Let's build a 5E character together - Take VI

[Specter]

We built a 5E character together... again!

ARAQA NAR'RAMD AL-MADINA MIN'NAHAS
Fire Genasi Transmuter 14/Draconic Sorcerer 6
Lawful Evil, Sage
ST8, DX12, CO16, IN20, WI10, CH13

Race features:
Darkvision
Fire Resistance
Produce Flame, Burning Hands 1/day

Class features:
Arcane Recovery
Minor Alchemy
+2INT
Transmuter's Stone
Elemental Adept
Shapechanger
Lucky
Master Transmuter
Font of Magic
Dragon Ancestor (Red)
Draconic Resilience
Metamagic (Quickened, Empowered)
+2INT
Elemental Affinity

Skills: Arcana, History, Insight, Persuasion

Feats: Elemental Adept (Fire), Lucky

Spells
C: chill touch, fire bolt, message, produce flame, acid splash, blade ward, friends, dancing lights, true strike, prestidigitation
1: expeditious retreat, find familiar (orange cat), shield, mage armour, absorb elements, tasha's hideous laughter, sleep, chromatic orb, feather fall, enhance ability, burning hands
2: misty step, hold person, scorching ray, mirror image, spider climb
3: fireball, hypnotic pattern, counterspell, fly, haste, protection from energy
4: polymorph, wall of fire
5: animate objects, conjure elemental, planar binding, wall of force
6: animate objects, mass suggestion, create undead
7: arcane gate, disintegrate, teleport, reverse gravity, force cage, simulacrum

Personality Trait: I get bitter if I'm not the center of attention.
Ideal: Logic. Emotions should not cloud our judgement.
Bond: I sold my soul for knowledge. I intend to get the most out of this bargain.
Flaw: Fire should not be enslaved. Let it free.

AAAAND I WILL USE THIS LADY IN MY NEXT CAMPAIGN. Just so you'll know.

[Naanomi]

Lawful Evil

[Foxydono]

#3 Sage (specialty - alchemist)

Languages: draconic and elven.

[lunaticfringe]

#4 I get bitter if I’m not the center of attention.

[Darth_Versity]

#5 Logic. Emotions must not cloud our logical thinking.

[Tauguy628]

#6 I sold my soul for knowledge. I intend to get the most out of this bargain.

[Calen]

#7 Fire should not be enslaved. Let it free.

[Naanomi]

#8: Araqa Nar'ramd Al-Madina'Min'Nahas; female

[Foxydono]

#9
Edit: used point-buy by mistake, sorry! Ability Scores should be oké now.
Ability Scores: Strength 8, Dexterity 12, Constitution 16, Intelligence 16, Wisdom 10, Charisma 13

[CantigThimble]

#9 Ability Scores: Str: 10 Dex: 12 Con: 14+2 Int: 15+1 Wis: 13 Cha: 8

Ninja'd but we're using standard array, not point buy.

[Foxhound438]

Wizard 1

take shield but otherwise spells are whatever to me

(for stats I'd guess the person who initially posted a point buy array would want something like 8/12/16/16/10/13)

[Vorpalchicken]

Arcane tradition is level 2.

[Foxhound438]

Arcane tradition is level 2.

darn, why aren't wizards just clerics instead?

[Specter]

Wizard 2
Transmutation Tradition

C: chill touch, fire bolt, message
1: expeditious retreat, find familiar (orange cat), shield, mage armour, absorb elements, tasha's hideous laughter, sleep

[Vorpalchicken]

Remaining level 1 spells: mage armour, absorb elements, tasha's hideous laughter, sleep

[Specter]

Remaining level 1 spells: mage armour, absorb elements, tasha's hideous laughter, sleep

Oh yeah, I mistook for the slots. Will edit post.

[lunaticfringe]

Wizard 3

Misty Step, Hold Person

[CantigThimble]

Wizard 4: Scorching Ray, Mirror Image
ASI: +2 int

[Vorpalchicken]

Wizard 5: fireball, hypnotic pattern

[Mongobear]

Sorcerer 1

Draconic Sorcerous Origin

Draconic Ancestry - Red(Fire)

Cantrips - Acid Splash, Blade Ward, Friends, Dancing Lights
1st Level - Burning Hands, Chromatic Orb


EDIT: With enough focus on these two classes, it feels like we might have a little bit of an Ultimate Magus build happening from the 3.X days.

Also... FIRE!!!

[lunaticfringe]

sorcerer 2
Feather Fall

Remember Kids

Each spell you know and prepare is associated with one of your classes, and you use the spellcasting ability of that class when you cast the spell. Similarly, a spellcasting focus, such as a holy symbol, can be used only for the spells from the class associated with that focus.

So don't waste Sorcerer Spells on things with Attack Rolls & Saves

[Specter]

Sorcerer 3
META: Quicken, Empower

Spell: enhance ability

[Mongobear]

sorcerer 2
Feather Fall

Remember Kids

Each spell you know and prepare is associated with one of your classes, and you use the spellcasting ability of that class when you cast the spell. Similarly, a spellcasting focus, such as a holy symbol, can be used only for the spells from the class associated with that focus.

So don't waste Sorcerer Spells on things with Attack Rolls & Saves

I was actually envisioning a build where we wouldnt even really use Sorcerer spells for casting, was mostly to turn low level spells into Spell Points to fuel Metamagic Twin/Quicken at higher levels, which is where my Ultimate Magus comment stems from.

[CantigThimble]

Wizard 6: Counterspell, Fly
Transmuters Stone

[Mongobear]

Sorcerer 4

Feat - Elemental Adept(Fire)

Cantrip - True Strike
Spell Know - Spider Climb

[Urzamax]

Sorcerer 5
3rd level: Haste

[lunaticfringe]

I was actually envisioning a build where we wouldnt even really use Sorcerer spells for casting, was mostly to turn low level spells into Spell Points to fuel Metamagic Twin/Quicken at higher levels, which is where my Ultimate Magus comment stems from.

But if you wanted to be a Fire Blaster you can't Know those Spells from Sorcerer. Wizards can just add those Spells with down time & gold. Was my point.

[Tauguy628]

Sorcerer 6 for +cha to damage
Spell: protection from energy

[Foxhound438]

Wiz 7

Polymorph, wall of fire

Personally I think going for master xmuter is the best plan at this point, since you get some sick effects from that

[Specter]

Wiz 8
ASI: INT +2

[Mongobear]

But if you wanted to be a Fire Blaster you can't Know those Spells from Sorcerer. Wizards can just add those Spells with down time & gold. Was my point.

You're not wrong, but it is probably possible to boost Charisma up to a functional level with ASI's to not be terrible at saves/attacks. Just requires people to not waste them on goofy Feats or multiclass into 3 extra classes we dont need.


EDIT: Also,

Wizard 9

Conjure Elemental, Planar Binding

[Vorpalchicken]

Wizard 10
Wall of Force, Animate Objects
Polymorph Thingy

Edit.. Cantrip: Prestidgitation

[Tauguy628]

Wizard 11
Spells:mass suggestion, create undead (because any self respecting wizard needs to create a few gouls)

[Vorpalchicken]

Come on, Weapon Master! This char needs to know how to use a blow gun.

[CantigThimble]

Wizard 12: Arcane Gate, Disintegrate
ASI: Lucky

[lunaticfringe]

Wizard 13

Teleport, Reverse Gravity

[Vorpalchicken]

Wizard 14
Arcane Tradition Thingy
Spells: Force Cage, Simufrickinlacrum

[Naanomi]

In my mind this character used cash to pick up alchemist tools and Fabricate somewhere (give the background) ;)

[lunaticfringe]

Probably, according to this (http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?402507-Deconstructing-5e-Typical-Wealth-by-Level) a Level 20 should accumulate around 684,000. Welcome to copying every 1-7 Wizard spell into the spell book. (I'm guessing I didn't do all the Math but copying all 16 official Lv7 Wizard Spells costs 5600gp....sooo)

[CantigThimble]

Probably, according to this (http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?402507-Deconstructing-5e-Typical-Wealth-by-Level) a Level 20 should accumulate around 684,000. Welcome to copying every 1-7 Wizard spell into the spell book. (I'm guessing I didn't do all the Math but copying all 16 official Lv7 Wizard Spells costs 5600gp....sooo)

That's assuming you can find scrolls or other spellbooks with those spells. At least in worlds I run I consider characters of level 10+ to be exceedingly rare. (due to the world-warping powers they can use on a daily basis) That would mean very few people ever learned those spells and there would be very few copies in existence.

It's really weird how wizards work nothing like actual learning. Imagine if every new physicist had to start from the level of knowledge Galileo was at and then try to work their way up to Einstein and then accomplish something with that knowledge before the next generation when knowledge would reset again.

[lunaticfringe]

Meh, if we assume the setting is Forgotten Realms they could always go to Candlekeep.

Even at 2000gp per 7th level spell a Spellbook with all the 7th level Spells would Cost 32,000. And I upped the price. All you would have to do is buy a bunch of rare books for entrance. (SCAG)

Let's Double the most valuable Art Object listing 7,500gp. That's still 150,000 for 10 Rare books (or hell 1) to get in.

Lol it's just Theoretical Fun. None of this would work in game but this isn't a real character.

[Specter]

Updated the original post with all the info.

I will use this gal in the second part of my dormant campaign. She'll be one of the archmages, who betrayed her order by studying the filthy arts of sorcery and now seeks revenge. Will keep you posted on the results.