J.Gellert
2009-06-01, 09:20 AM
I've been playing around with builds for a while and I am finally approaching the end of this quest... The goal being to create a wizard with skills to spare, monk abilities, and spontaneous casting*.
I have three very similar builds but I cannot decide which is superior...
1. Monk 2 / Wizard 3 / Enlightened Fist 1 / Unseen Seer 2 / Master of the East Wind 2 / Hathran 1 / Abjurant Champion 3 / Master of the East Wind +6
Caster level 17, Evasion, Deflect Arrows, +10ft base speed over the other builds
2. Monk 1 / Human Paragon 1 / Wizard 1 / Human Paragon +2 / Enlightened Fist 1 / Unseen Seer 2 / Master of the East Wind 2 / Hathran 1 / Abjurant Champion 3 / Master of the East Wind +6
Caster level 17, +2 to one ability score, bonus feat, saves another feat because he gets the Martial Proficiency required for Abjurant Champion
3. Monk 1 / Wizard 4 / Enlightened Fist 1 / Unseen Seer 2 / Master of the East Wind 2 / Hathran 1 / Abjurant Champion 3 / Master of the East Wind +6
Caster level 18, but no other bonus
In any case, this needs... Able Learner, Carmendine Monk, Combat Casting, Ethran, Leadership, and Proficiency with one martial weapon.
It's likely that the added caster level trumps evasion or the bonus feats... But on the other hand, the +2 Int from the Human Paragon repays some of the lost spell slots - and Practiced Spellcaster doesn't care if you lose 2 or 3 caster levels. I always end up starving for feats anyway (getting 2 flaws with this character).
Which one should I roll? Also, if you can think of obscure alternative features or feats that help this, please let me know.
* After toying around for a long time with Nexus Method, Uncanny Forethought, and the Magelord, I was pointed to the Hathran... campaign specific? Maybe, but if I can throw spell preparation out of the window then I'll reflavor the fluff.
I have three very similar builds but I cannot decide which is superior...
1. Monk 2 / Wizard 3 / Enlightened Fist 1 / Unseen Seer 2 / Master of the East Wind 2 / Hathran 1 / Abjurant Champion 3 / Master of the East Wind +6
Caster level 17, Evasion, Deflect Arrows, +10ft base speed over the other builds
2. Monk 1 / Human Paragon 1 / Wizard 1 / Human Paragon +2 / Enlightened Fist 1 / Unseen Seer 2 / Master of the East Wind 2 / Hathran 1 / Abjurant Champion 3 / Master of the East Wind +6
Caster level 17, +2 to one ability score, bonus feat, saves another feat because he gets the Martial Proficiency required for Abjurant Champion
3. Monk 1 / Wizard 4 / Enlightened Fist 1 / Unseen Seer 2 / Master of the East Wind 2 / Hathran 1 / Abjurant Champion 3 / Master of the East Wind +6
Caster level 18, but no other bonus
In any case, this needs... Able Learner, Carmendine Monk, Combat Casting, Ethran, Leadership, and Proficiency with one martial weapon.
It's likely that the added caster level trumps evasion or the bonus feats... But on the other hand, the +2 Int from the Human Paragon repays some of the lost spell slots - and Practiced Spellcaster doesn't care if you lose 2 or 3 caster levels. I always end up starving for feats anyway (getting 2 flaws with this character).
Which one should I roll? Also, if you can think of obscure alternative features or feats that help this, please let me know.
* After toying around for a long time with Nexus Method, Uncanny Forethought, and the Magelord, I was pointed to the Hathran... campaign specific? Maybe, but if I can throw spell preparation out of the window then I'll reflavor the fluff.