Shenanigans
2010-10-08, 12:03 PM
So I'm in the initial stages of planning a wizard for a new campaign. It's Forgotten Realms, and legal books will (most likely) be Core, all Complete, all Races, PHB2, the environment books, and all Forgotten Realms books. Incantatrix has already been specially banned, as has ToB, MoI, Psionics, and other setting-specific stuff. Other books (like Drow of the Underdark, Heroes of Horror, Lords of Madness) will probably be legal, but the DM isn't positive yet. MIC will probably be mostly usable.
I'm set on being a wizard, more specifically a Diviner or Conjurer. I'll probably also be the party's only arcane caster, at least the only full arcane caster, so I'd like some flexibility. For race, probably human, strongheart halfling, or something that provides an Int bump. I also like the idea of being a heavy metamagic user (see my previous Arcane Thesis thread.) Evocation will almost certainly be banned if I specialize.
If I go Diviner (banning Evocation), I'm thinking
Diviner 5/Master Specialist 3/Loremaster ?/Something Else ?/Archmage 5
and I'm not sure what ACF/variants, if any. If I go with Conjurer (banning Evocation and probably Enchantment), I'd go
Conjurer 5/Master Specialist 10/Archmage 5
and I'd probably try to fit in Diversified Casting for a couple enchantment spells (Otto's Irresistible Dance, Dominate Monster.) If I go Focused Specialist (banning Evocation, Enchantment, and probably Illusion)
Conjurer 5/Master Specialist 3/Mage of the Arcane Order 7/Archmage 5
Either Conjurer build would probably use Abrupt Jaunt as well.
I'm now, at Il_Vec's suggestion, tossing around the idea of being a Beguiler/Wizard/Ultimate Magus, for skills, more metamagic shenanigans and for Beguiler to cover banned schools (Evocation and Illusion or Enchantment)
Any thoughts on builds, races, feats, etc. are, as always, appreciated. I'm particularly interested in anything Realms-specific, such as regional feats, that would be fun/useful.
I'm set on being a wizard, more specifically a Diviner or Conjurer. I'll probably also be the party's only arcane caster, at least the only full arcane caster, so I'd like some flexibility. For race, probably human, strongheart halfling, or something that provides an Int bump. I also like the idea of being a heavy metamagic user (see my previous Arcane Thesis thread.) Evocation will almost certainly be banned if I specialize.
If I go Diviner (banning Evocation), I'm thinking
Diviner 5/Master Specialist 3/Loremaster ?/Something Else ?/Archmage 5
and I'm not sure what ACF/variants, if any. If I go with Conjurer (banning Evocation and probably Enchantment), I'd go
Conjurer 5/Master Specialist 10/Archmage 5
and I'd probably try to fit in Diversified Casting for a couple enchantment spells (Otto's Irresistible Dance, Dominate Monster.) If I go Focused Specialist (banning Evocation, Enchantment, and probably Illusion)
Conjurer 5/Master Specialist 3/Mage of the Arcane Order 7/Archmage 5
Either Conjurer build would probably use Abrupt Jaunt as well.
I'm now, at Il_Vec's suggestion, tossing around the idea of being a Beguiler/Wizard/Ultimate Magus, for skills, more metamagic shenanigans and for Beguiler to cover banned schools (Evocation and Illusion or Enchantment)
Any thoughts on builds, races, feats, etc. are, as always, appreciated. I'm particularly interested in anything Realms-specific, such as regional feats, that would be fun/useful.