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Sorcerer: Shadow Magic. You are a creature of shadow, for your innate magic comes from the Shadowfell itself. You might trace your lineage to an entity from that place, or perhaps you were exposed to its fell energy and transformed by it. The power of shadow magic casts a strange pall over your physical presence.
- Eyes of the Dark. This is one of the few Sorcerer subclasses that gains a benefit at level 3. To be fair, that’s because this benefit scales. From 1st level, you have darkvision with a range of 120 feet.
- Strength of the Grave. There’s some upsides to being dead inside! You can succeed at this saving throw once per day. Starting at 1st level, your existence in a twilight state between life and death makes you difficult to defeat.
- Hound of Ill Omen. Your level 6 ability is one of the coolest ones on any of the Sorcerer class subclasses. For 3 sorcery points, you can bonus action to summon a Good Dog.
- Shadow Walk. This ability is used on a few darkness-based archetypes, and it never ceases to impress! At 14th level, you gain the ability to step from one shadow into another.
Jan 22, 2023 · This Guide is designed to give you a deeper understanding of the choices you’ll make when creating a Shadow Magic Sorcerer. You will learn: What makes them stand out, their strengths, and any limitations. Our thoughts on Multiclass options. Ability Scores – Races – Backgrounds – Skills. Following that is our Progression Section.
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Jun 5, 2022 · The Shadow Magic Origin Sorcerer is not really all that concerned with shadows or darkness. It has a few tools that interact with darkness and dim light, but as a whole, even if you spent the entire campaign in well-lit environments, this subclass would do quite well. The main gimmick of the subclass is a shadowy summon at sixth level that ...
Todd Kenreck: The Shadow Sorcerer gets their magic from the Shadowfell itself. It makes them very resilient, and also, can make them incredibly quirky and fun to play. Mike Mearls: Shadow Sorcerer was really fun to design because it's the dark sorcerer. It's the sorcerer who is kinda creepy and draws upon the power of the Shadowfell shadow magic.
May 12, 2023 · A Shadow Magic Sorcerer can hang with the best of casters as a blaster, but they also have a great knack for being a controller. Once a Shadow Magic Sorcerer can summon their Hound of Ill Omen, they can overwhelm enemies with extra attacks from the hound while imposing disadvantage on the target’s saves against the sorcerer’s spells.
Jan 23, 2022 · The Shadow Magic Sorcerer's unique powers have ties to the Shadowfell, a mirror realm of the Prime Material Plane cast in shadow. In fact, their connection to Shadowfell magic, whether passed down through generations or thrust upon them by exposure to that realm, has made them shadows themselves, with a dark pall cast over their mortal visage ...
