Sorcerer (Aberrant Mind)
Hit Points
Hit Dice: d6 per Sorcerer (Aberrant Mind) level
Hit Points at first Level: 6+ your Constitution Modifier
Hit Points at Higher Levels: 1d8!<=1 +your Constitution modifier per Sorcerer level after 1st (minimum of 2 on the roll)
Proficiences
Armor: None
Weapons: Daggers, darts, slings, quarterstaffs, light crossbows
Tools: None
Saving Throws: Constitution, Charisma
Skills: Choose two from Arcana, Deception, Insight, Intimidation, Persuasion, and Religion.
Overview & Creation
Class Features
Level 1
Sorcerous Origin: Aberrant Mind
Choose a sorcerous origin, which describes the source of your innate magical power. Your choice grants you features when you choose it at 1st level and again at 6th, 14th, and 18th level.
Psionic Spells
Starting at 1st level, you learn additional spells when you reach certain levels in this class, as shown on the Psionic Spells table. Each of these spells counts as a sorcerer spell for you, but it doesn't count against the number of sorcerer spells you know.
Whenever you gain a sorcerer level, you can replace one spell you gained from this feature with another spell of the same level. The new spell must be a divination or an enchantment spell from the sorcerer, warlock, or wizard spell list.
Sorcerer Level |
Spells |
1st |
Arms of Hadar, Dissonant Whispers, Mind Sliver |
3rd |
Calm Emotions, Detect Thoughts |
5th |
Hunger of Hadar, Sending |
7th |
Evard's Black Tentacles, Summon Aberration |
9th |
Rary's Telepathic Bond, Telekinesis |
Telepathic Speech
Starting at 1st level, you can form a telepathic connection between your mind and the mind of another. As a bonus action, choose one creature you can see within 30 feet of you. You and the chosen creature can speak telepathically with each other while the two of you are within a number of miles of each other equal to your Charisma modifier (minimum of 1 mile). To understand each other, you each must speak mentally in a language the other knows.
The telepathic connection lasts for a number of minutes equal to your sorcerer level. It ends early if you are incapacitated or die or if you use this ability to form a connection with a different creature.
Level 2
Font of Magic
At 2nd level, you tap into a deep wellspring of magic within yourself. This wellspring is represented by sorcery points, which allow you to create a variety of magical effects.
- Sorcery Points. You have 2 sorcery points, and you gain more as you reach higher levels, as shown in the Sorcery Points column of the Sorcerer table. You can never have more sorcery points than shown on the table for your level. You regain all spent sorcery points when you finish a long rest.
- Flexible Casting. You can use your sorcery points to gain additional spell slots, or sacrifice spell slots to gain additional sorcery points. You learn other ways to use your sorcery points as you reach higher levels.
- Creating Spell Slots. You can transform unexpended sorcery points into one spell slot as a bonus action on your turn. The Creating Spell Slots table shows the cost of creating a spell slot of a given level. You can create spell slots no higher in level than 5th. The created spell slots vanish at the end of a long rest.
- Converting a Spell Slot to Sorcery Points. As a bonus action on your turn, you can expend one spell slot and gain a number of sorcery points equal to the slot's level.
Creating Spell Slots
Spell Slot Level |
Sorcery Point Cost |
1st |
2 |
2nd |
3 |
3rd |
5 |
4th |
6 |
5th |
7 |
Level 3
Metamagic
At 3rd level, you gain the ability to twist your spells to suit your needs. You gain two of the following Metamagic options of your choice. You gain another one at 10th and 17th level.
You can use only one Metamagic option on a spell when you cast it, unless otherwise noted.
- Careful Spell. When you cast a spell that forces other creatures to make a saving throw, you can protect some of those creatures from the spell's full force. To do so, you spend 1 sorcery point and choose a number of those creatures up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one creature). A chosen creature automatically succeeds on its saving throw against the spell.
- Distant Spell. When you cast a spell that has a range of 5 feet or greater, you can spend 1 sorcery point to double the range of the spell.
When you cast a spell that has a range of touch, you can spend 1 sorcery point to make the range of the spell 30 feet.
- Empowered Spell. When you roll damage for a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to reroll a number of the damage dice up to your Charisma modifier (minimum of one). You must use the new rolls.
You can use Empowered Spell even if you have already used a different Metamagic option during the casting of the spell.
- Extended Spell. When you cast a spell that has a duration of 1 minute or longer, you can spend 1 sorcery point to double its duration, to a maximum duration of 24 hours.
- Heightened Spell. When you cast a spell that forces a creature to make a saving throw to resist its effects, you can spend 3 sorcery points to give one target of the spell disadvantage on its first saving throw made against the spell.
- Quickened Spell. When you cast a spell that has a casting time of 1 action, you can spend 2 sorcery points to change the casting time to 1 bonus action for this casting.
- Seeking Spell. If you make an attack roll for a spell and miss, you can spend 2 sorcerer points to reroll the d20, and you must use the new roll.
You can use Seeking Spell even if you have already used a different Metamagic option during the casting of the spell.
- Subtle Spell. When you cast a spell, you can spend 1 sorcery point to cast it without any somatic or verbal components.
- Transmuted Spell. When you cast a spell that deals a type of damage from the following list, you can spend 1 sorcery point to change that damage type to one of the other listed types: acid, cold, fire, lightning, poison, thunder.
- Twinned Spell. When you cast a spell that targets only one creature and doesn't have a range of self, you can spend a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level to target a second creature in range with the same spell (1 sorcery point if the spell is a cantrip). To be eligible for Twinned Spell, a spell must be incapable of targeting more than one creature at the spell's current level.
Level 4
Ability Score Improvement
When you reach 4th level, you can increase one Ability Score of your choice by 2, or you can increase two Ability Scores of your choice by 1. Through this way, you can't increase an Ability Score beyond 20. Alternatively, you can pick a feat.
Level 5
Level 6
Psionic Sorcery
Beginning at 6th level, when you cast any spell of 1st level or higher from your Psionic Spells feature, you can cast it by expending a spell slot as normal or by spending a number of sorcery points equal to the spell's level. If you cast the spell using sorcery points, it requires no verbal or somatic components, and it requires no material components, unless they are consumed by the spell.
Psychic Defenses
At 6th level, you gain resistance to psychic damage, and you have advantage on saving throws against being charmed or frightened.
Level 7
Level 8
Ability Score Improvement
For detail see
Ability Score Improvement
Level 9
Level 10
Level 11
Level 12
Ability Score Improvement
For detail see
Ability Score Improvement
Level 13
Level 14
Revelation in Flesh
Beginning at 14th level, you can unleash the aberrant truth hidden within yourself. As a bonus action, you can spend 1 or more sorcery points to magically transform your body for 10 minutes. For each sorcery point you spend, you can gain one of the following benefits of your choice, the effects of which last until the transformation ends:
- You can see any invisible creature within 60 feet of you, provided it isn't behind total cover. Your eyes also turn black or become writhing sensory tendrils.
- You gain a flying speed equal to your walking speed and can hover. As you fly, your skin glistens with mucus or shines with an otherworldly light.
- You gain a swimming speed equal to twice your walking speed, and you can breathe underwater. Moreover, gills grow from your neck or fan out from behind your ears, your fingers become webbed, or you grow writhing cilia that extend through your clothing.
- Your body, along with any equipment you are wearing or carrying, becomes slimy and pliable. You can move through any space as narrow as 1 inch without squeezing, and you can spend 5 feet of movement to escape from nonmagical restraints or being grappled.
Level 15
Level 16
Ability Score Improvement
For detail see
Ability Score Improvement
Level 17
Level 18
Warping Implosion
At 18th level, You can unleash your aberrant power as a space-warping anomaly. As an action, you can teleport to an unoccupied space you can see within 120 feet of you. Immediately after you disappear, each creature within 30 feet of the space you left must make a Strength saving throw. On a failed save, a creature takes 3d10 force damage and is pulled straight toward the space you left, ending in an unoccupied space as close to your former space as possible. On a successful save, the creature takes half as much damage and isn't pulled.
Once you use this feature, you can't do so again until you finish a long rest, unless you spend 5 sorcery points to use it again.
Level 19
Level 20
Sorcerous Restoration
At 20th level, you regain 4 expended sorcery points whenever you finish a short rest.
Starting Equipment
You start with the following equipment, in addition to the equipment granted by your background:
- (a) a light crossbow and 20 bolts or (b) any simple weapon
- (a) a component pouch or (b) an arcane focus
- (a) a dungeoneer's pack or (b) an explorer's pack
- Two daggers
Spellcasting
Spellcasting
An event in your past, or in the life of a parent or ancestor, left an indelible mark on you, infusing you with arcane magic. This font of magic, whatever its origin, fuels your spells.
Cantrips
At 1st level, you know four cantrips of your choice from the sorcerer spell list. You learn additional sorcerer cantrips of your choice at higher levels, as shown in the Cantrips Known column of the Sorcerer table.
Spell Slots
The Sorcerer table shows how many spell slots you have to cast your spells of 1st level and higher. To cast one of these sorcerer spells, you must expend a slot of the spell's level or higher. You regain all expended spell slots when you finish a long rest.
For example, if you know the 1st-level spell Burning Hands and have a 1st-level and a 2nd-level spell slot available, you can cast Burning Hands using either slot.
Spells Known of 1st Level and Higher
You know two 1st-level spells of your choice from the sorcerer spell list.
The Spells Known column of the Sorcerer table shows when you learn more sorcerer spells of your choice. Each of these spells must be of a level for which you have spell slots. For instance, when you reach 3rd level in this class, you can learn one new spell of 1st or 2nd level.
Additionally, when you gain a level in this class, you can choose one of the sorcerer spells you know and replace it with another spell from the sorcerer spell list, which also must be of a level for which you have spell slots.
Spellcasting Ability
Charisma is your spellcasting ability for your sorcerer spells, since the power of your magic relies on your ability to project your will into the world. You use your Charisma whenever a spell refers to your spellcasting ability. In addition, you use your Charisma modifier when setting the saving throw DC for a sorcerer spell you cast and when making an attack roll with one.
Spell save DC = 8 + your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
Spell attack modifier = your proficiency bonus + your Charisma modifier
Spellcasting Focus
You can use an arcane focus as a spellcasting focus for your sorcerer spells.
Spell Slot Table
Level |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
7th |
8th |
9th |
1 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
4 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
4 |
4 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
5 |
4 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
7 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
9 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
12 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
13 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
14 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
15 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
- |
16 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
- |
17 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
18 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
19 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
20 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
Subclass Options
An alien influence has wrapped its tendrils around your mind, giving you psionic power. You can now touch other minds with that power and alter the world around you by using it to control the magical energy of the multiverse. Will this power shine from you as a hopeful beacon to others? Or will you be a source of terror to those who feel the stab of your mind and witness the strange manifestations of your might?
As an Aberrant Mind sorcerer, you decide how you acquired your powers. Were you born with them? Or did an event later in life leave you shining with psionic awareness? Consult the Aberrant Origins table for a possible origin of your power.
Aberrant Origins
1d6 |
Origin |
1 |
You were exposed to the Far Realm's warping influence. You are convinced that a tentacle is now growing on you, but no one else can see it. |
2 |
A psychic wind from the Astral Plane carried psionic energy to you. When you use your powers, faint motes of light sparkle around you. |
3 |
You once suffered the dominating powers of an aboleth, leaving a psychic splinter in your mind. |
4 |
You were implanted with a mind flayer tadpole, but the ceremorphosis never completed. And now its psionic power is yours. When you use it, your flesh shines with a strange mucus. |
5 |
As a child, you had an imaginary friend that looked like a flumph or a strange platypus-like creature. One day, it gifted you with psionic powers, which have ended up being not so imaginary. |
6 |
Your nightmares whisper the truth to you: your psionic powers are not your own. You draw them from your parasitic twin! |
Source: Tasha's Cauldron of Everything
CONSULT YOUR DM ON YOUR ORIGIN AS NOT ALL MENTIONED ORIGINS MAY BE VIABLE FOR THE SETTING