The Sorcerer With No Idea Where His Powers Come From

Dec 18

Character Type: Player Build

Build Type: Balanced
Build Role: Damage Dealer / Chaos Caster

By Brunlin’s Missing Eyebrow, Did He Just Explode His Own Beard?!

So there’s this fella — Ravi Delnore. Talks like he’s an accountant. Dresses like a librarian. Carries a spellbook he can’t actually read. Claims he once sneezed and accidentally summoned fog into a courthouse. That’s when it started.

Ravi is a sorcerer. Not by bloodline, not by training — just by pure, stupid accident.

He doesn’t know why spells work. They just… do. Kind of. Sometimes.
He points. Things happen.
He panics. They happen louder.
Once, he cast Mage Armor and turned his cloak into soup.

The kicker? He thinks this is normal.

Ask him how his spells work and he’ll say:

“You just yell the word, right? And then… hope?”

He ain’t a caster. He’s a hazard with eyebrows.

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How to Build a Sorcerer Who Was Probably Bitten by a Magic Rock

This is a full-blown Wild Magic Sorcerer — but instead of playing it like a tactical gambler, you lean fully into the idea that this poor sod is just making it up as he goes.

Race

Human (Variant) – Gets ya the feat and fits the “completely average man struck by wizard lightning” theme.
Alternatively, Half-Elf — because nothing says chaos like mixed heritage and unstable sparkles.

Sorcerous Origin: Wild Magic

Every time you cast, roll that d20 and pray. And he actually does — not to a god, but to “The Spark.”

Fighting Style

Midline caster.
No control. No prep.
Just fireballs and fear.

Feats

Lucky – because of course he is
Magic Initiate (Cleric or Druid) – thinks he’s multi-talented. Actually just confused
Inspiring Leader – gives speeches like, “If I die, duck.”

Level-Up Guide

Levels 1–5:

Focus on Chaos Bolt, Shield, and Tides of Chaos.
Play him like he’s trying to learn but refuses to ask for help.
Always roll for Wild Magic, even if DM forgets.

Levels 6–8:

Grab Mirror Image, Misty Step, Counterspell.
Flavor Counterspell as a panicked yell — “NO!”
Feat: Lucky — not because he’s skilled, but because magic likes messes.

Levels 9–12:

Polymorph, Wall of Fire, Greater Invisibility.
Wild Surges go off constantly. One time he turned a mimic into a goose. Didn’t help.
People start calling him “The Catalyst.” He thinks it’s a compliment.

Levels 13–20:

Cast Teleport with absolutely zero confidence.
Roll Wild Magic more often than you cast actual spells.
Eventually gains Wish. Uses it to “order a really nice sandwich.”

Explosive Accessories

Item: The Dagger That Hates the Sun — it hates the sun. Ravi loves it. Chaos.
Trinket: Whisperfang, the Moon-Touched Dagger — glows when he’s about to miscast something… which is always
Setting: Drop him in Serynthelzaaz, the Hollow Bloom — a magical region that hates people like him

Pair him with The Bard Who Can’t Sing. One makes bad music. The other makes bad realities. The party will never know peace.

He didn’t choose the arcane life. It tripped and landed on him.

👉 Want to build someone who burns bridges, trees, and party trust by accident? Visit Mike’s Tavern or send us a Wild Surge report. We’ll file it somewhere safe.

⚠️ Side effects may include goat summoning, glitter avalanches, and spontaneous beard growth.