I’ve been pouring over the various deities of the Forgotten Realms; and Gond has quickly become one of my favorite gods.
Known mainly as The Wonderbringer, he is both a “smith god” as well as a god of inventors. He also occupies an interesting niche within Mystra’s service, as his creations are often magical in nature.
Alignment-wise, he’s also interesting in that he really is only interested in creating beautiful or fascinating things…leading him to be a bit chaotic-neutral in nature; not malevolent in intention, but also a bit reckless when it comes to testing out his creations.
While artificers are firmly his primary worshippers, I’m interested in creating a Wizard follower of Gond; and I’m curious as to which subclass to select from; and what spells might suit them.
Mechanically, this Wizard will either multiclass a level or two as an Artificer; or they will take the “Artificer Initiate” feat to allows tools as their spellcasting focus…just to ensure that there is not a broad disconnect from Gond as a builder.
So to re-iterate: what Wizard subclass might “fit” a worshipper of Gond? What are some neat spells a Gondite might utilize? (Tiny Servant, Animate Objects, Summon Construct, etc…)
Hey, all.
I’ve been pouring over the various deities of the Forgotten Realms; and Gond has quickly become one of my favorite gods.
Known mainly as The Wonderbringer, he is both a “smith god” as well as a god of inventors. He also occupies an interesting niche within Mystra’s service, as his creations are often magical in nature.
Alignment-wise, he’s also interesting in that he really is only interested in creating beautiful or fascinating things…leading him to be a bit chaotic-neutral in nature; not malevolent in intention, but also a bit reckless when it comes to testing out his creations.
While artificers are firmly his primary worshippers, I’m interested in creating a Wizard follower of Gond; and I’m curious as to which subclass to select from; and what spells might suit them.
Mechanically, this Wizard will either multiclass a level or two as an Artificer; or they will take the “Artificer Initiate” feat to allows tools as their spellcasting focus…just to ensure that there is not a broad disconnect from Gond as a builder.
So to re-iterate: what Wizard subclass might “fit” a worshipper of Gond? What are some neat spells a Gondite might utilize? (Tiny Servant, Animate Objects, Summon Construct, etc…)
I think probably Conjurer or Transmuter.
Transmutation, while thematically appropriate…is, uh, a bit lackluster.
Conjuration, however, is quite interesting…a great way to buff the “Summon Construct” spell.