Is this even possible with Tides of Chaos? Is an initiative roll considered an ability check?
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D&D 5E [GUIDE] Playing Dice with the Universe: A Slant Guide to Wild-Magic Sorcerer
Is this even possible with Tides of Chaos? Is an initiative roll considered an ability check?
Yet another who has registered here as a new user. Thanks for a fantastic guide Cognomen.
It is a Dexterity check. So anything that affects dexterity checks, affects Initiative rolls. Hex, Champion Fighter/Bard class abilities, etc. It's also why I always pick up Guidance. So long as I have 6 seconds before combat I can get a mini-Alert feat and add 1d4 to my initiative roll.
Cognomen's Cassowary
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Thanks, MacMind.
RulesJD, I can honestly say that I had never thought of using it on the initiative roll. Great suggestion.
RulesJD, I can honestly say that I had never thought of using it on the initiative roll. Great suggestion.
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I've just pushed a long-overdue second edition of the guide. I had hoped to get it done last weekend, but I'm pretty glad with the forum roll-back that I didn't. There are bound to be some formatting and spacing issues; I'll endeavor to straighten them out as soon as I can.
As for changes, I have done a thoroughgoing review and rethink of the entire guide, with the most extreme changes occurring in the spells section, finished the portion on multiclassing, and brought it up to date with SCAG cantrips and some notable UA contributions. I also converted all the black ratings to green, since it was reported to me that the black was disappearing in some background schemes.
As always, thanks for reading!
As for changes, I have done a thoroughgoing review and rethink of the entire guide, with the most extreme changes occurring in the spells section, finished the portion on multiclassing, and brought it up to date with SCAG cantrips and some notable UA contributions. I also converted all the black ratings to green, since it was reported to me that the black was disappearing in some background schemes.
As always, thanks for reading!
Maybe it's worth mentioning how the ancient's lvl 7 aura of warding can play well with wild magic, especially since it is not the only reason to go that high with paladin (you mentioned most of the reasons up to 6, apart perhaps that the few extra hp would help you be closer to enemies for better wild magic effects).
mellored
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Depending on your level, you might be sacrificing controlled chaos.
Also, very few of your bursts will get you with elemental damage.
Ted Bacalso
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I'm new to D&D 5e and the WMS. Noob question: Can you use Tides of Chaos and have a Wild Magic Surge on the same spell, on the same turn?
For example: I cast Scorching Ray, then I use Tides of Chaos to gain advantage on one of my rays of fire. After I'm done with Scorching Ray, the DM can have me roll on the Surge table immediately. I think I'm stretching the rules, but I wanted someone else's opinion on the matter.
For example: I cast Scorching Ray, then I use Tides of Chaos to gain advantage on one of my rays of fire. After I'm done with Scorching Ray, the DM can have me roll on the Surge table immediately. I think I'm stretching the rules, but I wanted someone else's opinion on the matter.
Cognomen's Cassowary
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Totally within the rules, though, as always, it's the DM's opinion that matters most.
Ted Bacalso
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So does that mean, assuming the DM is willing, that there is a slight possibility of Surging twice in 1 turn? Let's use my previous example. After I'm done casting Scorching Ray and the DM makes me roll on the Surge table, can the DM have me roll a d20, and if I roll a 1, I roll on the Surge table once again? Because I'm not sure if the descriptions of "Wild Magic Surge" and "Tides of Chaos" in the PHB are mutually exclusive or not.
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No, not if your table uses the errata, which are available free from WotC and can be found with a quick search.
This gives us a lot of the small details of surges which aren't addressed in the PHB proper, including that they are limited to once per turn. Even if you cast two spells on one turn (using fighter's action surge, or casting one with your action and one with your reaction), you can still only get one wild-magic surge.
For the portions of the two features that you quoted, it is at the DM's discretion if they overlap and how. He or she might have you roll after your spell, and if you don't trigger a wild-magic surge, then decide to give you a surge anyway and recharge tides of chaos. As a DM myself, I wouldn't play it that way, but it is viable under the rules as written.
Player's Handbook Errata said:
This gives us a lot of the small details of surges which aren't addressed in the PHB proper, including that they are limited to once per turn. Even if you cast two spells on one turn (using fighter's action surge, or casting one with your action and one with your reaction), you can still only get one wild-magic surge.
For the portions of the two features that you quoted, it is at the DM's discretion if they overlap and how. He or she might have you roll after your spell, and if you don't trigger a wild-magic surge, then decide to give you a surge anyway and recharge tides of chaos. As a DM myself, I wouldn't play it that way, but it is viable under the rules as written.
