Discussion:Void-Influenced Sorcerer

Void Influenced Sorcerer (Subclass idea)

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Good day to everyone out there. Dungeon master here, and I've had a character "sub-class" idea of the sorcerer for awhile now.

In short, this character sub class uses the base sorcerer format, but draws his/her power from extraterrestrial and other-worldly sources. Not to be confused with powers from other dimensions, simply from other worlds/planets. They will also be able to tap into powers from the void/deep space.

Some facts/rules about the class: (This class will be referred to as voidcaster from here on out)

-In order to first become a voidcaster, one must have past magical experience, and be contacted by an outer-world figure of substantial power. This being/figure will be referred to as the voidcaster's "Void-Mentor)

-In order for the voidcaster's knowledge of other branches of void knowledge to grow, they will have to learn from their Void-Mentor. (The mentor cannot teach any void knowledge to their student above their own knowledge.) If the mentor is incapacitated/killed, the student(s) cannot learn from them or absorb any power from them.

-When one first becomes a voidcaster, they will need to connect mentally to a "Void-Source". A Void-Source can pass off as anything that comes from a deep part of space/the void and has a strong magical/arcane presence.

Examples of Void-Sources: The core of a far away planet, A magical orb touched by the void, or even an extra-terrestrial figure of great power in some cases.

-If this void-vource fails to give off power or is destroyed, the voidcaster will loose all of their ability to cast void magic, but will not loose any learned knowledge of void rituals/spells/incantations learned from spellbooks or their void-mentor.

-Both Void-Sources and Void-Mentors can be replaced

-Whenever a voidcaster uses void magic, their source looses a little bit of power. So for example, if many voidcasters are connected to a single source of power, then that source will eventually "Dry up" and could even die or be destroyed from overuse.

Some things for roleplaying a voidcaster:

-The more one taps into their void knowledge, the more connected they become to the void.

-The death of a Void-Source will not only leave the caster unable to tap into ANY sort of power, it will also leave them physically drained, and incapable of running long distances and maintaining consciousness while they are without a source.

-Casters can still learn void knowledge without their mentor, but they will have to roll for effectiveness/success whenever they want to use this acquired knowledge. They can take this knowledge to their mentor, learn it properly, and then use the spells, rituals, etc. normally.

I will add more to this later. What do you guys think?