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Thread: How to chose the best spells
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2018-01-03, 12:21 PM (ISO 8601)
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How to chose the best spells
One problem I always find when making a magic casting character is choosing the right spells. What I would like to know is if there are any spells that are really useful or combinations of spells that are good. Are there any specific blends of useful, damage, and other types of spells that make a good caster?
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2018-01-03, 12:44 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
There are really two methods to use here. You can either use a thematic for your spells, or you can choose spells based on the strongest available.
Personally, I prefer to choose spells from thematic.
Look at this list:
Chill touch
Blade ward
Minor illusion
Sleep
Mage armor
Detect Magic
Darkness
Web
What kind of character is that?
Would you say a Drow Shadow Sorcerer? I would.
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2018-01-03, 12:49 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
Best spells for what?
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2018-01-03, 01:28 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
Just in general but I guess i'm referring to mainly Sorcerer or wizard.
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2018-01-03, 01:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
I'd suggest that you more clearly refine what you envision your Sorcerer or Wizard doing and being.
If your desire is "spells that makes me most flexible/multipurpose/prepared for anything" that might make it easier to answer.Avatar by linklele. How Teleport Worksa. Malifice (paraphrased):
Rulings are not 'House Rules.' Rulings are a DM doing what DMs are supposed to do.
b. greenstone (paraphrased):
Agency means that they {players} control their character's actions; you control the world's reactions to the character's actions.
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2018-01-03, 01:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
Again, there's no real "best" spells list that we can give you. Does your Sorc want to be a Controller, a Blaster, or a Social Spell/Buffer type? Is your Wizard an Evoker, Necromancer, Bladesinger, etc. Each of these are going to have a different "Best" list of spells that they can take, depending on how you want to play the character.
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2018-01-03, 01:56 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
As everyone else has said, theres no real best spells. For my tiefling sorcerer (dragon but flavored as demon) I picked fire/psychic damaging spells and then control spells like dominate person/monster, telekinesis, suggestion, confusion, etc.
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2018-01-03, 03:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
If your desire is "spells that makes me most flexible/multipurpose/prepared for anything" that might make it easier to answer.Come to the dark side; we have pop-tarts.
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2018-01-03, 03:11 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: How to chose the best spells
All right, here's some advice for you.
At low levels, Sleep is the best spell of all. Once you gain access to 3rd level stuff, you'll want to swap it out for something else.
The best blasts, IMO, are Scorching Ray and Fireball. Lightning Bolt is inferior due to its unrealistic AoE.
Toll the Dead is an incredibly OP cantrip. If you can, take a familiar, then send it to attack right before you cast this to up the damage die without relying on allies.