bedir than
Full Moon Storyteller
My last wild mage wanted to surge. I just told him to roll every time, sometimes even on cantrips. The group loved it
D&D 5E Potential House Rule for More Wild Magic
Charlaquin
Goblin Queen (She/Her/Hers)
I have a Wild Magic sorcerer in my current campaign. I have a wild magic surge trigger whenever:
• She rolls a natural 1 on a spell attack
• A creature rolls a natural 20 on a saving throw against one of her spells
• She loses concentration on a spell
Makes it feel like a mishap, even though more surge effects are beneficial or neutral than harmful.
• She rolls a natural 1 on a spell attack
• A creature rolls a natural 20 on a saving throw against one of her spells
• She loses concentration on a spell
Makes it feel like a mishap, even though more surge effects are beneficial or neutral than harmful.
As said, Tides of Chaos lets you and the player have surges as often as you want.
1. Player gives themself advantage with TOC.
2. The next leveled spell they cast, they can surge (your choice). That also resets TOC.
3. see step 1.
Step 2 requires player buy-in (they are choosing to cast a leveled spell aftert they'vbe played godling with fate), and can be limited by the DM (who can make the surge the default, or make it happen any time the player isn't talking about surging, or whatever). But there shouldn't be a shortage, and that then lets them give themself advantage again.
1. Player gives themself advantage with TOC.
2. The next leveled spell they cast, they can surge (your choice). That also resets TOC.
3. see step 1.
Step 2 requires player buy-in (they are choosing to cast a leveled spell aftert they'vbe played godling with fate), and can be limited by the DM (who can make the surge the default, or make it happen any time the player isn't talking about surging, or whatever). But there shouldn't be a shortage, and that then lets them give themself advantage again.
How about roll twice to check for a surge, refreshing the ability on a surge and ending this effect? Takes DM fiat out of the situation.
el-remmen
Moderator Emeritus
That is what we're doing! And maybe we're a statistical anomaly, but not one surge yet!
On the other hand, the first time someone tried to use a scroll of a too high level there was a mishap!
el-remmen
Moderator Emeritus
I actually have a few different wild surge result tables (adapted from 2E) and i have the player roll the percentiles and then I choose which result of that number from the table with the result that is most interesting in the moment or most appropriate to the situation. Or at least, I would do that, except as I said above. . . no surges in over a year of play!
bedir than
Full Moon Storyteller
I meant just roll on the wild magic table.
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