D&D (2024) Aberrant Mind Sorcerer With a High Intelligence?

[Dragonhelm]

When WotC was playtesting their psionics rules, there was an Unearthed Arcana that presented a psionics arcane tradition for the wizard. You can find it here.

I played the psionics wizard for a few sessions and had fun. I would like to convert the character to the 2024 rules for fun, but one thing really bugs me. I envision this character as being a super smart academic who heads up a psionics academy. It's a concept I've had since 2e. Think of him like Professor X meets Mace Windu.

So how do I create a 10th-level aberrant mind sorcerer who makes use of his high Intelligence?

Inspiration art comes from the erudite class from Dragon Magazine during the 3.5 period. I don't remember what issue or know who the artist is.

 

[Zardnaar]

Ask DM to allow you to use intelligence instead of charisma?

 

[Horwath]

Ask DM to allow you to use intelligence instead of charisma?

basically this.
also you can replace Cha with Int saves that you get from the class.
Both abilities are dump stats if not used for spellcasting, so, who cares...

 

[Zardnaar]

basically this.
also you can replace Cha with Int saves that you get from the class.
Both abilities are dump stats if not used for spellcasting, so, who cares...

Balance wise you have probably made yourself weaker.

 

[Horwath]

Balance wise you have probably made yourself weaker.

maybe, Tasha's did add few spells that target Int, so if you use those, but yeah, Cha still has some harder spells to resist.

 

[Zardnaar]

maybe, Tasha's did add few spells that target Int, so if you use those, but yeah, Cha still has some harder spells to resist.

NPCs don't have those spells so falls into DM specials.

Charisma is more useful in the social pillar though. Probably comes up more often than say Arcana or whatever.

 

[Ancalagon]

Some clerics/druids in 5.5 can use wisdom to do arcana or other scholarly test, that would be a very simple way of doing it.

 

[MarkB]

Start with a half-decent Intelligence, then take Keen Mind to gain expertise in Arcana. That way, you are pretty much a genius when it comes to arcane matters.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Balance wise you have probably made yourself weaker.

Sometimes character concept should come before optimization.

 

[Horwath]

Sometimes character concept should come before optimization.

agree, but both should be looked at. And especially to watch underwhelming options, those are not fun at all.