Questions tagged [wizard]
For questions about the wizard, a traditional character class in RPGs that learns and casts arcane magic through study.
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Is a 10th-level Transmutation wizard considered a shapechanger for the purpose of effects such as Moonbeam?
Spells such as Moonbeam specifically affect creatures with the "Shapechanger" tag, such as lycanthropes. As per this previous question, the ability to change one's shape through class features is not ...
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To what extent would a wizard be able to combine feats to learn to mimic unknown spells?
Searching for how to give a rogue I'm building a sort of eidetic memory, I came across many posts throughout the net about using the feat Keen Mind as a way for wizards to negate having to worry about ...
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How does the Melf's Minute Meteors spell interact with the Evocation wizard's Sculpt Spells feature?
The evoker wizard feature Sculpt Spells is worded thusly:
Beginning at 2nd level, you can create pockets of relative safety
within the effects of your evocation spells. When you cast an
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Can a UA Lore Mastery wizard use the Spell Secrets or Alchemical Casting features to modify spells cast through wands or staffs?
My friends and I are playing D&D 5e. Our DM has allowed me to use the Arcane Tradition of Lore Mastery from Unearthed Arcana: Warlock & Wizard. I have a question regarding its Spell Secrets ...
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Can a wizard use the spell Levitate on a target and shoot him with attacking spells that don't require concentration?
Can a wizard use the spell Levitate on a target and shoot it with attacking spells that don't require concentration or can somebody else shoot the target?
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Can an Arcane Trickster/Wizard multiclass write down AT spells into its spellbook? [duplicate]
It is said, AT are half-wizards who know their spells so well they don't need a spellbook to cast them. Wizards can read and write down spells, make Scrolls or copy them.
Can these perfect entities ...
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Does a multiclassed wizard start with a spellbook?
If I multiclass into Wizard, do I automatically begin with a spellbook?
I'm looking for support within the written rules. Designer intent is a consideration, but their intent should be well supported ...
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How many spells does my Bard 6/Wizard 1 know? [duplicate]
This is my first time multiclassing a character.
I wanted to multiclass my bard with something, and I wanted to make sure I have the rules for multiclassing correct - because with my understanding, ...
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Can a wizard delay learning new spells from leveling up, and instead learn different spells later?
Can a wizard delay learning new spells from leveling up, and instead learn different spells later?
For example, can a 2nd-level wizard choose to skip adding two new spells to their spellbook from ...
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How to learn Wizard spells without increasing Spellcraft?
I am about to build a Jade Phoenix Mage (Tome of Battle), with Wizard as the base spellcasting class.
Wizards need Spellcraft to learn new spells, but it is not a class skill for JPM. I would like to ...
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Does my multiclassed Eldritch Knight fighter/War wizard now have to prepare his spells as an Eldritch Knight?
I am building an Eldritch Knight fighter/War wizard multiclass character for D&D 5e. The eldritch knight has a limited pool of spells known, but does not have to prepare them; the wizard, on the ...
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How does the Divination wizard's Expert Divination feature work when you upcast a divination spell?
The School of Divination for a wizard has the feature Expert Divination at level 6 (PHB, p. 116):
Expert Divination
When you cast a divination spell of 2nd level or higher using a spell slot, ...
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Is it possible for a wizard to learn a spell from a bard (or other classes) if it is on the wizards spell list? [duplicate]
I know it isn't possible to learn a spell through words alone, it has to come in a written form. So would it be possible for a Bard to create a spellscroll and then let the wizard learn it? Assuming ...
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What happens to a wizard's magic when they are swallowed by a tarrasque?
I was watching this video about the Tarrasque when I saw that its stomach fluids strip magic. I was wondering if a Wizard is swallowed by a Tarrasque, does the wizard lose his innate magic or is it ...
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Can someone break into a Leomund's Tiny Hut via the Ethereal Plane?
I've got players who rely heavily on Leomund's Tiny hut for a "safe" night time rest. I'm alright with them using it to help, but it gets irritating having a wrench thrown into my nighttime attacks. ...
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What happens if two Divination Wizards try to affect a roll? [duplicate]
Does this interact like Lucky, wherein both Portent rolls cancel each other out and the original, untampered roll is used, or would the diviner that replaces the roll later, override the other that ...
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If I animate a corpse made real by the Illusory Reality ability, does it become an illusion after 1 minute?
To better explain my question, the process follows as such step by step (assuming the caster is of a level to cast and use all proposed abilities):
Spellcaster casts Major Image to create a corpse on ...
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Is Overchanneling announced before or after determining if a spell hits? [duplicate]
School of Evocation Wizards in 5E gain Overchannel at level 14. It states:
When you cast a wizard spell 1st through 5th level that deals damage, you can deal maximum damage with that spell. The ...
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Arcane Tradition and Cost Efficiency: Learn spells on level-up, or learn them from scrolls/spellbooks?
Each Wizard's Arcane Tradition subclass gives them a "Savant" feature:
Beginning when you select this school at 2nd level, the gold and time you must spend to copy a [school] spell into your ...
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3-level cleric dip as a Wizard [closed]
I am currently playing a level 9 divination wizard in a campaign and I am focusing on battlefield control. I am the only player in my group that values crowd control, and that's why I am focusing on ...
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Can the Illusion wizard's Illusory Reality feature be used to pass through a Wall of Force or Forcecage?
This is a follow-up to another question of mine: Can Nolzur's Marvelous Pigments be used to open a hole or door through a Wall of Force or Forcecage?
Illusionist Wizards get the Illusory Reality ...
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How can a character gain additional Wizard Schools?
Is there a way for a character to gain access to Wizard School Specialization Powers? Similar in a way to the Eldritch Heritage line? Failing this is there a way for a wizard to gain access to a ...
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What wizard spells can create cover for allies without preventing them from moving or attacking? [closed]
Cover is great when you can get it. The +2 bonus to AC/saves for ½ cover and +5 bonus to AC/saves with ¾ cover can be godsends with bounded accuracy when fighting against spellcasters and archers. ...
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Using a found spellbook as a Sorcerer-Wizard multiclass
I have a Divine Soul Sorcerer 6 (with INT 13) playing in a published adventure.
I just found a spellbook with 11 spells in it of varying levels. All are wizard spells, and some of the spells are ...
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How many spells would a 1st-level Wizard be able to prepare per day?
If I have a 1st level wizard with an Intelligence modifier of +3 (and therefore 6 spells known in my spellbook, plus all the cantrips for my chosen school of magic), exactly how many spells could I ...
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Can a Wizard gain more spell slots by having multiple spell books?
Can a Wizard gain more spell slots by having multiple spell books?
If I had two or more spell books each with different spells, does that increase the spell limit?
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Can you conjure a small version of a vehicle with Minor Conjuration and use Enlarge/Reduce to grow it into a copy of the original vehicle?
Say your friend allowed you to take apart and see the internal workings of a nice SUV you liked. If you studied everything outside and inside the car intensively, could you create a hotwheels-esque ...
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Can a wizard copy a spell without first identifying it?
Let's say a Wizard finds a trove of spell scrolls. Rather than spending an hour per scroll identifying and then additional time and money copying it into their spellbook, can they simply copy the ...
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Is it possible to prohibit all prohibitable schools of magic with a single character?
It is well known there are seven prohibitable schools of magic, of which the Focused Specialists can prohibit three. I'm unsure of how these stack (in other words, can you ban the same school twice?), ...
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Why does the Starter Set wizard have six spells in their spellbook?
One of the characters in the Starter Set is a 1st-level high elf wizard with an Int mod of +3. How does this character have 6 spells?
I understand that one is a ritual, but it has 5 more and not 4?
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Do Artificers, Archivists, and similar classes have any way to exploit the transmuter's Spell Versatility?
From Unearthed Arcana, specialist transmuters can gain the following:
Spell Versatility (Ex)
A 5th-level transmuter using this variant can adapt magic of other schools to his own style of ...
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What are the requirements for a wizard to successfully copy a spell from a scroll into their spellbook?
What are the requirements for a wizard to successfully copy a spell from a scroll into their spellbook?
First, I’m thinking that copying a spell from a scroll is similar to copying a spell from my ...
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What happens if the Intelligence of an undead affected by the Necromancy wizard's Command Undead feature changes after it gets controlled?
This question asked about the impact of Feebleminding an undead before using the School of Necromancy wizard's Command Undead feature; it seems that this would be an effective tactic for making an ...
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How would the UA Theurgy wizard's Channel Arcana: Divine Arcana feature work for a concentration spell?
The UA Theurgy Wizard can the apply their Divine Arcana Channel Arcana option to grant themselves a +2 to the attack roll or spell save throw DC of a spell.
If they apply Divine Arcana to a ...
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Does the time required to copy a spell into a spellbook have to be consecutive, or is that just the cumulative time required?
I was unclear from the 5e PHB if the time needed to copy a spell into my spellbook needed to be consecutive (like my character sat down and just dug in), or if he could practice a little here and a ...
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Can a creature tell when it has been affected by a Divination wizard's Portent?
Consider the following situation (from my perspective as the DM):
One of my PCs casts a spell on an NPC (or monster etc.) which forces the target to make, say, a Wisdom save, or else be frightened.
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Can a wizard cast the same spell twice simultaneously?
Could a wizard cast the same spell (utility, non-combat [Tiny Servant]) twice at the same time? Using, obviously, both slots, just dual-cast to save a minute or two? I assume the Somatic components ...
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Can a Wizard take the Magic Initiate feat and select spells from the Wizard list?
If a Wizard takes the Magic Initiate feat (PHB, p. 168), can he select 2 cantrips and a level 1 spell from the Wizard list? Or does he have to take them from a different class?
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Should a wizard buy fine inks every time he want to copy spells into his spellbook?
PHB says that Wizards should use 'fine inks' for 50 gp for every levels of the spell he want to copy into his spellbook.
The problem is that there are no any 'fine inks' in the PHB goods list, just ...
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Would the Life Transference spell be unbalanced if it ignored resistance and immunity?
I want to create a Abjuration wizard (PHB, p. 115-116) that uses the Life Transference spell (XGtE, p. 160) and the Arcane Ward feature to heal people, but I've heard people saying Life Transference ...
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If I fail the check to copy a spell from a scroll, is the gold needed to copy the spell spent anyway?
I am playing a wizard. I was reading the PHB and saw that you could copy spells into your spellbook for a cost (50 gp + 2 hours of work, per spell level).
My question regards when copying the spell ...
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How would it imbalance gameplay to allow a multiclassed wizard/sorcerer to copy wizard spells in a spellbook for which one has spell slots?
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I'm playing an eladrin wizard in a homebrew game of a friend. After hitting level 6 I'm thinking of multiclassing into sorcerer, because it fits thematically. I'm an accidental traveler ...
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How many spell slots should my level 1 wizard/level 1 fighter have?
I am working on making a wizard fighter multiclass character where the wizard is the original class. How many spells should I have in my spellbook if I am a level 1 wizard and level 1 fighter? I have ...
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Can a Simulacrum regain health from class features?
My proposed question comes from the School of Necromancy wizard's Grim Harvest feature (PHB, p. 118):
Grim Harvest
At 2nd level, you gain the ability to reap life energy from creatures you ...
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Can a Bladesinger Wizard use Bladesong with a Hand Crossbow? [closed]
I am asking for research to determine many class options and how I want to build a potential character. This concept has interested me for a while and I'd like to know. However, I could not help but ...
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Spells that belong to multiple schools
The new arcane elemental schools mention nothing about what spells belong to what schools. So in the case where a spell appears in both your elemental focus school and the opposition school, how are ...
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Can someone with vulnerability to necrotic damage benefit from resistance, in regards to the Evocation wizard's Overchannel feature?
Overchannel (Evocation Wizard feature) states that the necrotic damage it deals ignores immunities or resistances to its damage - but something like vulnerabilities would still be applied.
If I am ...
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What is the purpose of the Evocation wizard's Potent Cantrip feature?
The School of Evocation wizard's Potent Cantrip feature (PHB, p. 117) says:
Starting at 6th level, when a creature succeeds on a saving throw against your cantrip, the creature takes half the ...
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Which source or sources expand the elementalist wizard's spell lists?
The Advanced Player Guide introduced Wizard Elemental Schools, along with spell lists associated with those schools. For example, for the Air School, the following level 1 spells are given:
Alter ...
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What are all the ways wizards can learn more spells per level?
I'm trying to find any and every way I can to get a Wizard in Pathfinder to learn more spells every time they level up.
I remember quite a few from D&D 3.X but I don't know any for Pathfinder.
