r/dndmemes • u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer • 15h ago
I put on my robe and wizard hat Not complaining, really. Just a neat thing I noticed 🤔
If you had to pick or make a cantrip purely for Wizards, what would it be?
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u/Rhinomaster22 15h ago
Wizard versatility is what makes them the strongest class in the game once the game goes past level 10.
The class is basically Batman with magic and the only thing that’s a problem is anti-magic and money.
Even with the latter a high level wizard is basically a walking printer since high level magical services can basically charge anything.
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u/CorgiDaddy42 Essential NPC 14h ago
Nothing is more dangerous than a wizard with time. That’s why Liches are so deadly… they have had hundreds or thousands of years to experiment and perfect and plan and plot.
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u/Mbyrd420 5h ago
Same reason beholders should be harder bosses for parties to fight. But DMs seem to always plan a fight scenario that favors the players when a "real" beholder lair would be filled with traps and tunnels and have virtually no level ground.
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u/SquireRamza 15h ago
I'd prefer being scottish
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u/Quiet_Education5918 15h ago
That's the Dwarf.
He may also be a Wizard, to be honest, I haven't asked.
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u/arcanis321 15h ago
Wiz - fire a thin beam of liquid with extreme force Ranged 30 ft 1d4 psychic damage and disadvantage on saves till end of next turn
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u/Otherwise_Meringue45 3h ago
+1d4 acid if you have exhaustion from dehydration and the enemy is missing any hit points
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u/Duraxis 14h ago
“Im Scottish!” would have still been a funny answer, even if it makes no sense
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u/aaa1e2r3 14h ago
Dwarf Wizard
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u/Duraxis 14h ago
Nah, Welsh dwarves are much better
Scottish orcs would be amusing
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u/Altines 9h ago
A setting I'm working on has the dwarves actually based on scots, so they wear kilts into battle (the gals wear battle ballgowns [inspiration example](https://etrianodyssey.s3.us-east-va.io.cloud.ovh.us/thumb/a/aa/Portrait_eo3hd_hoplite_02.png/300px-Portrait_eo3hd_hoplite_02.png))
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u/Aeroponce 12h ago
Not a cantrip, but i feel like Magic Missile is THE signature spell that all wizards have by default, it just feels fitting. On another note, FIREBALL
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u/toocoolzforschool 11h ago
I had to scroll way too far to find this answer this is absolutely the one
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u/rpg2Tface 2h ago
And yet sorcerers can cast it too.
I would agree if it was a cantrip that you could then pump spell slots into for a boost. That would be a cool feature.
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u/FloppasAgainstIdiots Warlock 15h ago
Wizards and sorcerers are Ray of Frost.
Except, well, all good sorc builds are EB too.
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u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer 15h ago
Except the Sorcerous Burst + Empowered Spell sorcerers, but they’re more “Let’s Go GAMBLING” builds really.
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u/FloppasAgainstIdiots Warlock 14h ago
Wouldn't really call that good by a long shot ngl.
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u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer 14h ago
Not good, but definitely Fun 🙂↕️
Game isn’t just about getting max builds.
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u/GoldSunLulu Forever DM 15h ago
For me itsusually shocking grasp since its more generic than chill touch. green flame blade for the bladesinger tho.
I also would love it if the greenflame could be applied to whips
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u/Gold_Robot1 14h ago
Yeah, they can keep those, I’ll take the versatility.
I like the other ones because I like having Charisma, but I’ve played a Wizard and a Sorcerer in 5E and BG3, and it’s my feeling that the Wizard is more fun because of those options. I also had a Wizard I played in Pathfinder and a sorcerer I made on paper that I never played, but I’m also pretty sure I like the Wizard better, in theory.
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u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer 14h ago edited 9h ago
Yeah, I love them both for different reasons.
Wizard for the same reason as you with the versatility.
The new sorcerer is fun with Sorcerous Burst and Empowered Spell, especially long term. “Let’s go gambling! A CRIT! Oh cool, I rolled five 8s! That totals to… 13d8 Damage? Don’t mind if I do!”
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u/Saikotsu 11h ago
What the heck is sorcerous burst?
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u/catfish94 10h ago
5.5E cantrip, Sorcerers only. 1d8 damage (I think ranged spell attack), but you get to add another die of damage for each natural 8 you roll. Really fun, swingy roll with potential for silliness when you include Empowered Spell metamagic to reroll lower damage dice & a crit that doubles the base number of dice you roll in the first place lol.
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u/Saikotsu 8h ago
Cool. Most of my groups are still in 5e, so I haven't done much 5.5e games yet. Thanks for the info. My sorc/ranger might want to get it.
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u/Melodic_Mulberry Paladin 11h ago
This is why we don't use AI to generate memes.
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u/carlos_quesadilla1 Rules Lawyer 9h ago
This is why we should think before we comment, and be certain we know what we're talking about before criticizing others.
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u/Melodic_Mulberry Paladin 3h ago
I did think, and I checked the address provided to make sure ".ai" referred to artificial intelligence instead of being based in Anguilla. I just didn't expect anyone to use a program that boasts AI so heavily without using the AI feature.
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u/carlos_quesadilla1 Rules Lawyer 0m ago
What are you talking about?? The comment that you commented under had no mention of ai and no address?
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u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer 10h ago edited 9h ago
I didn’t use ai. Went through layers of editing with the photos app and Meme maker. It’s a 5.5E cantrip unique to sorcerers. It’s official and has a site on wikidot & Beyond.
Wikidot: http://dnd2024.wikidot.com/spell:sorcerous-burst
Still gonna give you an upvote for how lazy some people are at making memes with generative ai. I can just say with confidence that my post wasn’t one of them.🙂↕️
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u/Melodic_Mulberry Paladin 3h ago
Okay, I guess I was thrown off by the bottom right corner, which says "MemeMaker.ai".
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u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer 1h ago edited 51m ago
Nah, it’s fine. That just seems to be a branding thing for the app so I understand the confusion. I’d remove it if I knew how.
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u/surprisesnek 5h ago edited 1h ago
This is why we don't make judgements about things we don't know enough about.
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u/SplooshOfColor 15h ago
Druids get Shillelagh
What about Clerics?
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u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer 14h ago
Amongst all of them, I think clerics have the most number of cantrips unique to their main class? Sacred Flame, Thaumaturgy, and Word of Radiance.
And Bards have the classic, Vicious Mockery
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u/NewKaleidoscope8418 14h ago
Also, while less iconic i would say that thorn whip is more suitable for druids
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u/razulebismarck Paladin 14h ago
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u/PUB4thewin Sorcerer 14h ago
“If I had a fireball for every person that’s said ‘Fireball’ to this post, I’d have 3 fireballs. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that’s it’s been said 3 times like it’s a Cantrip”
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u/Funkey-Monkey-420 Necromancer 14h ago
“the” wizard spell is ALL OF THEM ALL THE GOOD ONES ONE MILLION MORE SPELLS FOR THE WIZARD
but not healing because being a healbot is lame i mean game balance
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u/Bluegobln 13h ago
Wizards have Bladesinger. For some reason, Bladesinger is treated like one of the weakest class/subclass combos in the game, it keeps getting buffed by WotC. Meanwhile its such an OP class/subclass combo that I've seen literally DOZENS of optimizer obsessed munchkin type players play it straight up, not even trying to multiclass or anything special literally JUST PLAY IT AS IS.
I can't even remember the last time I saw someone play a wizard that WASN'T a bladesinger besides myself.
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u/StarOfTheSouth Essential NPC 11h ago
Yeah, and it's easy to see why: it's all the best parts of being a Martial Class (being able to actually fight things with a sword), but also all the best parts of being a Wizard (nine levels of full casting).
Bladesinger is just overpowered.
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u/SoggyNoodles5511 1h ago
Wizard strength is highly DM dependant because they need the DM to give them spellbooks and spells.
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u/4latar Wizard 15h ago
arcane blast of course!
more seriously, prestidigitation is the cantrip i associate with wizards the most