Okay, Critters. There's a lot to absorb from last night's premier of Campaign 4, but one thing I know is on everyone's mind is this lying liar who lies:
Rocking up to the funeral, we meet Wicander Halovar, supposedly a third level Cleric of his family's brand spanking new religion, The Candescent Creed. He's earnest. He's nervous. He's 5'11. He's already been boxed into a chair by Orc DILF Hal. He has a Wisdom of 10.
That's right, our naive little Cleric apparently has a 10 Wisdom and an 18 Charisma.
I know a lot of people are thinking Warlock, because of the Charisma. Plus the fact that Tyranny, his personal pet demon aspirant, is a Warlock.
But might I suggest a different path?
We know Wick cast Thaumaturgy (to amplify his voice and get Tyranny's attention). We also know that this Campaign is playing by 2024 rules.
Thaumaturgy was a Cleric spell, yes. But if you look it up on dndbeyond (dndbeyooooond!) now, it shows it as a Cleric spell in Legacy rules only. Now, it's a spell used by a brand new class: Illrigger.
What's an Illrigger? I'm so happy you asked.
Well, that's interesting. And definitely makes the whole demon-aspirant angle make a bit more sense, now doesn't it?
Even more interesting, is what scores our friends the Illriggers should take:
Wicander: Charisma, 18. Constitution and Dexterity, 15. So, how about that Architect of Ruin subclass?
For a young man who's never seen a dead body before? Yeah, I can see it.
Now, of course, new Campaign, who dis, they might choose someone other than Asmodeus. But assuming they loosely base it on him, there are a few interesting tidbits to keep in mind.
Like Lucifer, Asmodeus was once a Celestial who fell and became the ruler of the hells. (Lucifer, notably, was known as The Light Bringer). Another interesting fact?
Oh hey, look! It's our girl!
(Oh, something else that I found interesting but could also be nothing: Tyranny specifically mentions her forked tongue in her intro, and Illriggers have a special ability called Forked Tongue. Maybe a little [forked] tongue-in-cheek callout?)
Asmodeus also specializes in political intrigue (which House Halovar seems to be getting deeper and deeper into) and wants nothing more than those delicious, delicious souls (every soul who passes joins the light!) And his arch-nemesis in Exandria was the Changebringer which, let's be real, Sam would.
This concludes my TedTalk on why I believe that Sam Riegel, lying liar and little shit, is playing an Illrigger in Campaign 4, based almost entirely on his decision to cast Thaumaturgy and his WIS 10 CHA 18 scores.
