And that’s exactly where a Shadow Magic Sorcerer draws its existence from.
These tips will help you counter sorcerer characters in your D&D campaign.
In Xanathar’s Guide To Everything, the Sorcerer gains three additional subclasses, including this Shadow Magic variant.
Move over always-angsty Rogue.
There’s a new shadowy and mysterious option for players to choose from.
But, in speaking about choices, what are your best options when picking this class?
Elise by Irina Nordsol
Like your Hound, you canalso move through creatures and objects.
As with all things,check with your DM first.
This is yourSpellcasting Ability, so all of the magic that you use isreliant on your Charisma modifier.
Elise by Irina Nordsol
So,without a high Constitution, you’ll be very squishy.
When you see d6, that is adice and its number of sides.
As for Dexterity, having a higher modifier in thisincreases your Armor Class, or AC for short.
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Your AC is what’s used to calculate if a weapon or magic attack hits you.
The lower the AC, the more you will be getting hit.
After that, it’s up to your preferences.
Young Kas and Vecna, by Lily Abullina.
The skill that is theleast importantto your charactershould be your Strength.
These spells will buff your rolls in D&D.
One nasty combo is to useBlindness/Deafness when you have your Hound of Ill Omen outand near your chosen enemy.
This will give your Hound, as well as your teammates,advantage on attack rolls against the enemy.
This also means that your foe will make their attacksat disadvantage.
A real win/win combo that is sure to make your DM question everything.
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You’ll also want to considerHold Person.
With your Hound of Ill Omen, that person will berolling at disadvantage against the spell each turn.
They can still break free, but your Hound will make it much less likely that they will.
Arcane Power by William O’Connor
Hold Monster, which is a fifth level spell, is another stellar option for the same reason.
Your Hound of Ill Omen will make it harder and harder for a Monster to break free.
Paralyzed isa conditionin D&D.
On a fail, they take a massive14d6 wroth of damage and are stunned.
Cartomancer
Allows you to load a spell into a card once per long rest.
you might then use that card,as a bonus action, allowing you to cast that spell.
Inspiring leader
This makesexcellent use of your high Charisma.
You take ten minutes to inspireup to six friendly creatures.
In doing so,they gain temporary hit pointsequal to your level plus your Charisma modifier.
Metamagic adept
This will give you access toan additional form of Metamagicas well astwo additional Sorcery Points.
Telekinetic
You get to increase either your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma stat by one.
Plus you might attempt toshove or pull a target five feet.
This can help allies reposition or put enemies in a harmful position.
Outfit your new character with the best equipment and items for each class with this guide.
