The Fathomless Frost Mage: d4 #89

[@DnDDeepDive]

Errata: As many have pointed out, Hunger of Hadar's Blackness /= Darkness so Devil's Sight wouldn't do much. Also, I forgot to mention that Sleet Storm heavily obscures the area so no blasting those within unless they're close enough and you have Blind Sight or something, or you're comfortable with disadvantage :). Two more reasons to just keep using Spirit Shroud for Concentration :P.

[@glenstack7406]

This might be a topic for Slidin’ Into My DMs but from my understanding of the rule you still know the location of any creature in combat unless they take the hide action even when they are within a heavily obscured area. So, if the spell you use does not require you to see your target, then you can still target them. You do get disadvantage as you can not see the target but if the target can’t see through the heavily obscured area with feature like blind sight or tremor sense you also get advantage on the attack as the target is treated as having the blind condition. This results in a normal roll, so you can’t make use of your elven accuracy on the last beam, but you are not dealing with disadvantage. This does also apply to the enemies in the heavily obscured area, so they don’t have disadvantage to attack out of the area.

[@hcporto]

Also: Spirit Shroud does work on the tentacle, but Spirit Shroud says YOU have to be within 10ft from the enemy. So you'll have to be almost on melee range with the enemy the tentacle will hit. "Until the spell ends, any attack you make deals 1d8 extra damage when you hit a creature within 10 feet of you."

[@Durankil]

I have a question to Hunger of Hadar. In my understanding of the spell it says that you are blinded, if you are fully covered by the Spell. It doesn´t seem to interact with the vision of characters who are standing outside. Am i missing something?

[@SCh1m3ra]

@@Durankilnope. It's a void tear expressly for those inside, a spot of non-advanced darkness for everyone else, "No light can illuminate this space". I would argue that it *should* be advanced darkness, given that no light can illuminate at all and darkvision is similar to but not the same as nightvision. But that's not what was written or errata'd. I'd also argue that firing into the space requires guesswork of where people are under those circumstances, or if you are inside it otherwise. But vision is poorly cared for in 5e

[@Venzynt]

Don't mind me, just homebrewing a new vision, *icevision* lol

[@0_Body]

Frost Mage: I set them to absolute zero Party: Hitpoints? Mage: No, move speed!

[@rodneyrossow]

As a physicist, I approve this statement!

[@the_ceeman]

Summon shadowspawn would be a perfect spell for the build, since it deals cold damage, can slow nearby enemies by 20 feet and frighten them. I'd probably reflavor it as an ice golem

[@GabrielRicardoFreeman-Gabe]

I totally forgot about that spell! Spot on!

[@KnicKnac]

Or just a frost specter

[@knightghaleon]

Shadow spawn is such a good summon just to cover/control enemies and the boost of upcasting is worth it.

[@normal6483]

Shadowspawn are technically the leftover essences of Simulacra from the Simulacrum spell, meaning they're made of ice and snow infused with shadow. So they're kind of already ice golems.

[@ichliebelongboarden]

Great point! Though in my mind, we are playing Elsa so the shadow spawn is actually Olaf, but just a scary version.

[@BLynn]

Level 1:(see above) [sorcerer 1, sub-class & race] Level 2:(see above) [warlock 1 & patron] Level 3:(@20:40) [warlock 2 & eldritch invocations] Level 4:(@20:58) [warlock 3 & sub-class] Level 5:(@22:36) [warlock 4 & ASI] Level 6:(@23:32) [warlock 5 & eldritch invocation] Level 7:(see above) [warlock 6] Level 8:(@) [warlock 7 & eldritch invocation] Level 9:(@) [warlock 8 & ASI] Level 10:(see above) [warlock 9 & eldritch invocation] Level 11:(@44:49) [warlock 10] Level 12:(@46:19) [warlock 11] Level 13:(@49:11) [sorcerer 2] Level 14:(see above) [sorcerer 3 & meta-magic] Level 15:(@54:47) [sorcerer 4 & ASI] Level 16:(@55:56) [sorcerer 5] Level 17:(@56:07) [sorcerer 6]

[@nickrafuse984]

Where have you been all my life... (thanks for this!)

[@BLynn]

@@nickrafuse984 probably taking care of my wife, kids or playing D&D.

[@paigemackie8942]

Absolute king

[@theshadowbadger]

Not all heroes wear capes… unless you’re wearing a cape right now.

[@BLynn]

@@theshadowbadger you caught me on a good day that is all I'm wearing.

[@tristanwellisch2637]

My choice for a song with this character: "I'm Mister White Christmas, I'm Mister Snow. I'm Mister Icicle; I'm Mister Ten below. Friends call me Snow Miser, whatever I touch, turns to snow in my clutch. I'm too much." Really enjoyed this episode Colby. Thanks a bunch!

[@hakkesho12]

Insert chorus of minions singing: Tooooo much!

[@michaelseparovich]

IMPOSTER!

[@aussiechicken6737]

.... the "Big Bad Voodoo Daddy" big band/swing version... I'd vote for that 😎

[@SwamPoke10]

"WHAT KILLED THE DINOSAURS? THE ICE AGE!"

[@KatotsuSama]

I forgot about this and now I'm bothered that I can't remember what it's from! Mind reminding me?

[@Jaxom35x]

I really do love the theme builds as opposed to just mechanical superiority. Finding a theme and AFTER that, then trying to make it useful as well is what is fun. Thank you for so many builds and ideas.

[@callmeaboomer]

Could only agree with you. ✌️

[@guilhermesapuda9538]

That "Bom dia" got me of guard. Bom dia for you too!

[@asilva4956]

Me too i was like wait wtf

[@polares01]

Total vei do nada o gringo mete um qualé que é rapaziada kkkk

[@guilhermesapuda9538]

@@polares01 que isso, tem BR que assiste vídeos dele além de mim?

[@polares01]

@@guilhermesapuda9538 brasileiro é tipo barata vei, a gente da em todo buraco kkkk

[@gustavosegatto4980]

Manda um salve em qualquer vídeo vc acha um brasileiro

[@toufexisk]

A fantastic and very thematic build! Thank you! Just a small flavor addition: 1-Dont make you tentacles, tentacles but pieces of ice that you move around the battlefield 2-After taking the slowing effect on you Eldritch Blast flavor it as ice as well and start using EB right after taking this invocation, instead of waiting for the cold damage.

[@authorindisguise5173]

I think Hunger of Hadar could be reflavored as a unified understanding of cold. Cold is the lack of energy, so removing the light energy and kinetic energy is fairly appropriate.

[@fuzzysquirrel]

Agreed!

[@roderickrmint]

I would also love extra conditions for damage specific stuff, also the "Shocked" condition is what Solasta (a game based on 5e) calls the condition from Shocking Grasp (cant take reactions). Awesome video as always!

[@snazzyfeathers]

The Dm I play with uses Dazed as a condition. When you're inflicted with it you lose concentration on spells and can't take reactions.

[@joshuawinestock9998]

I like the idea of more accessible tools to counter shield and counterspell; not all characters can deal lightning damage, and those who can might have more effective spells/abilities, but they can make that tradeoff in context to deny reactions. I like that!

[@TheRedDevil7494]

@@snazzyfeathers That's just Incapacitated condition tho..

[@snazzyfeathers]

@@TheRedDevil7494 You can still move and make attacks/make actions when you're Dazed though. There's a lot you can't do when you're incapacitated.

[@JudeCranberry]

Loving these thumbnails! I really hope more people start to see your videos because of them, you’re really one of the best dnd channels out here!

[@fuzzysquirrel]

Cheers 😁 🥂

[@DnDDeepDive]

@@fuzzysquirrel Right! Thanks! And a huge thanks to my friend Preston for his amazing photoshop/artistic skills :).

[@aussiechicken6737]

I concur. Your builds inspire ideas I'd never considered. Keep on keeping on Colby 😎

[@samuelelliott4508]

Love the build. Bonus points if you can find a way to get the spell Command to tell people to "Freeze!"

[@aussiechicken6737]

Ahhhh.... the old "Charlie's Angels" feat...half feat with a +1 to Charisma lololol

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

Honey, where is my adventure suit?

[@capncaviar]

Yes finally a template for Popsicles (pronounced like Hercules or Damocles), the lizard blizzard wizard. I have had that idea in my mind for months but haven't had a clue how too until now

[@jamesmullen3068]

Mechanically it's a silver dragon but story wise it's an arctic dragon turtle

[@nicklambert6631]

I swear Colby is reading my mind. 3 videos in a row I was theorycrafting a build idea only to have it appear in my KZbin feed. Great video as well.

[@swcsomeonewhocares8707]

Love the fact that you are creating characters that use control. The strategy for these are exactly what I wanted to convey in most of my builds

[@MyRegularNameWasTaken]

Fathomless added an amazing option for playing a Cryomancer, and I even made one for that. But adding in a level of Draconic Sorcerer for better cantrips and an awesome flavor option of an icy coating for armor? Amazing addition.

[@williamtaylor6886]

Super fun build. Love how race, subclass, spell, and feat choices all built on the theme - even when theoretically more “optimized” options were available. Optimizing the theme while still making a strong character helps optimize the fun.

[@caster-]

yeah! Bom dia! I love these elemental specific builds. Ice and Lightning are the best elements

[@dragonhearthx8369]

Acid devolves the competition

[@caster-]

@@dragonhearthx8369 acid is badass

[@614Amsterdam]

Levistus tiefling is a cool cold themed tiefling race. Maybe u could ask the dm to switch the resistance to cold too!

[@dragonhearthx8369]

Maybe you can ask for the feat "infernal constitution"? Or get it at some point.

[@Guyoverthere07]

@@dragonhearthx8369 My guys, Fathomless 6 is already resist cold. Don't ask the DM to take your resistance to fire! Although, fun fact--with our swim speed and underwater breathing from level 1, we could submerge to gain fire resistance as well. Ya know, whenever we know a fireball is coming and we can jump in a pond. Levistus has some great racial spells--wow. I could see this theme being used as a gish frost warrior. Sorcadin with Blind Fighting, and a lot more Rime's Binding Ice action. Narrate Darkness as not just sapping the light from the surrounding area, but all the heat from the Sun and other sources. You'll still know locations within the area, and can bring foes to absolute zero as they become frozen in the already bone-chilling dark with Binding Ice. Might argue that enemies wouldn't be able to free anyone from the ice. How are they going to safely break away at it when they can't see? They'll hit their ally! RAW I think it'd still be doable, but would enemies outside of the area even realize their allies are frozen solid in the dark? Shouldn't. This combo is only happening once per day so it's not too cumbersome for a DM to worry about. Once gaps are closed, and higher level spells are burned through it's time for Glacial Freeze Blade and Blistering Blade! Transmute spell on your cantrips! This is the counter balance to your ridiculous ask with the Binding Darkness combo! Else, ya know. Scribes Wizard 2. Perhaps just narrate as you wish: "The blade crashes down on the enemy as bits of ice shards fly off. A deep, blue chill begins to spread up from the monster's feet. As it turns to flee in horror, the cold snaps! Ice shoots up its legs, causing immense tissue damage. It roars out in pain andtakesthreethunderdamage."

[@dragonhearthx8369]

@@Guyoverthere07 What if your game only goes to level 5?

[@camclemons]

Fire resistance is already a perfectly thematic resistance for a cold themed caster

[@whiskeySe7en]

I agree with the elemental dmg types having a secondary effects.... Which is why I've added them into the campaign's I'm running since the very first time I dm'd

[@MEIZimm]

Would you mind sharing your own ideas for what different damage types do? I think it's a neat idea too :)

[@OldManRogers]

As a 90%/10% DM/Player I really love your channel, your videos are clear, fun, non-pretentious and I think your vids are of great quality and value.

[@codeful]

I've started watching your builds about a a month ago, and this one is my favorite so far. I enjoy the fact that it does not go overboard on dipping a level here and a level there. I'm definitely using it the next time we start a longer campaign!

[@Thoth728]

I've been playing a draconic sorlock for the past 2 years, she has a white dragon ancestor so all her spells have been flavored to be cold/ice themed. This build speaks to me on a spiritual level.

[@theblindbuildergrandminuti5648]

Love the theme, really love the feel, style and chooses. This is going to be in the back of the mind.

[@Vainisto]

I've done this, and it's amazing. Hunger of Hadar, Lance of Lethargy, Repelling Blast, and Tentacle of the Deeps. I was able to corral a group of enemies in Hunger of Hadar and them there until they died. It completely broke the encounter and was a blast.

[@JeremySpears-t7u]

I was so excited when i saw the title of this video, i played Saltmarsh not very long ago a Fathomless Warlock. Besides the race, my build was extremely similar. I love control builds, and Fathomless performed far better than i originally expected.

[@spectralfire4842]

When you talked about conditions from different elements I thought electric could be losing your reaction. Since shocking grasp does that. Maybe you lose your reaction and from then on each time you try to use your reaction you have to make a save. If you succeed the shocked effect ends but if you fail you lose your reaction that round.

[@insertphrasehere15]

I played a 'Cryomancer" which was a re-skinned 'Pyromancer' Sorcerer, which is a third party subclass released in Galder's Gazetteer.

[@Brogie_21]

I'm so happy, I'm playing a fathomless warlock right now, it's so fun. I decided to play a control style, with repelling blast to push into my Hunger of Hadar, and the tentacle slows the enemy as well. I even took pact of the chain too! Plus it's a pirate campaign, so the swim speed is very nice 😁👍

[@Brogie_21]

@@aumnamonarayanaya9856 it was a homebrew pirate campaign. Sadly my warlock died last session 😢

[@narunavez9465]

Love every character concept in this channel. 😀

[@traceharrison9864]

Very awesome Colby! We were literally talking about you doing this last week and gotta say you're bloody brilliant. I can't wait to try this either.

[@DnDDeepDive]

Thanks! :)

[@FabulousJejmaze]

I always like listening to your videos in the evening, you have such a smooth and calming voice

[@G-Blockster]

I've been scratching my head for weeks trying to imagine a Darkness/Cold build without using Dragonborn. Color me impressed. By far, this build is my favorite you've created. It's thematic, it's utilitarian, it's dangerous, and most of all, it's fun! Take a bow, sir.

[@Keep_On_Harpin]

This build he did is fantastic, but you mention darkness as well, check out the highlighted comment and it's replys, Colby made a suggestion to me that might get you thinking of a true cold/dark class combo.

[@Bfdidc]

I always loved playing a frost mage in WOW and wanted to create a similar build for 5e. This is a nice version of that concept.

[@horbi3683]

Very nice, thematic take on the Sorlock. Thanks! I imagine this character stepping up to their party the first time and while Corey is reading DScrybe's description of them, Colby's singing Cold as Ice as background music 😄

[@volitant998]

I love your videos so much, trying to keep up with them every week. More relevant, I love the cold theme. I’m even playing an Ice Sorcerer in my current campaign. Definitely going to replicate some of the things you did in this video. Keep up the good work.

[@frostbound]

Currently playing a Bladesinging Winter Eladrin based on Jack Frost from Rise of the Guardians (And your Bladesinger 2.0 build :) ). I absolutely love it, and I love seeing love (lol) for cold based builds. Everyone always brings up that cold is one of the most resisted damage types in the game..but so is fire. The only difference is Fireball. Cold spells were really missing some power at lower levels but I see that changing with things like Frost Fingers, Ice Knife, and Rime's Binding Ice. No one disputes the power of Cone of Cold. Ice Storm is also brutal. But the sheer power of having this kind of control, slowing foes to a crawl, diving in with bladesong then gliding away with Mobile and they can't catch up is so satisfying. (Also Slow combined with Hunger of Hadar from my party's Warlock is just gross.) Also what I love is how easy it is to flavor spells as Ice-themed spells: Shield as like Ice-Man solidifying and attacks just bounce off, Slow as freezing foes to a crawl, even Booming Blade as being the sound of a lake freezing over or a frostquake.

[@drumlineking07]

Les than a min in and I'm already excited about my favorite element! Will edit this comment after watching the full video 🤗 Minor errata: Devil's Sight would not allow you to see in Hunger of Hadar (if you are inside) as it causes blindness. If you are outside, this is debatable and depends on the DM's ruling. Really enjoy the thematic quality of the build. I wish the damage was higher, but I can't complain about the enemy control and the fact that it's focused on dealing cold damage which again is probably my favorite damage type.

[@jkchannel3149]

Come now, you wait that long for the busted Rime's Binding Ice?!?! it doesn't even limit the size of the creature. I flipped my DM's mind by literally transmuting it to fire. So much for playing it RAW

[@rachelespiritu4215]

So thankful for this video, definitely one of my favorites among your recent builds. Strikes just the right balance between theming and mechanical uniqueness for my tastes. I've been trying to come up with a good frost mage build for the past month or so, ever since I realized how busted Rime's Binding Ice is, but it never quite came together for me. Still kind of a struggle to integrate the concepts here since I mostly play AL and there's no telling who my allies will be, but I still really appreciate all the ideas on display!

[@mocockah]

I'm Brazilian, and the beginning of this video was super cute! Thanks dude!

[@tymekx014]

Elemental Affinity only triggers once per spell on the turn you cast it. It's worded "when you cast a spell" similarly to the Arcane trickster's featute Magical Ambush which also applies an effect during a casting rather than anytime during the spell's duration.

[@cueball6969]

What I love about the ice theme is that so many spells can be so easily reflavoured to match the theme and mechanics Hold Person could be an encasing ability, Grease could be a slippery ice patch, Cloud of Daggers could be made of razor sharp icicles etc

[@kirtandave7158]

Thanks for doing the fathomless build I asked for. Gonna be a great video to watch ☺️

[@Rashagar]

I really like how this is a character trope I've played before, but is built entirely differently from anything I would have done!

[@jerzane5617]

The coolness of this character is.... fathomless..... ;) Jokes aside, thank you for yet another sweet build and inspiration! Ever since I stumbled upon your channel I've been devouring videos

[@robbiesrevelations3096]

For electricity, they could also do a shocking effect for a certain number of rounds or until they saved. I got this idea from a lesson that taught me getting shocked ain't always instant. People thought they got shocked, feel fine throughout the day, then because they didn't get checked up, they wake up well dead

[@ErikkuBlade]

When you were listing off the primary changes to Eladrin - I was personally waiting for you to mention the change to Trance which gives you up to two tool proficiencies, which can be potentially useful for crafting magical items, such as a Staff of Frost, later on down the line. That could help with the downsides multiclassing usually brings, however I understand most tables probably won’t allow you to craft magical items, but it is something that helps with this build potentially!

[@MVCx_xB]

Clicked on this because I had a gut feeling that you were going to use the Ray of Frost + Bonus Action Tentacle synergy and I'm glad I wasn't the only one that thought of it. My build was slightly different being a divine soul sorcerer x fathomless warlock whose main deal was being a distant relative to a dead demigod related to the god that created hydras (so divine soul for the healing flavored as regeneration). There is so much flavor and potency in basically getting 5th level cantrip damage by level 2 with a stacking debuff up to 20 feet on a single target, cant wait to play it some time. Theoretically you could do this with a straight tomelock but getting so many cantrips from sorcerer is fun.

[@lloydlineske2642]

Hey man. Don't worry about the hour thing. We expect long videos from you. You put enough knowledge and humor in it thats okay. You could go 2 hours and I wouldn't be sweating it.

[@Nikotheos]

This is awesome! My favorite build you’ve ever presented! Thank you!!!

[@videomasterdos]

Hola! just pronounce the d harder and you are golden. Love your videos, they have given me a lot of ideas to try characters and i've finally decided to try D&D with my friends. Thank you very much

[@thedwarf4121]

I did an Acid based mage and pretty much cheated with the Scribe Wizard route. But had fun because the GM let me take the Orzhov Functionary background from Ravnica to fit my "Accountant of the Dead" vibes. I ended up using acidic spirit guardians several times. Lol. I do wish, like you said, there was a generic boost to damage types and how they functioned even if it was a feat called let's say Elemental Mastery and it unlocks a boost to an elemental type and you choose one of the list. I'd even be fine with it requiring you to take Elemental Affinity first (tho I do wish this rerolled damage instead of just turning a one into a two). Just my thoughts. Have a great day and thank you for being an inspiration and one of my personal heroes.

[@DannyD_GoF]

Finally a Portuguese start to the video. You had me at "Olá" Mr Colby :D

[@myweapons8445]

Hey Colby, im gonna be playing this build in a new campaign starting next week. I absolutly love the flavor of this character, so thank you so much for the content.

[@theolambert7759]

Lowkey probably my favorite build I've ever played

[@GabrielRicardoFreeman-Gabe]

Love seeing you take more of a look at control and other things outside straight damage! And will definitely pull some of the thoughts here for my silver dragon sorcerer 😁

[@Sonareklipse]

Really neat build. There is a warlock greater invocation in d&d 3.5 that allows black tentacles to be cast at will with a cold damage typing. That would be a neat one to transcribe to 5th edition for DMs with a player looking into similar builds but maybe not fathomless.

[@Aurora_Lightbringer]

I was looking for a build that'd work for a Worshipper of Auril, so thanks for this. Also, it's totally not a tentacle of the deep, it's a little ice sculpture of a knight that melts into water when he disappears.

[@victorprado9276]

As a native portuguese speaker, I was really surprised hearing portuguese on the beginning of the video. Was fun, I liked it hahaha

[@iplaydums]

So this is really weird and fun: I built almost this exact same character about a month ago and played it for the first time last night! The only difference that I made was that I took Divine Soul rather than Draconic Bloodline as my Sorcerer subclass. I have only played the character for one session, and one combat, but pushing targets and reducing movement is really fun to do. I was able to keep the baddies away from me by pushing and keep them there with the reduced movement all while doing good damage. I played this build at level 8 (1 Sorcerer, 7 Warlock) and plan on going to level 11 Warlock minimum to get that 3rd spell slot and the Grasping Tentacles ability, but I'll probably go to 12 to get the ASI. One feat I wanted to shout out on this build is Metamagic Adept. Since you have some Sorcerer levels you are going to eventually get a decent amount of sorcery points. Not only does this feat help you get more sorcery points, but also gives you more options for which metamagics you choose. I plan on taking most of the single point metamagics like subtle, and careful spell so that I can make those points last even longer. Great video as always!

[@lypiberri7173]

1:06 1 hour of calming voice talking about dnd? Couldn't ask for anything more right when I'm about to sleep

[@danielcachopo6645]

Love the flavor of this build! One of my favorites you did so far! If I could make a suggestion, I would love to see a Sand Caster build, I tried to do it but I don't think there's enough stuff in 5e to help with this concept.

[@solar4planeta923]

Great build, true to concept from start to finish.

[@the1niddo]

Fathomless Warlock is underrated, or at least overshadowed due to Hexblade and Undead. Your built here more or less leans into what I always felt was a fantastic part of Fathomless: you get a lotta control with them and a BA option which most Warlocks sorely lack outside of bouncing Hex around, and a freebie "might as well" reaction. If you're not sticking to a strict Ice theme, take all of the Eldritch Blast invocations (Push, Pull, Slow), combine with the tentacle, and you have a Warlock who's really solid at moving and slowing enemies down into optimal positions for your allies. All without using your Pact Magic so you're free to pickup whatever spells you want for that. Probably Sleet Storm or Cone of Cold a lot of the time, but having the ability to pull out Lightning Bolt or Summon Elemental if needed because you aren't relying on your Pact Slots to power your game plan? Its really nice and lets you dip your toes into multiple branches safely because you don't need a particular spell to make things work. On top of the constant soft control you can be an occasional AoE damage burst or pocket summoner. Or go even more in on control with Bigby's Hand or upcasted Cause Fear. Or pull out Raulothim's Psychic Lance for some "that's enough out of you" magical backhands. All without multiclassing. One of the very few Warlocks who can make a strong argument for being a straight built or at least going all the way up to 12th before multiclassing. Its a complete package, not a dip and run.

[@danielalmeida532]

Just entered a random DnD video, and this started talking portuguese, i thought i was going mad and hearing things Hahahaha. You spoke it very well!

[@J.sh_CDN]

I'm so excited for this build!! As a Canadian, I've always had a love hate relationship with the cold, and love thinking of it as an offensive weapon. Love seeing fathomless in a build, I've been curious about it vs a genie warlock for cold spells. I've often thought about a Swarmkeeper Ranger as a Ice themed Gish. A single level of genie warlock gives ice damage on either an attack or spell attack, and the gathering swarm also works on both. I'd flavourful your swarm as swirling ice energy, which works for it being piercing damage. You can then use cantrips, ranged or melee and still get both genies wrath and gathering swarm. Druidic warrior can give you some cantrips, thornwhip just does piercing, could easily be icy rather than thorns. Could also go arcana cleric for wizard cantrips like ray of frost to keep the spells wisdom based. Otherwise go more warlock and prioritize charisma and dexterity, using ranger spells without saves.

[@Goku__]

That bell icon does tell you fast haha

[@hgcarmo]

Olá e bom dia! Good to see such good Portuguese at the beginning of the video! Brazilian fans are here!

[@adammorley9233]

The bloopers at the end always make my day.

[@oliverwallington4657]

regarding the intro, you should consdiering poking around in pathfinder. Lots of elemental spells have various extra theme effects. Like produce flame causing persistence damage, or electric arc forking to a nearby foe

[@robmongar7933]

It gave me goosebumps when I saw the "Fathomless" in the title! I played a dragonic(bronze)-flavoured Fathomless when it was first available, it was so good!

[@calebseaton5200]

Love your channel man haven't found a video yet that hasn't helped me a ton keep up the great work Colby!

[@DnDDeepDive]

Thanks!

[@t-mango2491]

I really like this build, I did a similar one with different theming, and less about control, with an Abberant mind + fathomless, and I took slasher and infernal constitution on a levistus tiefling, lots of icy spells, (level 2 armor of Agathys 1/day is nice) and I took pact of the blade, a mage armored warrior using the tentacle for support and moving around the battlefield, once you get quickened spell you can slash, bonus action eldritch blast, and push a creature away, reduce its movement to 0, while dropping a whole heap of dice, lots of fun!!

[@redmenace7832]

Hey Colby! Great video as usual. I wanted to put you on to a great channel called Map Crow. He drafts a lot of DnD (and other fantasy) maps and just talks theory about how games can be run and how aesthetics play into storytelling. Not sure how directly this might play into your content, but I wanted to try to expose you to a KZbinr whose really blown me away and is criminally under-recognized.

[@DnDDeepDive]

Will have to check it out!

[@rainhardneuhauser4928]

Thanks for all your content, loving it since the beginning

[@meiofauna2267]

Love this. I’ve played pretty much the same build but blade pact and a couple barbarian levels to optimize around armor of agathys. Surprisingly flexible since rage doesn’t interfere with fey step or the ‘tentacle’. Fathomless is the best frostmage in the game if you completely reflavor it.😅

[@Solenum756]

I like this build so much so that I might actually play it one day. I've never really been a fan of the bottomless warlock but this makes it more interesting to me. I would however probably focus more on sorcerer and I would take the spell Spike growth because that could definitely be flavored as icicles. I think you could also flavor the slow spell to be because of cold.

[@adamxei9073]

I saw a costume class for Frost mage just a few days ago. It was warlock like, had a unique feature called Frozen soul that gave it extra stuff similar to a battle masters superiority.

[@wildhaggis3974]

Currently playing a scribes wizard in rime of the frost maiden and doing a version of this. Definitely a cop out but so far lots of fun. Great build as always Colby

[@teijotso8672]

OMG U HAVE SANDERSON IN UR BACKROUNDDDD godamnit the minute I think you cant get any better, you do. great vid, I found this one of your more interesting videos (:

[@DnDDeepDive]

Journey before destination :).

[@teijotso8672]

@@DnDDeepDive YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS lets goooo

[@dimitriepitacio1065]

Wait, did i just herd a "bom dia" ? Bom dia indeed! There is no better way to start the day than hear your silk voice talking about dnd.

[@hcporto]

Spirit Shroud does work on the tentacle, but Spirit Shroud says YOU have to be within 10ft from the enemy. So you'll have to be almost on melee range with the enemy the tentacle will hit.

[@iamscottbowdown]

I was totally ready for some frozen in the outtakes and it was delivered! ...though I wanted them high notes.. Fun build to make your DM suddenly give every monster misty step out of frustration!

[@vinspad3]

Current campaign my buddy is a fathomless warlock. Previous campaign he was a draconic sorc. Next campaign - by your powers combined! Love the build, I like movement over other control options because it is often easy for everyone else to play with. So often fear or holds end up being 'until someone else attacks' or charm is 'only charmed by you' which does make the game more tactically challenging but also makes the spells useless half the time (can't cast hypnotic pattern cuz the barbarian and the monk engaged in melee already) Reducing movement is nearly always helpful and rarely a negative - even if it reduces my allies as well, slowing down the whole battlefield is a zero-loss outcome much like throwing Fog Cloud on everyone.

[@T0beyeus]

Hey the 6th level ribbon is actually pretty cool. You can cast Watery Sphere on an NPC and step into it and now communicate with them. It is better version of Universal Speech but with an aquatic component. Universal Speech lets anyone understand you, but doesnt give you the ability to understand others, Oceanic Soul lets you do both.

[@ryadinstormblessed8308]

Those are 2 of my favourite classes! I'm currently playing a Draconic Sorcerer at Level 7, Silver Dragon ancestry (his great great grandmother). As part of my love of his back story (that he wants to some day meet his great great grandma Prata'aisa and impress her), I home brewed a modification of the Melf's Minute Meteors spell to make it Finnan's Tiny Comets, dealing cold damage instead of fire (since comets are balls of rock and ice, with tails of ice). I love the Minute Meteors spell for its versatility of AoE damage over time as a bonus action, but got my DMs approval for saying that upon reaching level 8, Finnan had finally mastered that spell plus his ice elemental control (also took Elemental Adept feat) to the level of creating his own icy version of that spell. Also for dpr purposes, since one of his classes features says he can add Cha modifier to 1 damage roll of an ice based spell, that's +4 on one of those comets. His favorite combat sequence against 2 or more foes is to start by casting that spell before initiative, then on Turn 1 use BA to throw 2 comets where they'll both hit a group of enemies, then twin cast Chromatic Orb at 3rd level for the Action. Rinse and repeat. And another character I'm waiting an opportunity to play is a Fathomless Warlock, which seems like such an awesome flavor!

[@PriestOfTearshed]

Thank you for the cryomancer build! I was really excited for this.

[@jasco666]

Wow love the race you went with.

[@redraccoon3158]

My heart both stopped and melted as he said "Bom dia"

[@MissLeafi]

I absolutely love the Fathomless patron. Definitely in my top 5 favourite subclasses!

[@ianfischerschilling9779]

Loved ur Portuguese in the opening! Hi from Brazil!

[@istudyhistory1]

Im playing this as my Tav in my current BG3 game using mods to add the Fathomless Warlock mod and the Eladrin mod and it is awesome since there is a ton of cold-based equipment in that game. I did the one level of warlock and 2 and then proceeded with sorcerer early to get Rime’s Binding Ice and it has been so cool and right on theme. Edit to add: if you are playing this build in BG3 the Eladrin teleport feature sometimes competes with your bonus action tentacle attack so I would actually recommend the water genasi with its daily free casting of create or destroy water for double damage on all your cold spells!

[@daltontowers8906]

Colby I love the out takes haha xD. Keep up the good work I love the build!

[@snarkyrogue118]

I just started a cryomancer build in skyrim this last weekend to get a frost mage fix and here we are. Hell yeah.

[@J.sh_CDN]

Lots of slowing enemies there. They got the types of elements doing special things there. Fire spells are cheap and add a small amount of after burn damage, frost drains stamina and slows speed, and lighting saps magicka. Not sure how to best translate lightning to dnd other than making it hard to cast a spell next round? After burn and slow are easier, especially if slow also gave a chance to be effected by a slow spell for one round for attacks

[@bouboulroz]

For Sleet Storm users, a friendly reminder that RAW War Caster doesn't give advantage on concentration checks imposed by Sleet Storm (as War Caster only gives you advantage when you take damage), but Eldritch Mind does.

[@hakkesho12]

This idea has probably already been discussed and wouldn’t be pleasant for many players to deal with, but it’d be interesting if damage types like acid/cold/fire/lightning/thunder did extra damage (d4 maybe) to anyone wearing metal-based armor 😬. It’d actually give Druids a mechanical insensitive to keep their hide armor lol, plus it’d make sense for them to be less affected by the elements!

[@lordscoobydoo9728]

Great video as always. I would recommend using AC 15 and AC 20 for the damage reports instead. You rarely fight something with a AC 10 .

[@DnDDeepDive]

Thanks :). The AC 10 number is to simulate what it would be like basically if "everything landed" (though of course it's still not everything), and the higher number is to get at more of what would be average for that level...

[@rivenstone7035]

I'm playing a fathomless warlock through Wild Beyond the Witchlight and it's been really fun. I didn't focus on the cold but did focus on the movement reduction (and tentacles). I went blade pact and use a whip with the slasher feat. Summon Shadowspawn (despair), Tentacle of the Deep, and Slasher can really lock down the battlefield in certain fights.

[@brannenpfister2579]

Same here!! I flavor the whip like katara from avatar the last air bender. He doesnt own an actual whip, but uses the water from his flask to mechanically do the same thing! Roleplaying eldritch smite as wrapping the whip around their legs for the prone part haha