Addison was born to a goblin clutch near the base of a tall mountain range. As she grew up she grew into her latent sorceress powers, gifting her the scales and powers of a white dragon. While out training her new abilities in secret her former was cleared out by a group of adventures, leaving her as the soul survivor of her clan. Rather than being angered by this she felt a sense of both fear and relief as her life was finally her own to live. She eventually crossed paths with a circus where she swooned over its leader, Thadius Leclay. Thadius is the one who helped her train her powers as he secretly ran a covert adventure group, rooting out evils and righting wrongs wherever the circus toured. After a few years they were recognized for their actions by a Duke and she was offered training in his army. Now she uses her powers to help fight the evils of the world in between shows for her adoring fans.
Addison
Race: Goblin, +2 Dex, +1 Con, Darkvision, Fury of the Small, Nimble Escape
Stats (27- point buy)
Str 9 Dex 14 Con 15 Int 8 Wis 19 Cha 15 (base stats)
Str 9 Dex 16 Con 16 Int 8 Wis 9 Cha 15 (racial and feat adjustment)
The three things that I wanted to achieve with this build are:
- High armor class
- Nova round of damage.
- Shield evasion.
Race
For the Race of this build I went with Goblin This race gives her Darkvision, Fury of the Small, Nimble Escape, and the language of Goblin. Fury of the Small adds extra damage to attack or spells cast once per short or long rest.
Background
For Background I chose Entertainer. This gives her the skills of Acrobatics, Performance, Disguise Kit, Flute and the Background Feature of Popular Demand.
Class
For the Class make up of this build I went Sorcerer 4 (Draconic Bloodline)/ Fighter 2. With this combination of classes Addison gains access to a great built in AC and hit points increase with Draconic Resilience, Metamagic Quickened Spell, and fighter weapon and shield proficiencies and Action Surge. This gives her the ability to dish out a ton of damage in one round, clearing a battlefield and ducking away with none the wiser. The bonus is Shield Master which gives her dex bonus to reflex saves and a version of evasion. I would weave the Sorcerer and Fighter levels to gain the benefits of both classes quickly.
Sorcerer 1 starts off her build with the skills of Arcana, Insight, Spellcasting, Dragon Ancestor-White Dragon, and Draconic Resilience.
Sorcerer 2 is where Addison gains Font of Magic.
Sorcerer 3 is the level where she gains the Metamagic feats of Quickened Spell and Distant Spell.
Sorcerer 4 is where she would pick up the feat of Shield Master
Fighter 1 is where she picks up armor proficiencies and martial weapons, Fighting Style Blind Fighting, and Second Wind.
Fighter 2 is the final level of this build with Action Surge.
With this combination of skills, feat and class features she can now wield powerful spells in quick succession, wielding a high ac (with a further increase with spells), and defensive abilities with Nimble Escape and Shield Master. This makes her incredibly damaging and defensive while allowing her to stay for free at inns if need be.
Spells
Sorcerer
Cantrip
Blade Ward
Chill Touch
Mind Sliver
Ray of Frost
Shape Water
1st Level
Magic Missile
Shield
2nd Level
Cloud of Daggers
Snilloc’s Snowball Swarm
Spider Climb
Equipment
Standard Sorcerer gear with the weapon of a mace and a flute. Definitely pick up a shield when you get the chance.
Character sheet from DND Beyond
https://ddb.ac/characters/65704252/TupKW4
