D&D 5E (2014) Spells for a dancing girl? Or, spells with concealable components

[Blue Orange]

Wandered into this from another thread, but there's no reason a non-evil wizardress might not do this for fun. Cast change self on yourself to lose those years and enjoy the attention--if things get rough you've got power word stun. (Or a wizard--though he might have to use a bull's strength spell for best effects.)

Feathers are used for enhance ability, feather fall, Tasha's hideous laughter, summon beast, fly, foresight, and fear, so she can be wearing a feathered necklace or hairpiece.

The fur and amber rod for lightning bolt are easy to make part of a costume, though it might be tricky to aim in a crowded room if you didn't want to hit everyone.

Many illusions use fleece, so she could wear a fleece garment. Illusions also might be a good choice for a nonviolent exit from a dangerous situation.

Disintegrate, mending, and reverse gravity all use a magnet (lodestone). A piece of jewelry could be magnetized.

In extremis, a ball of sulfur and bat guano isn't that hard to hide.

 

[Alzrius]

There was a Houuri class for 1e many years ago that might give inspiration for the theme you are looking for. I'm sure you can find a spell list somewhere. I don't know if there is enough meat on the bones to draft it as a variation on the Arcane Trickster chassis.

For anyone curious, the houri class comes from White Dwarf issue #13.

 

[Krachek]

Since counterspell is aiming to oblivion due to future monster format, why not allow a feat that get rid of V,S and M component for no price material component?

 

[Baron Opal II]

The jewel in her navel is an orb spellcasting focus, with a bonus on mind-affecting spells.

 

[ProfessorDetective]

Going to necro this to mention that 2024 actually added a dancing caster. The catch: It's a Bard subclass. The College of Dance, to be specific. The concept: a Monk-ish Bard, with Unarmored Defense scaling on Cha, Unarmed Attack scaling off of Dex and your Inspiration die, a boost to Dex saves, and some other stuff. Oh, and it's very compatible with the 2014 rules, so you can backport it with no re-tuning. Most of the previous advice should still work for a bard, differences in spell lists notwithstanding,

As for spells for our archmage: Shield as a panic button defensive move, Mind Sliver and/or Mind Spike as relatively subtle offensive moves (with Spike being a divination spell, perfect for a diviner), Etherealness as a quiet exit strategy.