2020 Geek-A-Long: Sorcerer

Sorcerers are the trust fund kids of magic. They didn’t have to work to earn their powers. No years of study at Hogwarts. No performing in front of a hostile crowd of three drunk dwarves to refine their talents. No years of devotion to some great power. Their great-great-great-great grandparent did something probably very evil and now they can fling fire from their fingers or shatter mountain tops without giving a second thought to the consequences. Sorcerers carry magic in their blood. It tends to be from some kind of infernal, dragon, celestial, shadow, lich, or just a wild strain of magic that can cause spells to backfire onto the poor cleric who just healed them up from 0 HP. 

Sorcerers can ruin everything. Just take a look at Dark Sun, the DnD setting set on the destroyed world of Athas. A bunch of Sorcerer-Kings destroyed the world and claimed it was for a good reason, but casting magic consumes the planet’s life force. So do they stop using magic? No. They just made sure that no one else could cast any spells and declared themselves the owners of the world. It’s that kind of thinking that comes with being born with the same magic that a wizard spends their lifetime to collect. Sure, it’s great to be a sorcerer with your high charisma and effortless power to twin your spells to hit two targets. But do they ever consider what that means for anyone else?

Almost never. 

In fifth edition D&D, I haven’t been able to connect to sorcerers. They have less utility than wizards because they only know a few spells. They can make them more powerful or do cool things with them, but the class has just never clicked for me. I enjoyed playing my Halfling Storm Sorcerer sailor because he was a great character, but he always felt a little held back in combat because I didn’t perfectly match my spells and metamagic abilities. It was frustrating to balance the ones that were mechanically optimal and which were super stylish. I’m sure other players have had a great time playing their sorcerers, but it’s just not my brand of fireball. 

Whether you’re knitting, crocheting, or cross stitching this square, you can download the Sorcerer pattern here. Instructions and charts for both knit and crochet are listed in the pattern. When you’re finished making it, don’t forget to Instagram your squares at us @lattesandllamasyarn with the hashtag #geekalong! Want to hang out with other people making the blanket? You can find moral support in the Geek-A-Long group on Ravelry here.

~Megan-Anne

Her name was Nero Ramirez, and she spoke in the thickest possible Philly accent. Best chef on the seas as long as you weren’t picky about what kind of meat was in the stew.