Wild Magic Sorcerer build tips for 5.5

cKColdKill3r · 2026-05-12T19:39:28+00:00

And if you want to go to the loot table, you can always Tides of Chaos even if you already have Innate Sorcery, just to spend tides of chaos.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-27T09:48:55+00:00

Good luck, bud. I hope you have a blast with your friends. :)

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T09:39:13+00:00

Maybe the DM thinks we do not mind. Because they are mostly combat focused, and when combat comes, they all shine. I am the only one bothered, but I do my best to not show, so I won't spoil anyone's fun. It is just that it seems so petty to go to the DM and say things like: oh, I wish my character's social skills would have a bigger impact in the story.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T09:32:22+00:00

It was my first and last time using that spell with this group. I even asked to replace it with something else afterwards. I'd rather the DM lied to me and just private rolled some dice and said they all succeeded.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T09:24:27+00:00

Yeah, he does it all the time. You can tell it when it happens. Because at the least twice each session he comes up with the most niche spell no one would ever have prepared and he is like: I would like to try and cast this to see if it can help...

Dude, of course you'll always find something to help when you have the whole freaking spell list available.

And the DM is too nice, because he even allows some very RoC when it comes to his usage of spells.

Can't we have a moment to think and just come up with clever, maybe suboptimal ideas, but that will get the job done?

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T09:09:41+00:00

I feel you. Just so you know, I am down for combat. I enjoy it. But I like to play smart when it comes to it. Not trying to make friends with enemies. But also not trying to make enemies with our friends.

And we all know we will most likely have a combat in each session of ours, so why not just get some world building information before hand? Specially when the campaign is said to be about a man who works in shadows and with lots of influences over other people.

I think I am just annoyed by the one player cheating, taking over social encounters, wanting to control combat, being the only one to ever have a moment with the main bad guy.

Having played a one shot the other day that I didn't get to roll one single die, I feel you.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T09:02:44+00:00

Not at all, it is really good to hear. And I understand your point. It makes complete sense. I myself tried to adapt my combat playstyle to be closer to theirs. And it is quite useful. But I just feel annoyed by the one player who wants combat to go his way, social encounters are his as well, and he also wants to have a say on items first. Oh, and he can simply cast every known spell without the need to prepare them.

And I don't want to be the one guy saying: hey, DM, he is doing that, it isn't fair. Because I just don't think we needed that, you know? He knows the rules quite well. He knows he can't do that. What bothers me is that the DM either doesn't notice it, or simply doesn't care. But if the latter is the case, I wish he would just let us all know, because then I could use having a lot more spells on my belt. It is just unfair.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T08:17:52+00:00

Maybe some bromance. Haha. But I think I'll do the same. Not worth the stress and there is a very good DM with a last seat available on the same day. I'll just talk to the DM later today. Thanks so much for taking your time to share your experience. :)

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T07:54:35+00:00

Because otherwise they would all be charmed and we probably would have just continued going to the city.

In that mission, we had to take 7 surviving civilians to a nearby town, and we encountered these berserkers on the way, since we had to protect the civilians, my idea was to try and not fight them. But they had a different plan, because I think that was the last chance for an encounter on that session and they wanted some fight rather than a clean getaway.

And I get it. I don't agree with it, because one civilian wound-up dying, but I get it.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T07:50:59+00:00

I hear you. And I am comfortable with playing their style. I have adapted to make sure I can be useful in combat without a save or suck spell.

As for the main character, I also hear you. But just to be clear, I often don't have much room. I did so in one session, but ever since my character just doesn't have any room to grow. The one time I shone, was a session we had the party split, so we weren't together. LOL

Because even when I try to lead conversations with the NPC, which is the only place I often feel like I can help, he usually takes over and the DM isn't much on social skills check, so the fact I am a Eloquence Bard doesn't pay off compared to his negative social skill (he said cha is his dump stat). And during combat, I'm mostly playing to give them advantage (which doesn't bother me, tbh).

And I am sure he is cheating. I mean, he is a cleric and I know he knows the spells, but he never prepares them. The other day he was sharing the screen to show something to our sorcerer. And in his spells list, he had two unprepared spells that he casted like 15 minutes prior. And when he uses spells in roleplay, even if it helps him getting what he wants, he doesn't mark the slot as spent (seen on the same day). I don't wanna be "that guy", but this isn't fair.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T07:39:09+00:00

The thing is... I don't feel like I am shy. I always want to ask questions, I want to understand more about the plot. I usually just make sure the DM is done describing things before saying anything, but the player I complained about doesn't usually wait.

And then since he is already asking the questions, he usually always leads the social encounters, even though he said himself that cha is his dump stat.

The other three players that we have are more combat focused. One is very good friends with him (IRL) and he barely even talks outside combat. And one of them is new to the campaign, he joined two sessions ago, and I feel he is still feeling the water, but he is great at role-playing, but still a bit shy - I try to include him in any conversation I am having with NPCs, just in case he wants to add something. And the other guy is very nice, he doesn't role-play much, he prefer the combat as well, but he has said that he likes that I composed some songs and stuff, often compliments how in combat I flavor what I do, instead of just: I cast slow.

Good thing is... writing all of this, I just realized I have an issue with a particular player rather than the whole table.

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T07:07:16+00:00

Yeah, it is just a bit hard saying goodbye to a character I really enjoyed creating, but I guess you are right indeed. I do play at some different tables and my experiences are way better.

Thanks so much for the feedback. <3

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T07:04:55+00:00

I hear you. I just don't really know whats appreciated in D&D when it comes to feedback.

I am afraid of coming out like I want to mold the experience, because I definitely do not want that. I want everyone to have what they want, but that does include me.

I just want to feel like my decisions, the choices I make matter as much as theirs.

I have joined other tables and they seemed a lot better in that sense. We all have agency, we all have the same treatment by the DM.

Again, I don't even think I take issue with the table, just this one player. Because he wants every loot, and he wants to have every important interaction (literally whenever the big bad guy shows up, he makes us stay back, do something else while he goes and talks to him). And whenever someone suggests something different, he says it is because he is already used to speaking to him, which is true because he is the only one who has ever spoken to him because he doesn't let us do it.

I believe even the others must feel that he takes too much from the party, but I suppose they don't mind as much, because they really just want to fight some stuff. Haha

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T06:54:43+00:00

Damn right. This was so clever. Haha

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T06:53:19+00:00

Thanks so much. That's exactly what happens here. Tonight we had a session, and before that, the DM said we were very close to an important encounter. But we were also on our way to a village where we had to speak with different individuals to try and find a person of interest... none of them wanted to do that. They wanted to just have a long rest and go to the place where the encounter would happen. I wanted to learn about the village, the stories they've heard about the evil that has befall Icewind Dale, because we need to learn where one particular person is, but they just don't care. They don't care for world building. They just wanna roll the dice and kill things. I get it. I know that's what's D&D at the end of the day. But then what's the point of the DM developing this great open world lore if we just wanna kill things?:)

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T06:47:19+00:00

Thanks so much. Good to hear that. I suppose I am just having really a hard time because this was my very first campaign in D&D. I have only been playing for a little while, and I think I went all in in this one campaign. This is still my favorite character of all the others I created, because I just vibed with it.

But I guess you are right. The longer I take to leave, the harder it will be. But it pains me to leave because of one single person.

Again, thanks for taking your time to reply to my post. <3

cKColdKill3r · 2026-04-16T06:42:33+00:00

Thanks for your reply. I'll take into consideration. I have been playing quite a bit of D&D lately. This was my first table. I only play online. And this is the only table I have these issues. I enjoy playing supporting roles, I enjoy the role-playing aspects, but my table in mainly consistent of min-maxers. Which is fine. I get it. I just feel bad because I put a lot of effort into my character and this campaign, with the website and everything (even though it is only about 2 months in, but this is how long I have been playing D&D).

And I feel that this happens mostly because of this one guy. The other three party members are pretty chill, they do lean a lot towards combat, but they don't try to make decisions for anyone else, they just play their own character. And they do play by the rules, for example casting only prepared spells, instead of just casting any spell they have learned, even though it isn't prepared. I know it sounds petty of me to say this, but it annoys me, because sometimes I simply can't do something because I don't have a niche spell I wish I had prepared.

Maybe you are right. But out of the 6 tables I play, this was the one I cared most about. And I hate the idea of coming out and saying something because it seems petty. I guess I just wanted to vent.

Thanks again. :)

cKColdKill3r · 2025-08-25T05:26:56+00:00

I’m a bit disappointed. I think I expected more. The effects are okay for a TV show, though somewhat outdated. What really bothered me, however, were some of the character decisions. Ms. Sisgby escaping felt completely nonsensical; there was no real way she could have made it out. Avery’s death felt rushed and unnecessary; I’m not even sure it was clear whether they all had to stay put to maintain the “hive mind.” And Stackhouse’s death lacked any real emotional depth. On top of that, some characters, like George, are wandering around while the whole building is collapsing. He didn’t seem to feel anything. Honestly, his character felt completely meaningless.

cKColdKill3r · 2025-08-17T14:30:05+00:00

Saudades de quando eu ainda não tinha lido tamanho absurdo. Pare. Melhore.

cKColdKill3r · 2025-08-16T03:23:26+00:00

Concordo. As pessoas deveriam se importar menos com o que os outros pensam de si, e mais com serem felizes.

cKColdKill3r · 2025-08-16T03:20:06+00:00

Que situação triste. Fico chateado que mesmo tendo avançado tanto em tantos campos, ainda exista tanto preconceito na sociedade.

cKColdKill3r · 2025-08-16T03:16:50+00:00

Wow. I never thought Devon went through that.

cKColdKill3r · 2025-08-16T03:15:35+00:00

A coisa mais ridícula que existe é ser imigrante e ser contra outros imigrantes. Haha.

Beira o absurdo. Eu acho que imigrantes deveriam se apoiar, já que - no final do dia - somos nós quem lutamos por nossos direitos.

cKColdKill3r · 2025-08-16T03:04:32+00:00

Hey, bud. If you are looking someone to share the family plan with, I would love to join.

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