Sun Sorcerer?

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#1

Zardnaar

Aug 24, 2015 0:35:08

 

 I was wondering how you would build a sun sorcerer in 5E? I am kind of thinking of Sadira from Darksun. I have had a few thoughts on the matter. Sun Sorcerer= radiant type spells.

 

1. Favoured Soul with the Light Domain. No bonus damage biut a lot more spells known and you get a buit of melee or ranged atttacks. More fire based.

 

2. Somehting like the Fire Dragon Sorcerer, but a lack of radiant spells in the game.

 

3. Something like the Storm Sorcerer with a few spells borrowed from the cleric spell lists. Guiding bolt comes to mind, flaming sphere, fireball. Spells that deal radiant damage and spherical fire spells. 

#2

mellored

Aug 24, 2015 8:22:07

IMO: 

1:  You gain the light and sacred flame cantrips and (insert light / radiant spells here).

Radiant and fire spells deal extra damage equal to your Cha modifier if the target is in sunlight.

 

6: As an action you can spend 1SP to shed light in 60' for 1 hour.  This light is sunlight.

 

14: When you are shining, any enemy within 5' of you is blinded.

 

18: Any light you create shines for twice the distance.  Radiant spells have twice the range.

#3

Elfcrusher

Aug 24, 2015 8:25:06

What's the fluff?  How is the sun part of your bloodline?  

 

Seems to me that should be figured out first, as it will inform the mechanics.

#4

mellored

Aug 24, 2015 8:35:34

Elfcrusher wrote:
#5

Zardnaar

Aug 25, 2015 3:05:08

 THe bloodline might be the blood of Apollo or Ra something like that. Might be several generations removed of course.

#6

Yunru

Aug 25, 2015 6:14:45 		No, it would be OP and break the game next month.

In non-predicitve news: Sun=Light. Done. Light Cleric or Light Favoured Soul.

#7

Ath-kethin

Aug 25, 2015 13:40:02

Sadira in particular is a tough case, since she didn't really follow the rules of any edition.  She was a wizard who just became something else.  

 

That being said, I would run with Yunru's idea, in particular the LIght Favored Soul.  The description of the class variant describes being "touched" or "chosen" by a god; this could easily account for Sadira's transformation.  I would keep the class's magic arcane instead of divine, remove the wings at 14th level (keep the flight though), and call it a day.