Preferred Character Round Robin: VAARSUVIUS vs REDCLOAK

[littlebum2002]

The thing is, being prepared for most problems also entails understanding the consequences of casting your spells. That's a necessary prerequisite. Bringing the right tools is ALSO necessary, but they do no good if you don't know how to use them properly. And that's where Durkon succeeds and V fails. Durkon knows how use his tools to accomplish tasks intended for other tools (here), has a pretty good toolkit to begin with (here) and most importantly, knows when to use those tools (here).

You are absolutely correct. When Durkon happens to prepare the right tools, he uses them effectively. Unfortunately, this happens so rarely that, when Durkula prepared correctly for a job, Belkar even said "He had a spell prepared that can actually solve our problem! That proves he can't possibly be Durkon!"

Which is why he is the best "prepared caster" and not the "best prepared" caster. When you're the "best prepared" caster, your teammates don't usually comment on how you're never prepared.