Thanks!!!

Done.

Thanks!

In no particular order:
– that implementation didn’t occur to me.
– using an existing spell is a subtle reminder that these are sorcerers doing sorcery things (even if that is just a cantrip, it’s still about being a spellcaster).
– using an existing mechanic opens the door to other mechanics influencing the friends spell, or any sorcerer spell, or any cantrip. This can be a bad thing as well as a good, so let’s call it more of an outcome than an intent.
– I already had the issues of the friends cantrip on my mind.

Always happy to talk design. 😉

As a teaching moment (for me!), why not just make a power in the class feature that worked identically but in the way you’d prefer?

I did not implement that fix in the PDF (because I shouldn’t do that much backdoor design of cantrips in a PDF about sorcerer subclasses), though I do use it in my home game, and I do recommend it.

I’m a big fan of all of these. Out of curiosity, did you use the tweaked version of Royal Presence you mentioned on your blog post about the Friends cantrip?

Yes, it is on the to-do list. I’ve rated it already, I’m planning to do the review shortly.

Cloak of Winter: ignoring environmental cold and moving freely on ice work all the time, not just after taking cold damage. (It’s unreasonably hard to make this clear in rules text – sort of an ongoing problem that I have.) I apologize for any confusion.

Call the Tides being data-heavy is a danger, I agree, so I have to hope that it pays off in interesting outcomes sufficient to justify that mental load. I really liked the 4e Cosmic sorcerer, and wanted to play with that cyclical casting effect in a different way. As you know from other articles I’ve posted, I really like state-changing magic items, which have the same difficulty.

The Royal sorcerer has been super popular in my own campaign, but the campaign places a ton of emphasis on legitimacy of rule and possible revolution. As I would say for any subclass, it’s not for every campaign or every setting, but it says interesting things about the world if it does fit.

I’m thrilled that you like the magic items, and the PDF as a whole! As my esteemed colleague has noted, reviews and ratings in DTRPG are a huge help.

Sharing this mini review on the store would be really great if you could!