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[bindingties]

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[imperfectfools]

For those of us who know very little about DND (me. I'm asking for myself) could you explain wild magic?

(( Basically the premise of sorcerers is that they just Have Magic. They don’t study it, it’s just in them. Either by some exotic ancestry or exposure to another plane or a fluke of some kind. They just… figure out magic themselves on their own.

( As compared to wizards who study their magic extensively and learn from tomes and mentors, etc. )

So within DND there’s two “origins” for sorcerers. Draconic, which means some distant ancestor made a sick deal with a dragon and now sorcery kinda runs in the bloodline but when exactly it comes up kinda just depends. 

Then there’s the wild magic origin which covers… pretty much every other possible way to become a sorcerer. This particular origin has the… caveat of wild magic surge which essentially means that there’s a chance, with every sorcery spell a sorcerer casts, that something else will happen. It’s a fairly rare thing and the effects range from randomly healing to turning into a potted plant to catching shit on fire just by touching it to dealing damage to everyone around you, etc. 

Personally, considering this flavor text within the 5e description, “A sorcerer’s magic wants to be wielded, andit has a tendency to spill out in unpredictable ways ifit isn’t called on.” I think that wild magic surge can also happen when a spell has not been cast in a long time. Which is a Problem for Franziska.

I considered draconic origins but then went NAH and decided Franziska’s innate and powerful magical ability was more of a fluke at birth. And Manfred was a cowardly asshole who didn’t want to deal with the chaos inherently involved with Franziska’s casting. ))

[imperfectfools]

What's the paladin spell you're best at?

“You’re mistaken stranger, I can’t cast anything.” The lie is practiced, drilled into her by her father. Something in her veins crackles in spiteful rebellion of the words, but her face doesn’t change.

[imperfectfools]

(( Sorcerer!Franziska who physically lashes out because everything in her veins demands that she cast, but she refuses to risk the possible chaos and she doesn’t know many spells anyhow.

Everyone wonders how the actual fuck she can even have levels in paladin with her temper and tendency to just Fight™

“You’re devoted to law and order, right??” “Of course.” “.......last night the cops had to drag you out of a tavern because you started fighting with everyone who looked at you funny.......”

And she’s constantly surrounded by rumors because how could a family known for their great wizards produce a mediocre paladin? Honestly with her reluctance for casting I think she may even be read as a fighter. In which case there’s so much “Ah, it’s such a shame your daughter didn’t have any arcane gifts, Mr. Von Karma.”

A lie he’s glad to let thrive to save face.

OH FUCK ME MANFRED STRAIGHT UP ORDERING FRANZISKA TO NEVER CAST AT ALL EVEN WHEN SHE TAKES UP BEING A PALADIN JUST TO ENSURE NO ONE WONDERS WHY SHE DIDNT BECOME A WIZARD WHEN IT’S CLEAR SHE CAN TAP INTO MAGICAL WELLSPRINGS

SO SHE’S DEFINITELY READ AS A FIGHTER. FUCK ME. ))

[imperfectfools]

(( i was thinking abt my dnd verse & like i just imagined Maya trying to help Franziska be more comfortable with her casting

Like the Fey Clan is one of monks ( with a dash of necromancy ), yeah, but Maya figures some of the stuff with ki oughta help a little right?? Ki and sorcerer magic are inherent in the body and don’t require tomes to use so like....

Yeah so I had that thought and started fucking crying ))

[bindingties]

(( listened to the new taz and HNNNNNNNNNNN i got reminded of sorcerer!Franziska & i am Emotional abt it ))

[imperfectfools]

Are those flame symbols on the pauldrons?

(( they’re supposed to be smaller, stylized wings but space is a fun issue to work around ^^ she is a paladin and does feel a compulsion to indicate as much on her armor somehow, even if she’s aware she’s a pretty shitty paladin because of her father’s limits and her own fears.

it’s not a gaudy addition, just a slight nod to a class she feels both apart of and disconnected from ))

[imperfectfools]

Who said I wanted to say anything? But some other keen-eyed wanderer might. I know a customer in need when I see one. *opens cloak to reveal several pouches* Antimagic charms. Potent ones. ((note: as far as I can tell, stuff like this doesn’t exist in DND, so this guy’s probably a fraud))

“Say another word and I’ll ensure you never speak again.” Does he think she’s a fool? Or that her father hadn’t already tried? 

Nothing that could help her existed.

[imperfectfools]

DND Franziska, what would you do if word of your little chaos problem got out?

Her gauntlets clatter as her fists clench. “Say a word and I’ll end your life here.” She already knows she’s a disgrace to her family, the whole countryside doesn’t need to know too.

[imperfectfools]

Now I'm having feelings about low charisma/wisdom paladin/sorceror Franziska

(( YEAH YEAH I KNOW

JUST FRANZISKA HAVING ALL THIS WILD MAGIC BUT BARELY KNOWING WHAT TO DO WITH IT. LIKE SHE’S TRYING. VON KARMAS ARE WIZARDS BUT HER FATHER ONLY TEACHES MILES AND SOMETIMES WHEN SHE TRIES TO TEACH HERSELF SHE CAN CAST A SPELL PROFICIENTLY BUT THEN SOMETHING ELSE WEIRD/DANGEROUS HAPPENS

and she goes into fighting instead because at least she isn’t risking chaos with magic and her paladin status happens due to her extreme devotion to law and order. She’s good at it, but can’t help but feel like she failed somehow. She rarely casts paladin spells, worried about the wild magic surge. ))