10 Unique Ideas For Your Next D&D Wizard Character Build | Sourcing Your Magic
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- Looking for unique ideas to bring to your next Wizard character to life? Here are 10 concepts to help you know how to make it memorable and unique! Thinking outside the normal D&D tropes a bit, we get to put down the spell book and wizard towers and pick up fractured minds and sentient spells!
But don't worry, you'll still be able to cast fireball!
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1:32 The Mad
2:24 The Prodigy
3:06 The Implant
3:44 The Clockwork
4:38 The Professor
5:30 The Educated
8:11 The Cheat
8:56 The Component
9:40 The Spell
10:42 The Infected
11:41 Bonus Tip
12:05 What Next?
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Didn't expect to have it by this video but I'm in awe as always! Youre amazing!
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Fun Fact! The concept of magic as a sentient thing is actually the foundation of magic in D&D. It's based on the work of one Jack Vance. In his novels, spells were living things that a wizards coaxed into their mind. Even a talented wizard could hold only a tiny handful of spells in their mind before releasing them into the world. And that is the inspiration for preparing spells. It's why in older editions, each individual instance of a spell had to be prepared instead of the current spell slot system in 5e. But you can still see the bones of that concept. If you want to know more, I'm sure plenty of people have talked about it.
Bonus Fact! The name Vecna is an anagram of Vance.
Yes, I'm actually very familiar! It's a really fun way to look at it! Lots of implications if anyone wants to play with the concept more in-game
One that I've done in the past is very similar to that of a druid, their magic comes from studying and harnessing nature. To him nature had a set of rules to follow and by identifying the rules you could exploit them. Fireball? In bogs and swamps methane build-ups sometimes release and can under certain conditions ignite (This is where the origin of the will o' wisp comes from), so a wizard knowing that can figure out how to recreate those conditions elsewhere. Cloud kill or incendiary cloud? Same concept, just slightly altered conditions. Control water? He just understands fluid dynamics. Shape water? Thermodynamics are fun. Mold earth or shape stone? Hello rapid erosion and/or earthen fluid dynamics (think mudslides and how they happen) Air based spells like fly? Air currents. Magic Missile? It's a stream of energy that comes from understanding atomic particles at its most base form. Necromancy spells? Understanding anatomy and physiology.
Great example of how we can mix the tropes! Sounds like you really flushed it out!
I made a eldritch knight wizard multiclass. He survived his village being razed by bandits and saw a wizard slay said bandits. He found an old spell books in the ruins and began to study but also picked up a martial weapon having to survive on his own for a long time so he's good at both magic and melee.
Well, the Educated wizard really puts a new view on the "Wizard is the most versatille class" concept. Now whenever i create a character i will be tempted to just play a wizard-not-wizard or a mage hand that manifested a body wizard 😁
Congrats on th 1k btw, you really deserve that and so much more
Thanks Matheus!! I feel that's a good problem to have 😂 great to have you around!
I'm watching this two years later, and you have 19.3k subscribers. you've done amazingly, and no surprise. these videos get me through my day and inspire me to be more creative and bust through boxes on characters
Ideas:
The Alchemist: You don't cast spells. You craft alchemical concoctions (mostly Explosives). To maintain concentration you flick a precise amount of alchemical fluid every 6 seconds at an ongoing alchemical effect.
The Hedge: Yes you heard that right. A number of spells actually do not involve spell attacks or spell saves. You exclusively use spells that do not relate to your intelligence Modifier. This makes for an unusual support and utility caster. This makes you an odd Hedge Wizard with no formal training an a restricted spell list.
The Painter: This Wizard learns magic through their love of painting rather than spell book. They use a paint brush as a spell casting focus and use various magical paints for material components. They paint their spell effects onto a canvass even during battle.
The Scientist: In a futuristic setting where magic never existed, you have used various technological items to mimic spells. You are inspired by stories of wizards and studied science to one day become a real life wizard. You use flamethrower for burning hand, maybe a holographic projector for various illusion spells, a good grasp of medicine for necromancy etc.
How would you reflavor your wizard? Where would your magic come from?
One thing I see when I visualize a Wizard casting a spell is that magic circles manifesting in front of their hands, think Doctor Strange style. The higher level the spell the bigger the circle is until it is like a sphere, or other shape, surrounding the wizard containing the magical equations of runes and symbols that pertain to the specific spell/school of magic they're using. Also if they're preforming a spell that was developed by a Wizard (Tasha, Mordenkainen, ect) would have the signature of said Wizard within it as well.
I once played a wizard card shark inspired by Twisted Fate from league of legends where his spell book was a deck of cards and him casting spell involved throwing card made of magic specifically for my first casting fireball went like this:"He draws a card from his sleeve it's the Queen of hearts and with a cocky smile throws the card into the middle of the formation bursting into the flames and consuming all those around at the center a majestic woman made of flames."
He was kinda a variant of the cheat but rather uses magic to cheat at games to get money.
Yeah sounds more like a unique component wizard!! I love it!!
My High Elf Lv3 Battle Smith Artificer/ Lv17 Bladesinger Wizard Felidar Kadlynn was a total asocial gearhead specializing in practical magic application and magitech primarily cast spells through various gadgets, mostly installed in his prosthetic arm. He even made a Spellshard as his spellbook from his Infusions and mounted it as a prosthetic eye. The DM was running a mid to high level space opera kind of campaign, speed running us from Lv10-20 in 12 sessions. With Felidar focusing on utility and control spells and leaning in deep into his 6 tool proficiencies, things went ridiculous fast.
Love that! Someday I will get to play a space D&D game!
I'm thinking of a wizard who was once a familiar and in turn his familiar becomes a wizard once the prior master dies.
oooh, interesting!! Like a magical heredity!
@@TheClericCorner absorbing enough magic to become more sentient. And then its kinda like the magic is alive and imbues the next creature with the desire to learn. I mean those nerdy wizards don't get out a lot to find a partner and teach a child lol
I joined a campaign at level 8 with an illusion wizard who has an interesting secret.
He's a superhero.
Using the Mask of Many Faces Eldritch Invocation via a feat, he "dons" his spandex costume and calls himself The Bugler. He also makes himself look like a beefcake (he has an 8 in both strength and dex); but my favorite part is that when in costume, he'll incorporate illusion magic no matter which spell he casts. For example:
Catapult = picks it up and throws it, Scorching Ray = heat vision,
Fly = Superman flight pose, etc.
The only problem is... I joined the party right before they went back in time and everything went really bad. I never had time to actually play out the superhero part lol. But maybe another campaign...
Used the Educated wizard, by customizing the Witherbloom student background I made a wizard who wishes to become a physician, and uses necromancy to better understand humanoid anatomy (so now I can drink the tears of clerics as they shout heresy while I save the king from their appendicitis >:D).
Heck yessss wizards who aren't the stereotype! I once made a wizard who was inspired to take up the mantle of his mentor as the Spell Thief, where all of his spells, even the ones he learned from his mentor, were stolen, so his goal was always tracking down and stealing spells and spell books.
Something I saw as an advice for making spellcasters was to make a goal of theirs to be to learn a 5th or 6th level spell, since by any normal persons standards, those spells are crazy, so my wizard's s spell goal was "Geas"! Love this video series, congrats on 1k!
Thank you!! I love the spell theif idea, I haven't touched on that at all! Great add!
Another wonderful video with tons of examples of ways to make a Spheres of Power wizard. I definitely do not regret subscribing now
Aw thank you so much! I value your feedback! 💛
Did you just say "Fireball is not the only answer"?
~FLOUNCES THROUGH A PORTAL IN A HUFF~
Amazing ideas!
I have played a culinary wizard, and it was a blast!
Alot of people have been saying they want to play that! You were ahead of the game! 😂
Grats on 1k
Thank you!! It snuck up on me! And it was awesome having you there at the premier!
I've been looking for this video for an hour!
Oh no! What were you searching? Maybe I can improve the search
The Hex Core from Arcane is literally their Spell Book. The "spells" are just matching up the right patterns.
YES! This so much! 🙌
Glad I found your channel!
Glad you found it too!!
This is cool and I kind of notice that some sources of magic are similar to sorcerer subclasses
Absolutely! You should check out my Why Class Tropes Don't Matter video!
I had an idea for a wizard a while back
The Sage Knight- you're enamoured by tales of knights and chivalry and do similar to how they do, you fight mages, copy their spells when you win, rinse, repeat, this is likely how you got your first few spells
Oh like you have to kill the wizard to get their spell?
@@TheClericCorner or just beat them in honorable combat, depends how evil they are, it's sorta like how in Arthurian myth some of the knights are introduced by beating a bad knight and then hijacking his horse and armor
OH! Like the Knight Enchanter from Dragon Age Inquisition
Congratulations on hitting 1K!!! Super excited for you! Can't wait to see your channel grow and see where the future takes you.
A "Better" suggestion/idea I had for a Wizard/Artificer would be a fantasy version of a SWAT team. This is an idea I've had for an Artificer. Towns Guards aren't overly equipped to handle magic for the most part. (Still working on a name but...) I have a group called B.A.T.S. or Battle Arcana & Tactics Squad, which would use different Artificer subclasses to handle magic or supernatural attacks on towns. This could be lead up by a high level wizard who adds to their growing catalogue of magic items or tactics against different enemies. Have different codes for different threat levels.
Just a working idea, the next character I want to play is an Artificer. His story would him being a Sage wanting to travel the world/planes and gather up info and to start this new organization to help the world.
Appreciate anyone who took the time to read this. Hope everyone has a blessed day!
I got NERD CHILLS! I love the idea of a swat team! Definitely a fix to a concern that most definitely would be happening in a magical world!
@@TheClericCorner Then there could be specialist units which handle certain problems, which can be made up of even more classes/subclasses. Demonic incursion? Call in the "Hell B.A.T.S". Which consists of a Horizon Walker Ranger (to find the portal), Oath of Watchers Paladin, an Abjuration Wizard, and some Artificers for backup. Code: Black Mass for Demonic Cults.
@@callmeb.o.b.824 I need this. Do you have this all flushed out??
@@TheClericCorner Sorry for the delayed response.
I have some ideas on some of these units and how to re-flavor them into a tactical/magic punk feel. Example: the spell See Invisibility. Have it flavored as weird Goggles from either Ghostbusters or Hellboy. Even have a team that their specialty would be ghosts or spirits. Also other spells for tactical "breaching" you can use Invisibility to sneak in, Spider Climb would be repelling up the side of a building, Feather Fall for HALO jumps.
Aquatic missions have armor redesigned as old fashioned Deep Sea Diver Suits (have an idea of an Armorer Artificer's Thunder Gauntlet that looks like a Deep Sea Mine).
Air units could have the look of The Rocketeer.
These are just some of many ideas I have for it. Truly made my day that you wanted to hear more about it. Appreciate your time. Hope you have a blessed day.
@@callmeb.o.b.824 well absolutely!! I think that's a great idea and would make a great add to any city campaign! If you ever flush the concepts out with subclasses and spells, you should drop it in the discord sometime! Love to hear it
The "Mad" Wizard Build gives me an idea for a wizard based on the movie "The Fourth Kind". Their name's Sanmi Osuns (Bonus Points if you can get the reference), he's a School of Dunamancy Wizard who struggled a lot in school until he unknowingly made a deal with an alien god named Madama Lechuza, The Owl That Came To Take Us Away, disguised as an ordinary owl bird that tapped on their window until he let her in, thinking nothing much of it, & decided on keeping her as his familiar he named Simone (Inspired by Simon from "The Owl Have Come To Take Us Away", every night, she'd possess Sanmi's sleeping body & use it to write all the right answers down in his spellbook, sometimes leaving traces of herself behind in his mind. Eventually when he graduated, his familiar revealed himself to be his patron &, in return of helping him out with graduating school, he had to help her out with patching up some holes in the Dungeons & Dragons Multiverse.
Could you do the sorcerer class next??? Or do you already have an order planned out
Haha lucky for you, sorcerer is next week!! 😊
My Bladesinger has the contents of his spellbook engraved on his weapons.
Lots of creative suggestions!! Need to make a cook wizard!!! Implant gave me an idea! memories that aren't his own. The idea of a memory palace from Sherlock. But it's not yours. You only know the spells as needed. Kinda like a kalashtar. Accidental download. Like the show chuck.
Oh that's SO good! Like the wizard part of him isn't himself! That's crazy!
@@TheClericCorner thanks!!! Your vids really help with character creation! And spark alot of ideas!
@@airdragon11studios that's the goal! I'm so glad they are helping! 😊 Let me know if there's a class you'd like to see!
@@TheClericCorner Definitely ranger! Most are the same, so would be so hype for your take!!
@@airdragon11studios ooh! Those happen to be my 2nd favorite class!
my favorite wizard is a diviner whose spells are written in water on pages of darkness bound in eternity ; her orb is the frozen eye of a white dragon and the source of her arcane power - she is played a lot like a warlock or cleric serving Tiamat ~
If you create a component wizard, talk with your DM to hunt for more powerful components to cast more powerful spells. Peruvian Darkness powder can cast darkness, but let's say an ancient brass dragon's breath sac casts an upcasted fireball. Or, if you want to cast a more powerful charm person, a dusting of fae sprinkles can be blown on your target.
I find the component idea very interesting and fun to play. It reminds me a lot of how dark magic works in the show The Dragon Prince. What would be some good subclasses i am thinking wizard or maybe warlock because they have a darker spell list?
Unfortunately not too familiar with the show! How does the dark magic work?
@@TheClericCorner Humans were not born with magic, so they made there own magic by squeezing the magic out of magical creatures to cast spells.
Once made a wizard inspired by Green Arrow/Hawkeye/Hanzo from Overwatch, each spell was described as a different gadget/trick arrow
Dunno man, the Spell wizard kinda seems like you're wandering into Sorcerer territory
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First time playing a wizard and I actually consiering to make him an alcholic
I had an idea for a wizard where he had no formal education but traveled around and learned magic from fire giants or gold dragons so his magic is just a medley of other people’s magic
I did something in another game, but you could do it in D&D. I had a wizard who was the reincarnation of an alien entity. They got their spells from memories of a past life.
Yeah that works great!
Top video with good content
Your professor wizards are similar to how they are within my campaign world. The belief is the greater the mind and knowledge known the deeper understanding of the arcane and ability to harness the god like power of higher levels
Wait what?? What did you search??
Also, I totally agree. If bard's get magic simply cuz they are charismatic enough, wizards should get magic simply cuz their smart enough :)
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My apologies on the typo I had finished driving almost a 1000 kilometers as I have moved interstate and I was tired it should have said “good content”
@@scottburns4458 Gave me a heart attack 😂
Thank you all the same!
I had an idea for a transmuter who gets their power from gemstones.
Casting a leveled spell uses a certain amount of gems. Like if I cast fly 3 gems glow. Casting feather fall one activates.
It's basically creating an infinity gauntlet.
So flavorful!!
The "Spell" wizard could come about as a result of a regular wizard casting Fireball so much that they become one with the spell.
Quick question for you. Is it possible to have a wizard that manipulates nature? Like, for instance, if my wife was a wizard, and she lives in a forest, she can manipulate the green. Or if she lives near a beach, can she manipulate the water or sand?
Turtlenecks are always 😎!
Always will agree 😎
IDEA: Naturalist Wizard who learns spells by observing magical creatures in the wild and trying to find ways to replicate their abilities (ala the Blue Mage class from Final Fantasy).
Fantastic flavor!!
Some of them seem like sorcerers
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tbf there is a name for sentient spells, it is known as vancean magic dnd actually had it
That's definitely where sentient spells came from
An Enchanter idea. The Drug Dealer. You do use Enchantment to warp the minds of consenting individuals in order to provide euphoric experiences. People are literally paying you to drug them. Only trouble is that you might anger some actual drug dealers.
The Dreamer: A strange person with a wild and vivid imagination. Now all their wild ideas have manifested as spells. People can literally see this person's strange and wacky imagination. When they hallucinate, they cast spells. The spell book a collection of books containing stories. Whenever they read fiction books this becomes their muse for more elaborate stories. Their wild imagination becomes reality.
The fabrication necromancer
Paladin can't get made if the skeleton is made of wood or steel
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the cheat is arcane trickster
HAHAHA donald flumph
I guarantee the prodigy will be insufferable at most tables. They will assume they have the alleged charm of these weirdo fictional geniuses when they're just being unpleasant.
Blue meth?
“Domains not about life shouldn’t have healing spells”
This is a very weird take from someone who’s entire channel is about flavoring abilities. It’s really not too hard to reflavor healing anyway.
For instance, we have knowledge cleric, which has no thematic relation to healing. We can reflavor healing spells as the cleric helping the body to remember its original form before it was injured. Totally in line with the knowledge cleric.
If we’re a trickery cleric, maybe we’re tricking the mind into thinking it’s healed, kind of like a magically enhanced placebo affect. Or even better, maybe we’re tricking a different god into healing on our behalf by magically pretending to be one of their clerics.
Even blaster clerics like tempest have some obvious reflavors. Everyone knows about revivify being essentially a defibrillator.
It's an argument about base class fantasy, of course flavor is always an option. Thanks for your input!