I'm playing a CoS campaign for the first time and decided to roll an Aberrant Mind Sorcerer. I love the flavor of the subclass but am really struggling with what to keep on my Psionic Spell List.
I am entering an existing group at level 6 as the primary arcane spellcaster (other party members are a rogue, cleric, druid/barbarian MC, and a Samurai fighter).
As of now, I am planning the following:
Level 1: Dissonant Whisper, Tasha's Hideous Laughter (from Arms of Hadar) Level 2: Calm Emotions, Suggestion (from Detect Thoughts); considering adding Detect Thoughts back in on my Sorcerer spell list Level 3: Hunger of Hadar, Sending Level 4: Arcane Eye (from Evard's Black Tentacles), Summon Aberration Level 5: Modify Memory (from Rary's Telepathic Bond), Telekinesis
These are my specific questions:
Is it worth keeping Calm Emotions at all? I have never done CoS but heard many things are immune to charm. So would only benefit be to temporarily remove charms on my own party? Is that WAY TOO niche to keep in CoS?
Is it worth keeping a spell slot for Detect Thoughts? Is burning a 2nd level spell slot worth reading surface memories with certainty vs. just doing an insight check?
Are there other spells I should be considering that I am not?
I’ve not played CoS, but in other campaigns, I have used calm emotions to help when a barbarian got charmed/dominated. It only came up once or twice, but it was clutch when it did. So I guess, how good are the party’s wisdom saves?
I'd have a brief conversation with the DM on the interaction between Madnesses and Calm Emotions. If Calm Emotions counters Madness, it'll be wonderful in CoS. Likewise, I'd ask about the interaction between Detect Thoughts and Madnesses. If Detect Thoughts exposes you to more Madness checks, it'll be less good in CoS specifically.
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Hey everyone,
I'm playing a CoS campaign for the first time and decided to roll an Aberrant Mind Sorcerer. I love the flavor of the subclass but am really struggling with what to keep on my Psionic Spell List.
I am entering an existing group at level 6 as the primary arcane spellcaster (other party members are a rogue, cleric, druid/barbarian MC, and a Samurai fighter).
As of now, I am planning the following:
Level 1: Dissonant Whisper, Tasha's Hideous Laughter (from Arms of Hadar)
Level 2: Calm Emotions, Suggestion (from Detect Thoughts); considering adding Detect Thoughts back in on my Sorcerer spell list
Level 3: Hunger of Hadar, Sending
Level 4: Arcane Eye (from Evard's Black Tentacles), Summon Aberration
Level 5: Modify Memory (from Rary's Telepathic Bond), Telekinesis
These are my specific questions:
I’ve not played CoS, but in other campaigns, I have used calm emotions to help when a barbarian got charmed/dominated. It only came up once or twice, but it was clutch when it did. So I guess, how good are the party’s wisdom saves?
I'd have a brief conversation with the DM on the interaction between Madnesses and Calm Emotions. If Calm Emotions counters Madness, it'll be wonderful in CoS. Likewise, I'd ask about the interaction between Detect Thoughts and Madnesses. If Detect Thoughts exposes you to more Madness checks, it'll be less good in CoS specifically.