SILVERY BARBS

[@supersmily5811]

"I'm all 5 colleges." Of COURSE he is. This line's the most underrated in the video.

[@YooranKujara]

I came to say this

[@Queue3612]

my reaction aswell

[@Nishom0926]

Complete Sentence " Knocked out of, I'm all 5 Colleges From."

[@Typical7]

6 if you include their wizard school

[@Nishom0926]

@@Typical7 Nope! He is revered as God Of Evocation and is the founder Evocation School.

[@xandergriffin5326]

The best part is when the wizard says "Eighteen" and the DM looks down at Seventeen and just accepts it

[@rociohernandez3077]

Its the wizard actually rolling for insight what got me because at that point I too would just accept whatever roll they used

[@brettt141]

the best part was when he said Fireball

[@BM03]

Not even the DM is immune to Silvery Barbs, my man.

[@__Stitchy]

@@thatguy8495 He has a 12+5+1? How that work?

[@davidstratton696]

@@__Stitchy Maybe had a ring of protection or something and didn’t put it down but remembered he did.

[@bubbasbigblast8563]

Worst thing that ever happened to me was with Strixhaven: two senior students were demonstrating their abilities to impress the freshmen, and one of the players just went, "I bet he's the leader of an undead cult in the school." Nothing dangerous or ominous had even happened yet, and the only thing about the student that had been revealed was that he was very confident. And yet, for all practical purposes, the senior student in question was, in fact, leading a vampire cult.

[@nightbeat8489]

Funny how players can guess at the wierddest things lol

[@Pandaemoni]

That;s when you determine that the senior is leading the cult, but HIS boss is a professor pulling his strings from behind the scenes. So the player turns out to be right, but there's a twist. Also, bonus if the professor seems like he's helpful to the PCs...though being too helpful may be enough for a smartass OC to guess the Professor is evil.

[@ohwowitsthatguy9154]

That player will get to pop the hell off with a “I FUCKING KNEW IT” moment.

[@pillarsofsnow7940]

Yah it’s funny how players will read the module to get meta-game knowledge, this happened with two different players in a tomb of annihilation game I had

[@keighne7650]

@@pillarsofsnow7940 you cant assume its meta, ive personally had moments like this where ill intuit something and ruin it for myself. I tend to blame tropes

[@nef36]

Fun fact: since Silvery Barbs only has a verbal component, and it's castable by sorcerers, they can cast it with silent spell and dominate every social encounter in the game.

[@federicopalacios7439]

They would love to burn their ultra limited resources on that instead of just using their high charisma.

[@abdallahhakeem5185]

In conjunction with their high af charisma *

[@alexbrown9622]

@@federicopalacios7439 it’s only 1 sorcery point so it’s definitely worth in social encounters In fact, a level 6 aberrant mind sorcerer can cast it as a subtle spell with only the 1 spell point and not expend any spell slots

[@hippywill]

and a sor-lock gets every thing back in an hour lol

[@Absolute_Zero7]

@@hippywill Does it work that way? I assumed you only get your 2 warlock spell slots back...

[@CritCrab]

I want to run a game where the players are a bunch of '90s movie bullies in strixhaven.

[@callmequaz9052]

That sounds like a good time.

[@Michaeljack81sk]

I feel that's somewhat against the theme of Strixhaven......Do it!!!!!!!!

[@crunchevo8974]

yu yu hakusho but make it strixheaven

[@Xenothios]

give me the karate kid, but magic

[@Ramen10420]

There should be a hexblade warlock with a switch blade pact weapon.

[@kalalabrogues8966]

I feel like The Wizard would be the one Strixhaven supply teacher no-one would dare fuck with

[@atocanboi409]

nah dude this is his origin story

[@Shalakor]

@@atocanboi409 I like how ever single video with The Wizard in it gets claimed to be his origin story. The cause and effect are as muddied as Chaos in FF1.

[@atocanboi409]

@@Shalakor he is literally in school

[@gavinrock6]

@@atocanboi409 I thought his origin story was that he was a barbarian who couldn't do anything. He then went on to kill his party's wizard and spam fireballs

[@cesare6442]

@@gavinrock6 it is

[@afasdfasafd314]

18 level wizard casting silvery barbs at will: REALITY CAN BE WATHEVER I WANT

[@cattiston374]

Level 6 AM Sorcerer who can cast this 22 times as early: *Look at what they need to mimic a fraction of our power*

[@afasdfasafd314]

@@cattiston374 ho you are right, nice idea for a build of silvery barbs only

[@PyrotechNick77]

@@cattiston374 how?

[@cattiston374]

@@PyrotechNick77 Their 6 level feature allows them to cast spells from their Psionic spells List using sorcery points *equal* to the spells level. (Reminder that normally converting Slots into Sorcery is not an equal trade, you need 2 sorcery points for a level 1 spell) And since you can add spells from the Divination/Enchantment Wizard/Warlock/Sorcerer, Silvery Barb qualifies for this, only costing 1 sorcery point

[@PyrotechNick77]

@@cattiston374 that's very cool. I haven't looked at any of the newer options for class so I am definitely adding aberrant mind as a class I want to play now

[@Chestnnut]

When Strixhaven came out our DM basically gave us the stipulation "I'm not gonna ban you from using silvery barbs, just know that if you do all bets are off." (Which we all agreed on by the way, even the players hated that spell)

[@samgoggin7593]

I told my part that if they chose to use it, so can enemy spellcasters

[@PresidentMystry]

I have told my players the same thing with Counterspell. I’m like, “You can use it, but as soon as you do, enemies will start using it against you too.”

[@InquisitorThomas]

@@samgoggin7593 Oh you saved against disintegrate? please roll again and we’ll see if you still think the spell is balanced.

[@therandom58]

My DM allowed it I don’t think our enemies have used it so far… It honestly doesn’t get used as much as I thought it would at our table at least. It probably gets the same use as absorb elements and shield tbh.

[@override367]

oh look, everyone you fight is a divination wizard. They each have a 1 and a 20. Funny that

[@scaife]

Just immediately, without hesitation, calmly Silvery Barbs'ing his party member's innocous backflip after encouraging him to do it.

[@persuisixh4804]

i loved how he still succeeded for the meme

[@Darthquackius]

that was the purpose. Silvery Barb makes you reroll, it doesn't give disadvantage. He failed the roll and then got silvery barbed and succeeded the second roll.

[@lucioribeiro2472]

@@Darthquackius no, the target reroll and must use the lower value. "You magically distract the triggering creature and turn its momentary uncertainty into encouragement for another creature. The triggering creature must reroll the d20 and use the lower roll." He succeeded both rolls, so he did the backflip.

[@shrekatemyonions]

I use silvery barbs on this comment.

[@scaife]

Counterspell

[@bjarnes.4423]

- Insight Check - Silvery Barbs - Counterspell - "Uh, how does she know I'm casting the spell? I'm just going " - "How would you know she's doing an insight check? She's just going 🤔" - Would have been a great response

[@faselfasel2864]

My response would've been: Oh right, since you are a wizard and therefore strictly bound to formulas/incantations, your incomprehensible blargh-gibberish has nothing to do with what that spell requires you to say. So you either now say the correct verbal component (which lets this spell be identifiable by other wizards) or the spell fails :)

[@witchlock2897]

@@faselfasel2864 defeats the entire purpose. An incantation can be literally fucking anything. You can assume their gibberish is a spell sure, but you cant assume their gibberish isnt a spell component if it doesnt give you anything to work with other then vocal components. Fucking over your players like this is just stupid. I bet you dont even have an idea of what the actually spell incantation would be, you just want to justify saying no in the worst way possible.

[@shadowbear123]

A wizard who's experienced enough to teach magic would recognize many people's styles of spellcasting too - especially with how many different spellcasters there are. So it wouldn't be unreasonable that that gibberish would register to her as his style of spellcasting in this case.

[@scribesorcerer4967]

@@faselfasel2864 That would lessen the ability to actually distract someone because certain sentences wouldn’t work. Now, if you instead made it to where every time you Verbal Component a spell your voice is amplified or has an ethereal effect put onto it, that would allow one to identify it as a spell and still allow the caster to be versatile with a spell like Vicious Mockery and Silvery Barbs.

[@faselfasel2864]

@@scribesorcerer4967 It wouldnt. Vicious mockery is strictly a bard spell and their verbal components would fall under a completely different casting paradigm. Silvery barbs on the other hand can be used by bards, sorcerers and wizards so that would make identifying the spell harder for people not of the same spellcasting class. (At least at my table). A sorcerer would distract different though than a wizard or a bard, but they are still bound by the casting paradigm of their class, which would make it identifiable.

[@geordiebailey8648]

The trial all DMs have to endure is when the newbies discover they can just do backflips forever.

[@squiremontressor3747]

The funny part is you aren't even wrong

[@WizardBrandon]

Shh, my party haven't figured out that this is basically all of my swashbucklers fun thing to do in combat lol

[@MostLikelyMortal]

Acrobatics checks are the only safety for this event

[@clothar23]

@@MostLikelyMortal Silvery Barb

[@kostas225cmp]

So, that's where the wizard's been this whole time. He finally found a gaming group he can gel with.

[@AllyOJustice]

Backflips! Backflips! Backflip! Backflips!

[@ShiningDarknes]

Yeah and I mean did you hear that last sequence? He actually did something cinematic as fuck and use MORE THAN ONE SPELL. Dear god, he is actually growing as a character.

[@whitestoneandy797]

What's hilarious to me is that Jacob has a lot of friends and family that he can use to play the other characters in this video but he still chooses to play every character himself

[@nicka3697]

Maybe since he started spamming silvery barbs he has lost those friends and even his family don't want to play with him 😉

[@InquisitorThomas]

His crippling G-Fuel addiction has strained his relationships and torn his family apart. Don’t do drugs kids.

[@whitestoneandy797]

@@InquisitorThomas lmao this video is more of a PSA and warning than anything

[@whitestoneandy797]

@@nicka3697 such a sad and unfortunate story 😞

[@williammcneil2045]

oh that is a great idea, i want to see his family play as the characters

[@DarkQuill]

Jacob: Silvery Barbs is a second level spell now Also Jacob: I took that personally

[@KolmManison]

And that nerf is a hidden buff when you realize that in high level play, you can have both silvery barbs and shield on spell mastery

[@flamenami]

@@KolmManisoneh at that level silvery barbs is the least OP tool you have

[@RShezmo]

I'm convinced this is how the wizard sees the sessions go in his mind. It'd make sense as for why he looks more epic and his party looks more excited and supportive of what he does instead of questioning him or being dead inside.

[@Jmetclaf7053]

Funny enough, skipping classes and doing backflips instead is exactly how I flunked out of college the first time.

[@forfaerghus8092]

The wizard actually helping the party? That right there is character development.

[@JackgarPrime]

He realized he could antagonize the DM even more if he used his powers to allow the entire party to be obnoxious instead of just himself.

[@Sorain1]

@@JackgarPrime He learned what the power of Friendship truly means, now he is unstoppable.

[@thekillerpill23]

yes.

[@kablopz]

Silvery barbs is rough, but the platinum barb is just brutal.

[@AlexPBenton]

*Electrum Barbs*

[@mchanna06]

Adamantine barbs

[@benjin3993]

@@AlexPBenton ehhh seems everyone just ignore that one these days tbh

[@chaosjimthevoidlord3762]

*Plutonium Barbs*

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

And backflip is even worse

[@jacksonschumacher175]

DM: "She's gonna cast counterspell" Wizard: "is that on the stack mine is split second" I love that you slipped in that magic reference

[@Rheinguard]

I was just about to make the comment. This had me losing it in public!

[@obadijahparks]

Mtg!

[@Novenae_CCG]

It makes sense, they're in Strixhaven.

[@argothianswine5125]

The wizard also turns into a Yugi-Oh character at the end.

[@iateitguy903]

Scrolled down exclusively to find this comment.

[@knightofthecouch1673]

4:23 That energy. Just ...*chef kiss* perfect!

[@cyprienvimal1580]

"Is that on the stack? mine has split second" "Wrong game" *Flashbacks intensify*

[@Bluhbear]

Fortunately, it can only flashback once, then it's exiled.

[@koboldreaver2517]

@@Bluhbear Unless you cast Runic Repetition, then the exiled flashback card is returned to your hand.

[@Xenothios]

*past in flames burns ominously in the background*

[@mslabo102s2]

Perfect reference for Strixhaven.

[@Hollowed0ut]

This is probably the most intense episode in the wizard saga yet

[@Aredel]

Nah. That honor still belongs to the Barbarian episode

[@frantisekvrana3902]

2:40 Do you have the Subtle Spell metamagic? If not, (For example because you are not a sorcerer), you have to use the specific correct Words of Power for Silvery Barbs. Which the teacher knows. Unless you want to mask your spellcasting with a Deception roll by making some noise with other bodyparts. If wizard says yes, SILVERY BARBS on him.

[@Loalrikowki]

Just standing there doing armpit farts to conceal your spellcasting.

[@Torthrodhel]

That's what I was thinking. Subtle-spell that thing.

[@ashtonhoward5582]

That's just wrong. It's not the words that are the source of power, but the sounds. So it would be quite difficult to know if a spell is being cast if it only has a verbal component.

[@frantisekvrana3902]

@@ashtonhoward5582 It may be difficult to know which spell is being cast. But a skilled spellcaster should be almost guaranteed to know that one is being cast. Otherwise Counterspell would be useless for spells without somatic components, which is not a part of the rules.

[@ashtonhoward5582]

@@frantisekvrana3902 counterspell specifically says "when you see a creature" and there's an argument to be made that that excludes verbal only spells. For sake of ease of use, fuck that shit. Which, thinking about it, goes both ways. So, carry on, you're right. But now that the wizard has argued that a verbal component isn't obvious enough to counterspell, the next natural step is to make him regret getting pedantic. I mean, you can't tell Power Word Kill is a spell because it's just a word, right? And therefore it can't be counterspelled.

[@clutchedbyanangel]

2:48 "and she backflips away" "Silvery Barbs, that's an Acrobatics roll" "She falls on her face and dies"

[@Falruk]

Vocal is still incanting a specific arcane incantantion that you would recognize if you knew the spell, or at least recognize as a spell if you knew spells or had heard them being cast before. Vocal is far from impossible to detect.

[@Kylora2112]

Right. Everyone who can hear you would know you cast *a* spell. And at a magic school, everyone would know what it was.

[@SunWukongSonGoku]

Have we considered casting in a language the enemy doesn't know? @@Kylora2112

[@GeorgeDCowley]

@@Kylora2112 Especially if it's good.

[@scarfking1579]

I like that the wizard came back. He has good uses, just as long as he isnt overused.

[@InquisitorThomas]

You fool, the Wizard can’t be overused… just like Fireball.

[@monsieurdorgat6864]

I see what you're doing here

[@MegaAniLinkFan]

The Wizard was finally aiding his friends consistently even. The DM was just asking for it.

[@therefinedgoose9368]

The wizard actually had fun with his party without being an antagonist. He only traumatized the DM, which is progress. Edit: critcrab made a comment and somehow this one got more likes than him. So now by the laws of KZbin I am better than him. Edit2: guys we more than tripled critcrabs like count. I am now officially 3 times better than him. Thank you for your assistance in this rivalry that he never even knew about.

[@ArmoredChocoboLPs]

DM got antagonistic cuz he couldn't gottem the players, DMs like that deserve it.

[@SirJack3]

@@ArmoredChocoboLPs Therapy

[@12Penpaper]

So... an average wizard? Gotcha.

[@Spiritnick]

Wait, since Silvery Barbs can be cast as a reaction... does that mean you can cast it on the same turn as Fireball to, say, disrupt a Dex saving throw?

[@burrito-creature]

@@Spiritnick yeah

[@cursedsasuke666]

I just banned it from my table. I gave a simple reasoning. "If you can use it, so can i" no one agreed to that.

[@elf-lordsfriarofthemeadowl2039]

I firmly believe that Verbal components are meant to be specific and not just rubberish to fulfill a noise requirement. Heck, you could've had the whole room of wizards do an Arcana check as a Reaction to identify the spell being cast (DC= 10+ spell's level). The rule is from Xanathar's.

[@lowtiercharacter]

Barbs isn't inherently banned at my table but my players just know that if they get to use it, I get to use it. Paladin: "I crit against the Pit Fiend." Myself: "The Erinyes is going to cast Silvery Barbs with her reaction."

[@Ragemod14]

Yeah, the idea of a spell that can, effect the luck of any action feels weird

[@nicka3697]

Which is basically if you spoil the odds of my carefully balanced encounter with that badly designed first level spell I will spoil your fun and make your character look hopeless. The spell kills fun I suggest you kill the spell not the player characters.

[@Kagrath]

'Rolled a 20 on my death save!' 'Silvery Barbs.'

[@doms.6701]

@@nicka3697 it doesn't kill the fun. What does though are players that think only they get to use cool broken spells.

[@romxxii]

@@doms.6701 It's not a DM vs player game. The DM facilitates the fun for everyone.

[@meta1587]

The issue i have with silvery barbs is that it makes wild magic sorcerer even worse by taking the only other ability they have and making it a spell

[@nicka3697]

Wild magic sorcerers can use a first level spell slot to recast feeblemind. I underestimated that subclass.

[@Hyde_Hill]

Yeah or the grave cleric negating crits, or the rune knight forcing rerolls on attacks. All just a first level spell now AND you give advantage. Come on. Just a fun ruiner.

[@Frantasia]

and the attunement 3/day item guardian emblem

[@cattiston374]

@@nicka3697 While I must say that Feeblemimd is a powerful spell… Sorcerers don’t learn Feeblemind lmao *Insert Nick_Fury_Council_gif*

[@RioDrake]

It needed to be a much higher level spell so wizard's at higher levels can't... can't... Ahahaha, never mind no one plays at higher levels It seriously did need to be higher level though.

[@Sammie1053]

Had never heard of Silvery Barba before Marsha used it in Critical Role and immediately I was like "oh that is stupid powerful." I just assumed it was a warlock subclass thing or something, I didn't realize it was a level one spell! I did notice a bit of a stinkeye from Matt once she attempted to use it for like the fourth time in the span of two fights

[@Kylora2112]

The opportunity cost is high for Silvery Barbs since you can't cast Shield/Absorb Elements or make an opportunity attack in the same round. Powerful, but only when you can negate a crit or something similar to that effect (in a social situation, everyone looking at you would know you cast a spell [RAW] even though it's just a verbal component).

[@la9406]

I made a 6th-level character concept I call "infuriate the DM." Divination Wizard 2/Clockwork Sorc 2/Fathomless Warlock 2. This build could cast Silvery Barbs 11 times before a short rest, 3 more after the first short rest, and 2 more per short rest thereafter. It would also be able to negate advantage or disadvantage 3 times per long rest, and could choose the outcome of 2 rolls per long rest. Meanwhile, the warlock side uses Repelling Blast and Lance of Lethargy to potentially knock back a creature 20 feet AND reduce its move speed by 10 feet, while also having three tentacles per long rest to potentially reduce the movement speed by another 10 feet.

[@papasmerf12000]

Sounds like pure evil to me XD

[@JayKayDanks]

as a DM I hear this and I just think "ok so 12 ranged enemies per encounter is probably balanced"

[@Aredel]

And that's when the DM casts "9mm" on the player

[@lobiankk77]

@@Aredel More like 7.62x39mm

[@BlackStrey]

Sounds like 3 failed Deathsaves to me

[@ZantariEXE]

I've run into this before, the answer is, if the mage knows the spell themselves, they know what you did, also in the case of one barbarian who didn't know, he beat the offending mage into the floor for annoying him by yelling gibberish cause he could still equate getting distracted with something going wrong.

[@chrisblagden8266]

Even if they don't know the spell, I use the 3.5 Spellcraft rules for IDing spells (using Arcana for Spellcraft). DC 10+spell level to know what the spell is.

[@ChainedFei]

I think Silvery Barbs Vocal Component is just a verbal jab, some sort of insult or comment that throws a person off. Jolted with a bit of magic to really punch through their mental protections and throw them off. So I don't think the spell would be recognizable just by the verbal component.

[@Cr3zant]

@@ChainedFei By that logic sorcerers subtle spell has no reason to exist, since you can just hide any of your verbal components within your words and your somatic components behind your back.

[@SpectralKnight]

@@Cr3zant or under the table, or hell wear a big cloak. Edit: Or just have a bard that mumble raps randomly. And noone ever find it weird they woke up 8 hours later 5 miles away from their house (suggestion). Or suddenly didn't want to strangle the sorcere (charm person). I mean shit you could argue for casting Blade barrier and noone having any clue where the wall of giant spinning swords came from

[@TheSuperRatt]

@@ChainedFei A master of magic would, you know... RECOGNIZE that they're being affected by a spell, and use their critical thinking ability to link it to the wizard's gibberish. If NPCs in tabletop gaming don't act like real people, it's just not fun.

[@fyrexia]

Best part is, the disadvantage can be stacked, since this spell doesn’t call it disadvantage and just says, “take the lower roll”. So 3 different people can just tell something to reroll 3 MORE TIMES. Then give 3 people advantage. Not just that, you can make one of your friends do a gag roll, then silvery barbs him, then give another friend the advantage on something important.

[@anthonyatanasoff3703]

Effects of multiple spells don't stack, unless they deal damage

[@AnaseSkyrider]

It's debatable whether Silvery Barbs can be cast on the same roll multiple times, since the condition for its trigger is succeeding on a check. That trigger already occurred when the first one was cast. Rerolling and still succeeding is not a new success. I would argue that multiple people can do it at the same time for the first trigger, since reactions can occur simultaneously but be resolved sequentially, but you can't do it one after the other. You have to decide how many of you are casting it then and there.

[@cwispygiraffe]

@@anthonyatanasoff3703 if a spell is instantaneous, their durations won’t overlap

[@Grayson.P]

exactly. silvery barbs will not stack with itself. but you can still use it on someone with disadvantage forcing them to reroll. (the question then is just if they would reroll both dice or just one.) either way even at 3 rolls taking the lowest, that is quite the blow.

[@pumlved]

@@AnaseSkyrider one way it could be “stacked” would be if the trigger roller succeeded multiple times in a row, using the new roll as the new trigger.

[@ygordraco8943]

I was DMing when the sorcerer of my game was using this spell all the time, but then he used this spell to try stop a nat20 from a sahuagin, and then it got nat20 again and I almost died laughing

[@michaelramon2411]

Sometimes, the Dice Gods just make their will known, and there isn't anything anyone can do about it.

[@LinkCidolfas]

And god said, "get crit on, bitch"

[@shadow98004]

RNGesus giveth, and RNGesus taketh away. He especially taketh away of it will result in a TPK.

[@meepmeep1330]

I honestly did not expect that sudden transition into Yugioh, great job as always, love your skits

[@Arturiamagus]

I started playing a Strixhaven game with a True Neutral Wizard. One of the players was randomly stacking chairs, in an orderly manner, in the study hall and got reamed by an older student for it. "That level of aggression is unnecessary..." I cast Minor Illusion, passed a Deception check (to conceal i was the caster) and he failed the DC, and the NPC spent time until his friends came in trying to unstack Illusionary chairs.

[@robertadams5188]

As a DM, the way I deal with "But, how do they know I'm casting a spell?" is this: If the NPC is a wizard or other mage class and decently high level they are strongly attuned to the Weave of magic that suffuses the multiverse. Spellcraft of any kind effects the Weave in a way that they can detect if they are paying attention. I've also flipped this and given my player's wizard a heads up that a spell was cast in another room when their party member was getting ambushed.

[@IanSrewop]

"is that on the stack, mine is split second" - I LOVE That call out.

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

He says roll a deception check and the wizard said 18 but here at 2:10 we saw that the wizard rolled insight and only rolled a 12+5 which is 17! So not only did he lie about the result of the roll but also he also rolled the wrong check!

[@m00d1e3]

He lost the check against his own deception

[@chaosjimthevoidlord3762]

“Silvery barbs!”

[@THEPELADOMASTER]

How do you know it's the wrong check? Who says he doesn't have proficiency in deception through a background, and a +2/3 in charisma? Or just a maxed out charisma as well as intelligence?

[@FidoTube]

do uk the name of the application/ website he used?

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

@@THEPELADOMASTER its at 2:04 dude it literally was the conversation and joke

[@Olav_Hansen]

For all you players that are like Wizard™, any spell that has any components (except if it would be just Material, but I don't think those exist) will be recognisable as magic, and might even be recognised for which it is by a spellcaster. Casting spells isn't like holding a conversation, it's like "commanding the weave". Imagine those 'echo' like effects you can use with recordings. The solutions to your troubles is subtle spell, even a caster won't recognise that someone casts silence where he is until he tries speaking and the words won't come out. Subtle spell is good, but since dm's often ignore spellcasting interactions on normal people, normal spells are almost ruled like subtle spell.

[@JustaSoothingVoice]

Im going to add that probably a Bard with a successful performance+stealth check can also cast a spell secretly as they can perform the somatic components as the movements they do to play and instrument, while the verbal components can be substituted for the sounds the instrument makes and instruments can be used as spell focus for them.

[@THEPELADOMASTER]

@@JustaSoothingVoice no. It's fucking magic. If you want to hide it, have subtle spell.

[@rustyshackle8000]

Funnily enough, my normal Pathfinder DM recently started a Strixhaven campaign I'm a part of while he figures some shit out in the other campaign, and Session 0 he straight up banned Silvery Barbs

[@TheDarkZoren]

House rule: vocal components to a spell need to include the spells name or a variation of the name. different languages can be used as long as it is still the word in question. thinking how the actions to use the spell is only vocal it makes sense that it would HAVE to be spoken in a clear tone.

[@TonkarzOfSolSystem]

Older editions had checks to identify spells that other people are casting. Mostly came up when counterspelling (because you had to use the opposite spell to counterspell unless you specifically memorized a spell called counterspell that specifically only counterspelled).

[@willtheinspector2560]

Never thought I’d see the day where The Wizard gets a deep anime protagonist voice

[@frostbvrn]

"is that on the stack, mine has split second" golden line

[@hypershadic98]

That alone bust a gut for me.Its only a matter of time till more jokes like that are implemented in his skits

[@VittorGuidoni]

Is this from another system? If so, which one?

[@shorewall]

@@VittorGuidoni Magic the Gathering Card Game. There is a mechanic called "Split Second" that basically ends the stack, so no one can react to it.

[@AnaseSkyrider]

@@VittorGuidoni I'd like to know as well.

[@chompythebeast]

How could it _not_ be on the stack, though, is the question?

[@hoarsebard]

I used silvery barbs to great effect on an enchantment wizard to hypnotic gaze a dragon. I was right before it on the initiative list. It had to spend its first turn gawping at my kenku wizard while I gave its advantage to our paladin.

[@Grab_001]

DM does have total power to throw dice at a player for being dumb. "She literally saw you. You cannot try to deceive her. Fuck you. You also now have a wedgie from mage hands you didnt notice."

[@incendiarypoprocks8700]

I’ve been playing a Divination Wizard for the first time this campaign and I think this is how my DM secretly feels about me

[@blademonkey29]

See, I dont see the issue with Div wizard cuz it only effects 2-3 creatures per day and its an entire class feature. SB can be spammed as many times as you have spell slots and effects 2 creatures.

[@incendiarypoprocks8700]

@@blademonkey29 oh yeah it’s definitely the more balanced of the two…that being said I’m using both the class AND SB which is why my DM probably hates me lmao

[@Emelion1]

Just play a lucky halfling divination wizard that also uses silvery barbs. Rolls mean nothing to you! xD

[@alexanderjohnson6178]

@@incendiarypoprocks8700 you’re a very evil little man and your DM has my pity Farewell

[@krispydunts1665]

@@Emelion1 "I AM THE DICE!"

[@berserkervtuber6285]

Oh, finally someone caught on how OP Silvery Barbs is going to be...and we haven't come across the debated Lego resistance killing of Silvery Barbs.

[@InquisitorThomas]

It’s been confirmed that Silvery Barbs doesn’t cancel Legendary Resistance. Legendary Resistance is an automatic success, rerolling has no effect.

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Back in my day, Silvery Barbs was just what we called our Warforged Barbarians...

[@megaabsolangelgamer3996]

My players in my campaign are all mostly new. One of them is a chaotic player who is playing an arcane trickster. I told her she could choose any spells marked as official within the restrictions of the subclass -- so anything not homebrew or Unearthed Arcana. (It's my first time DM'ing, so I wanted to play it safe). She chose Silvery Barbs. The rest of the players oohed and aahed over the spell name. I had a very readable look of terror on my face.

[@KurNorock]

Rather than just handwave Silvery Barbs as a 2nd level spell, I would have found some way for the other characters to legitimately counter it. Then again, I have never minded if my players make playthings of the antagonists I put against them. In fact I tend to reward them for finding novel ways of thwarting my plans. But I also pay attention, and I have the enemies pay attention as well. It becomes an arms race that quickly becomes very dramatic and suspenseful. I think one of my proudest moments as a DM was when my Barbarian player told my Wizard player during a long rest "You probably shouldn't prepare fireball again. You've been using it a lot lately. They will be prepared for that."

[@johnstarinieri7360]

The use of Mohg’s theme for the segment when the Oriq mage summons the Lord of Blood is absolutely genius. I’m also currently trying to convince my DM to let me use Silvery Barbs on my full support Bard in a non-Strixhaven campaign, hopefully she agrees

[@dextra_24703]

I think the wizard has Fireball as a reaction, Bonus Action and Action Spell separately

[@VidelxSpopovich]

Boon Of Quick Casting maybe? I remember I once had a Wizard with The Boon Of Quick Casting on Dispel Magic. Which I got from an Aberrant Dragonmark.

[@jebthepleb492]

I have three Silverquill students and not a single one of them has thought to cast Silvery Barbs. Each and every day I count my blessings

[@TheAzCorner]

Wizord: Whats that? Cool story moment? why don't you, Roll that again DM: Yeah they make it Wizord: But you didn't roll ... DM: Yep.

[@abyssGazerTV]

"Fuck you," said the Wizard, "You didn't win."

[@noonedream9333]

“Oh man that’s crazy every enemy just gained the ability to case silence at will”

[@Lucifer_png]

Have we finally found a spell that can compete with Fireball??

[@jaredtheastralartist2510]

Backflip?

[@haouevans]

@@jaredtheastralartist2510 Backflip!!!

[@malakai960]

Meteor swarm?

[@ThatManCarryingSand]

@@malakai960 That's not how you spell backflip.

[@jaffarebellion292]

@@ThatManCarryingSand pilfkcab

[@Tototoron]

My bards silvery barbs incantation is just “nuh uh” and cutting words is “oh really now”. The silvery barbs part for my allies is “yo (character) beat his ass, beat his ass raw”. DMs hate me players love me and if they don’t I just silvery barbs my persuasion against their insight

[@rage_squid9641]

Someone should tell DMs spells like silvery barbs werent invented by you , so the verbal component isnt your choice, it follows the inventors spells wording , which most likely was made within a high magic era by a strong wizard that had little interest in sneaking so it would b easily identifiable by other spellcasters ,especially ones that been doin it all their life.

[@rage_squid9641]

Same for cutting words aswell

[@Tototoron]

I disagree. Bards spells come from their music and soul making their spells unique to them and their situations. The same goes for vicious mockery, dissonant whispers, etc that the powers in the words/intent

[@Tototoron]

After all they’re charisma powered spells lol

[@shoberus4646]

​@@rage_squid9641You're thinking that Wizard's spell-learning lore is the same as every other caster. Bards are minstrels, they weave magic into songs and speeches - if the magic were to always be the same words for them, their entire schtick would be boring. You can't have endless sweeps of songs that sound exactly the same, y'know?

[@Noobie2k7]

The way I see Silvery Barbs is that the verbal component is something actively attempting to distract the target, so it'd be quite obvious if you were using it on someone, and just as obvious you were interfering in another persons duel if you then actively try to distract one of the people in it. The thing about spellcasting is that it is always clear you're trying to cast a spell, that's why metamagic's like Subtle Spell or psionic spell effects exist that remove verbal and somatic components. You can't just try to roleplay that you're trying to be sneaky at casting a spell and expect it to fly.

[@CorseCorpus]

Psychic Lance is what's pissing off my DM. Our sorcerer doesn't care. She just only uses the power-creep spells that just came out. Psychic Lance and Silvery Barbs are the 2 biggest problems

[@RealTrey19]

I love how the wizard went from annoying party member to supernatural a-hole to life of the party

[@brendanbrombaugh5700]

2:25 i absolutely love the MTG reference.

[@embersmirage3896]

.....I mean GM Jacob was correct that TheWizard would have been noticed on casting that spell, soooooo to all Dm‘s, do keep that in mind. Also Vocal components are specific to spells, so yes that gibberenish would be noticeable as a spell.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

But you see I cast the spell in Grung. Does your professor speak Grung?

[@embersmirage3896]

A Prinny On Break No, but the act of casting is still apparent in your voice. The way the word is carried, how the weave shifts around the place to accommodate the casting and how you clearly looked at the fight and manipulated someone you had to look at, who directly a you spoke then without reason missed. If you have a problem with that, get metamagic and subtle spell. Or out, both viable options I‘d offer with an argument like yours ^^

[@embersmirage3896]

A Prinny On Break I mean, nice try tbf, but casters have so much already, I don‘t think we should allow to actively remove their few weaknesses without any rule based investment.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

@@embersmirage3896 An interesting opinion. However, consider this. I cast Silvery Barbs. Reroll your interpretation of the rules.

[@embersmirage3896]

A Prinny On Break Ah, you can‘t cast a spell with verbal components via text, think again.

[@7isAnOddNumber]

I’m running Dungeon of the Mad Mage for two (2) of my friends. The dungeon is balanced for 4 people, so I’m letting them use super optimized builds and keeping the difficulty the same. One player, a Paladin/Warlock/Sorcerer, took silvery barbs. He has used it so far around 11 times. Every time I’ve rolled higher than my original roll, without fudging.

[@leyrua]

I feel like the dean of a college of magic would have some kind of improved Detect Magic spectacles on that give them at least a 60 ft range of detection, just to be able to catch students' shenanigans.

[@jhonea6535]

When this spell dropped like half the characters in our Ravnica group grabbed it. Honestly I thought it would he a hallmark for my bard but half the time I forget I even have it. I think I've seen the wizard use it...twice?

[@michaelramon2411]

I've run a series of anthology adventures (mostly a mix of Candlekeep and original mysteries), and the central connecting thread was the ridiculous Great Wizard Maloney, who used to be a PC but now has so much wealth and power that he spends all his time getting high and sending low-level adventurers to do stuff he doesn't want to bother with. His official picture is of this Wizard. (Specifically with sunglasses and a car.)

[@lunaria7067]

is... is that... the Wizard? no way...

[@justinisorange]

“How silvery barbs derails campaigns”

[@Silver_Knee]

The silvery barbs explanation sounds like the text on a YuGiOh card

[@Lazy_Spade]

“How does she know all I’m saying is agsjddhshd” Me: “Well she feels the spell start to take affect and negates it before you have the chance to finish casting.” Also while I allow people to cast spells secretly I always ask for a roll unless they have subtle spell.

[@aprinnyonbreak1290]

Does the teacher know how to speak Grung? Because I'm casting it in Grung.

[@Lazy_Spade]

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 Three answers 1: “It doesn’t matter what language your speaking she can feel you trying to manipulate the weave.” 2: “Yes she would not be head master if she had not studied in many of even the strangest or other world languages” 3: “No but that’s a wierd enough language that she’s going cast counter spell just in case.”

[@deleteman900]

I feel like even if the teacher didn't KNOW there was a spell being cast... they're still a trained spellcaster themselves, who is likely quite capable and KNOWS they are. If they fail at something they normally don't have a problem with after someone who they know is a caster just mumbled some gibberish... that's sus as fuck

[@woomod2445]

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 As a wizard you use precise learned formulas which you as a wizard can't alter, you did not learn the spell's incantation in grung, you learned it at strixhaven, she is VERY aware of the incantation taught at her school.

[@daltigoth3970]

@@aprinnyonbreak1290 If you want to play by that rule, just know that every time an orc, goblin, mind flayer, dragon or whatever casts a spell, you aren't going to know that they are casting spells either unless you know the language they are speaking. Also, good luck recognizing a bard casting a spell, since they are literally just weaving magic into music on an instrument.

[@FinalParadox]

At a first glance, I thought this spell is amazing. Then I remembered I'm a GM.

[@bestaround3323]

So it is still amazing

[@mostlymobas6630]

I think his point is you have 4(or so) players to irritate with it instead of one dm. Feels bad. That and its easy for people to think a dm is bieng cruel when they run a campaign that even semi frequently gets their players even just to 10% hp

[@bestaround3323]

@@mostlymobas6630 That is fair, but it would also be funny to use silvery bards to just counter a silvery barbs

[@FinalParadox]

@@mostlymobas6630 Exactly. I think forcing your players to reroll their successes is not fun for them to be honest. I think I wouldn't take this spell even as a player. It just takes away from the randomness and uncertainty. Sometimes failures are amazing for the story and lead to some of the most memorable moments. Just rerolling them feels kinda too easy. After some thought we collectively shelved this spell, for now.

[@mostlymobas6630]

I have a player who uses it but thats their entire thing. They dont do any damage ever half bard half divination wizard. Their entire build is rerolling dice. Tbey even have lucky. So that im not too mad at but yeah as a dm i imagine players would get mad

[@DrAnac-qh5dc]

NGL Choosing Silvery Barbs for one of my wizard's spell mastery spells has been very very good to my group.

[@ryanparish9020]

With silvery barbs, comes silvery responsibility

[@yetanotherbassdude]

OK, but also no. A verbal only spell would still need a specific set of words or sounds that another caster, especially an experienced wizard teacher with years of study behind them, could easily recognise and counterspell. It's still a freaking awesome spell and one I used with my old tabaxi bard character basically every round I could. That, vicious mockery and inspiration basically breaks the balance of any combat encounter in your favour!

[@bensagnella757]

My DM loves using this spell on us. Whenever we see a caster we know silvery barbs is coming up

[@bigboyart1]

The wizard really upped his Fireball game. He really is developing his playstyle. Fireball is best with other spells that stop or slow movement.

[@mr7oclock346]

Using Silvery Barbs as a bard can be fun when doing Deception and Persuasion roles. Keep in mind, I have had it countered with Counterspell though. I have even had it effected by the luck feat, to make the opposing character get a third rolls. It's powerful, but there are ways around it. So, that's probably why my DM hasn't banned it.

[@N-cromancer]

0:40 "Whaaaaaaaat nooooo, I'm just spouting some nonsense from the sidelines", story of my life XDXD

[@calebb2134]

“Your casting a magic spell at a magic school-“ *demonic cat gibber noises* Best way to end a lecture you don’t wanna hear

[@ssorayaya]

I really like silvery barbs being made a second level spell, that's the homebrew i use as well. just use the heightened spell metamagic as a reference, and remember that 3 sorc points = second lvl spell

[@SunWukongSonGoku]

Doesn't that just let them wind up casting both Shield lvl 1 and Silvery Barbs lvl 2 free/at will at high levels? like 18-19?

[@rylog8]

Spells are conspicuous! Any component, even only V, are detectable as spells and viable to be counterspelled - that's why Psionics and the Subtle Spell Metamagic is so strong. While there's no guarantee the counterspelled knows what the spell *is* (see Xanny's for optional identification rules), it's obvious that something magical is afoot, and that's enough to call shenanigans

[@thismemelord4048]

I love how he casts 4 leveled spells on the last turn, two of which using an action, and the other two reactions, which he would have only one of both. Also he said he "still has one more 2nd level slot" and then proceeds to cast 2 more second level spells.

[@thestylemage2092]

He multiclassed into fighter 2 for the second action (and has some homebrew for the reaction).

[@BattleSpew]

It was the Hold Person. Sole opponent cannot act, so multiple rounds of actions.

[@thismemelord4048]

@@thestylemage2092even if you action surge, you can't cast 2 leveled spells in one turn

[@thismemelord4048]

@@BattleSpew Still, he casts silvery barbs, then hold person, then the save and another silvery barbs (which is more than the 2nd level slots he had), after which he casts fireball. His turn couldn't have ended since there are two other players at the table and even assuming they do nothing, the opponent gets to make another hold person save at the end of its turn (since its turn is before the wizard). The only way the wizard would get to do that is if the opponent's turn was after the wizard, but the wizard was surprised, but in that case, he wouldn't be able to take reactions and therefore not be able to cast silvery barbs. In conclusion, too many spells, but who cares, its a skit.

[@FallenFromGlory]

you can, actually@@thismemelord4048

[@absolutelynot615]

"I use silvery barbs!" "She punches you in the face before you finish casting messing up the spell"

[@steelfallenangel]

This is funny and all, and Silvery Barbs does kinda break things for the level that its given, but this does miss one thing. The vocal component of spells can't be simply gibberish. I can't remember where its listed but this kinda thing is the equivalant of saying "I cast a spell under the table without the person seeing my hand movements". One of the source books outlines how the vocal and somatic components of spells require very forceful direct imputs. The only way to get around this would be to have the the subtle spell ability.

[@ouplas]

I like having the wizard back for an episode, especially when his presence isn't forced, and the jokes were funny. Great skit Jacob o/ (Still I liked it better when there were more people for those, but i know it can be hard to set up. :c)

[@Skeleton_Dork]

I personally prefer the escapades of Jacob and his players Jacob, Jacob, Wizard, and their friend Jacob

[@grimwill7686]

Wizard was giving me Yugioh anime vibes from 3:47 onwards

[@DemonicEngineer]

Same thing could be said about Bardic Inspiration being used in the middle of duels.

[@JubioHDX]

bardic inspiration isnt a spell though, its just cheering someone on and building up their confidence or playing some music to hype them up and get them in whatever mood lol. doesnt have any mention of it being a magical ability

[@DemonicEngineer]

@@JubioHDX That's exactly the problem. Nobody can agree on whether it's magical or not. It's done by a magical musician. Why the hell wouldn't it be magical?

[@THEPELADOMASTER]

@@DemonicEngineer wether it is magical or not, it's not a spell.

[@DemonicEngineer]

@@THEPELADOMASTER Arcane Ward, Bladesong, Portent, Hypnotic Gaze, Minor Alchemy, Arcane Deflection, Favored by the gods, Strength of the Grave, Tempestuous Magic, Wild Magic Surge, Fey Presence, Healing Light, Dark One's Blessing, Awakened Mind, Hexblade's curse and Among the Dead aren't spells either. Does that mean they aren't magical?

[@SchwhatNow]

In older editions the lore was established that bardic music is a magical effect. However most people can't tell you are influencing someone through it to know you are cheating a duel. Not sure if 5e has changed their stance on that lore element but it's cheating. Just easy to get away with all the same.

[@TheOneWhoReportsForDuty]

Yea, I have no clue why Silvery Barbs is first level.

[@Azrael178]

I Play a wizard with silvery barbs. I have a self rule to only use it to help my party, not empower my spells. Used this way the spell actually becomes a great addition to the party helping them with their fun... My dm also doesn't know it can be used on my own spells yet... I'm waiting for the biggest save or suck spell i can to use it that way

[@ShekinahGwaii]

YOUR EDITS ARE AMAZEBALLS! better than dialogue on most shows - you interrupting yourself is brilliantly executed

[@matthewporter7871]

Silvery barbs is the most powercreep spell added to D&D so far lol. Way too good.

[@guestb8389]

_Average Yugioh Card Text: __1:10_

[@reikidagi]

weather painters be like

[@bleizy7866]

Yeah even as a second level spell, silvery barbs it busted

[@WEIRDxGRIM]

I was searing for spells for my sorcerer and came across this one, my dm make spell cards (like the ones you can buy) and i never saw silvery barbs in there, so i was thinking of suggesting it to be added, but then i saw how powerful it is and then this skit. _Don't harm DM's_