biovoid
2018-12-27, 03:02 PM
I'm currently playing an 11th level reflavored Golden Draconic Sorcerer in a campaign that we play weekly and expect to go full 20 in. Our DM is very lenient on rulings, allowing Unearthed Arcana as long as they're the most recent edition (for example, a Minotaur would have to take the book version but a brute fighter is fine as is), and giving the party a bevy of magic items.
As it is, my sorcerer does some of the most consistently high damage in the party (which includes a Celestial Tomelock Warforged, a Half-Elf Shepherds Druid, a human Glamour Bard 8/Chainlock 3, and a Brute 3/Kensai 8), but I'm acutely aware that her current build is basically predicated on the enemies not being immune to fire damage.
Her current spell list is: Shield, Enlarge/Reduce, Scorching Ray, Shadow Blade, Counterspell, Fireball, Fly, Haste, Thunder Step, Polymorph, Wall of Light, and Investiture of Flames, as well as the standard racial spells Tieflings get. On top of that, she has the Elemental Adept feat with fire being the chosen damage type. Her cantrips that damage are Green Flame Blade, Fire Bolt, Lightning Lure and Shocking Grasp
The question arises, however, due to us having just leveled at the end of our last session; should I replace my existing spells? I haven't used Thunder Step once yet, although I know it has massive usefulness and could potentially save her. In the same vein, I rarely find myself using Enlarge/Reduce now that we're high level. Given that we play this once a week, I have couple days before I have to decide which spell I'm replacing and what I would replace it with. Should I go with some more variety in my damage output? Or would I be better off trying to grab a spell that buffs allies or myself?
As it is, my sorcerer does some of the most consistently high damage in the party (which includes a Celestial Tomelock Warforged, a Half-Elf Shepherds Druid, a human Glamour Bard 8/Chainlock 3, and a Brute 3/Kensai 8), but I'm acutely aware that her current build is basically predicated on the enemies not being immune to fire damage.
Her current spell list is: Shield, Enlarge/Reduce, Scorching Ray, Shadow Blade, Counterspell, Fireball, Fly, Haste, Thunder Step, Polymorph, Wall of Light, and Investiture of Flames, as well as the standard racial spells Tieflings get. On top of that, she has the Elemental Adept feat with fire being the chosen damage type. Her cantrips that damage are Green Flame Blade, Fire Bolt, Lightning Lure and Shocking Grasp
The question arises, however, due to us having just leveled at the end of our last session; should I replace my existing spells? I haven't used Thunder Step once yet, although I know it has massive usefulness and could potentially save her. In the same vein, I rarely find myself using Enlarge/Reduce now that we're high level. Given that we play this once a week, I have couple days before I have to decide which spell I'm replacing and what I would replace it with. Should I go with some more variety in my damage output? Or would I be better off trying to grab a spell that buffs allies or myself?