casts a Subtle Counterspell against an enemy wizard every time she can, and when the enemy looks at his hand, baffled, she says as a free action: "Sorry but... what were you doing with those movements and bla bla bla? Don't you feel a bit ridiculous? Did you sleep with the teacher to pass your exam in Invocation 1?". It is so fun to shame and ridicule the enemy.... before casting a fireball on him. Subtly.

True, nearly fell asleep 😴

I feel like one of pavlov's dogs every time I hear it.

You mean, you feel the urge to smile everytime you hear the DING? Because yes. The Ding gets me to smile. Not bark, thankfully. That would be very akward.

The whole intro is absolute gold but that ding is the sweet cherry on top

I want it as a text tone

I wanna know who's actually making that 'Ding' sound! Who's with me?

You could always make the excuse that so and so may have had *ahem* relations not mentioned in such documents

You could say that a certain event in your life awoke latent potential that was always residing in you per the chance of wild magic

Travis did in the harry potter one shot i think

@@Crabmanager Yes he did, he didn't know what sorcery points were or how to use them though...

@@Crabmanager He did, but I was referring to the main story lines, not the one shots lol.

@@realafan888 ah that makes sense

Weird take, but should Nott die, I can see Sam taking Sorcerer entirely because it would directly fuck with Liam and also fuck with Travis a bit.

Lucky!

Minotaur Wild Magic Sorcerer/Drummer Bard :P

If you want to throw a fireball around Careful Casting is a better Metamagic. But Quickened and Twinned are pretty solid.

As someone who's playing a Sorcerer long-term right now, this guide's pretty good overall but 2 of the recommendations can be rather poor. If your character is of Draconic Bloodline (or a Dwarf) then there is absolutely no reason to take Mage Armor since it will do literally nothing, definitely take Shield instead. Also Distant Spell is terrible, take a look at Empowered Spell instead if you don't like the look of either Twinned or Quickened Spell.

You could say that's... Sorcery

Never played DnD(nowhere close enough, and no way to get there), but I was always a fan of it. I like to mess around with build concepts as something of a hobby, and have always preferred Shadow Sorcery for some reason, but Storm Sorcery just sounds amazing...

Greater Invisibility I totally agree with, but Haste is super high risk, high reward. All the baddies have to do is break the sorcerer's concentration and two more of your party are useless for a round.

I played a divine soul sorcerer once and twined healing spells are so op it was awesome lol (for real though it makes having a single major healer in a very large party viable)

@@Dragon_Sparkles m my druid life cleric would have a word to say with you

For 3rd level, Twin Elarge is so much fun. Helps your Barbarian or Fighter to grapple even better, or shrinks the enemy down to scale. Plus, 1d4 extra damage/less damage is always nice.

rudesby our last campaign gave us a level 20 sorcerer as a boss fight. He had twelve “lives”(other wizards sacrificing themselves to heal him). When he used one a wild magic surge was triggered. There was weird shit going down all fight

I love the mechanic so much I've got a room in a possible oneshot dungeon I've planned out that's so infused with chaotic magic that anyone who casts a spell inside needs to roll on the Wild Magic table. Because that has the potential to be AMAZING.

I refuse to stop trying to shoehorn that table into every homebrew magical mechanic I invent. It’s too good to be restricted to one subclass.

I'm DMing for my table at the moment, and one of my players (a guy with more experience than me in this arena) and I enjoy it so much that we've started playing "match-my-d20" for his Drow wizard (It's a world of my own, and the random magical spurts were his family's motivation for getting him trained, even though they didn't _quite_ raise to the level of a full fledged sorcerer. Plus, matching rolls is the same odds as rolling a predetermined number, with just _a bit_ more excitement). We're only a few fights in and it hasn't happened yet, but I found _THIS_ [ centralia.aquest.com/downloads/NLRMEv2.pdf ] online, and I am SO excited to bust it out...

Unearthed Arcana released the Invention School for the Wizard, once again the sorcerer becomes pointless.

I made a Wild Mage Drow and the first Wild Magic result was, "Your skin turns a vibrant shade of blue..."

Wild Magic sorcerer requires a DM willing to implement it properly. I played 1-4 as a wild magic sorcerer where I only rolled when I cast a level 1 or above spell. Nothing has happened yet. I've convinced my DM to change me to a holy soul sorcerer instead.

@@scw55 That's the way it's supposed to work. Technically when you cast a Sorcerer spell of level 1 or higher, your DM can make you roll a D20 and on a 1, then you roll on the Wild Magic Surge table. If you have used your Tides of Chaos feature, you forgo the d20 roll and immediately roll on the Wild Magic Surge table. BTW, I found it hilarious (for some reason) that my first Wild Magic Surge had basically no effect since I was already blue. Either no effect or it hid the fact that I'm a Drow and prevented any prejudice based on that, depending on your interpretation of the colors involved. Either way, something normally unfavorable became favorable because I was a Drow.

Divine soul is a amazing! I loved my sorcerer/cleric. I only stopped playing her a few weeks ago and I miss her so

Twinned spell Healing word can come in so clutch it is crazy.

lol *Fireball 6th lv then heal guards you accidently singed.*

Also death ward, is the best spell once you get to a high enough level. And bonus if you twin spell it. So clutch

Idk about additional books, but totally agree with you on Divine soul sorceress. It's just too OP compared to the other options.

Thirsty ass 😒

YESSSS

I’m afraid you can only use one metamagic on a given spell. Twinned inflict wounds is still awesome though.

@@johndevlin9225 You can use Empowered Spell even if you have already used a different Metamagic option during the casting of the spell.

@@johndevlin9225 Empowered Spell is the one Metamagic that breaks that rule. The description for it actually says "You can use Empowered Spell even if you have already used a different Metamagic option during the casting of the spell."

Don't you mean Mr. Low Key :-D ? I'l see myself out ...

The Lovely Mr. Lockey

or a Dragonborn with the "Dragon Hide" feat

or a lizardman or tortle or mountain dwarf

Or a Dragonborn draconic bloodline sorcerer with dragon hide.

Subtle spell and a high deception go great together. "Where did that fireball come from?" "I dunno, I think he did it! Lets geddim!"

I like Twinned and Subtle as my first selections.

@@seraphicninja -- That and it's great for when you need to do hands-free magic. Say, when you're tied up in some gross necromancer's basement. :3

People don't realise that subtle spell let's you cast while tied up or gagged.

I understand the dilemma. If your going to play a aoe nuker and want to up your damage potential careful gives you an edge as you don't have to be as selective with targets. However, subtle gives you more versatility with casting by elimanating the verbal component of the spell, handy for more stealthy and underhanded spell use. Imagine casting literally any of the illusion spells at a dinner party...Phatasmal force - x you have an intense desire to profess your undying love to the turkey roast, and will defend its honor! :P

in earlier editions, where wizards were worse, sorcerers really shined. When you manually had to prepare 1 shield, 1 web and 1 magic missile, and your slots werent flexible. Used the shield, never again that day. Sorcerers didnt have to deal with any of that.

I've been preparing a sorcerer. When the time comes, I plan to ask my DM's permission to re-skin any spells that aren't quite on theme (i.e. leave all the mechanics and damage types the same but alter the "flavor text" descriptions as needed).

Claire Deming but who doesn’t use wild magic lmao

@@ramen8130 I perfer Draconic Bloodline or Shadow Sorcery

Wolvesbayne 156 then your opinion is wrong I guess

@@ramen8130 How the fuck is my opinion wrong?? I was just saying which ones I perfer, sorry I don't like random bullshit in happening to my character, or the enemies or the other members of the party

@@ancientreddragon5617 "I Don't like random bullshit happening" What a hilarious thing to say on a D&D discussion lmao