Roguenewb
2012-06-12, 02:40 PM
So, D&D has a lot of "9's" a colloquial term for max level powers of a certain power source, as far as I know, there are the following nines:
9th level Arcane Spells (technically Wiz/Sorc and Wu Jen, but the Wu Jen pile is small, there is also the three focused caster lists)
9th level Cleric Spells
9th level Druid Spells
9th level Psionic Powers
8th level Vestiges
Dark Invocations (Two lists, Dragonfire Adept, and Warlock)
Soul Chakra Binds (Incarnum)
9th level Manuevers
9th level Mysteries
Lexicon of the Perfected Map 4 Utterances
+16/+11/+6/+1 Base Attack Bonus.
Then there are some stranger "9s"
Weapon Supremacy
Mighty Rage
Inspire Heroics
4th level Paladin Spells
4th level Ranger Spells
6th level Bard Spells
And there may be others that I am not noticing in my exploration of them.
There are lots of ways to get multiple 9s, and I thought I'd try to make a compendium of them.
Starting with Easy Mode:
Archivist 20: Automatically gets Druid 9s and Cleric 9s. More magic-mart or RAW DMs also make it possible for them to get Wizard 9s. More tricks can add a bunch of the "lesser" 9s.
-Cleric 9
-Druid 9
-Wizard 9
-Bard 6
-Ranger 4
-Paladin 4
Artificer 15: Can make scrolls of all spellss, so, the artificer can burn gold to get all the casting based 9s. With one feat, can get the ability to make martial scripts, and another feat gives power stones.
-Cleric 9
-Druid 9
-Wizard 9
-Wu Jen 9
-Bard 6
-Ranger 4
-Paladin 4
-Manuevers 9
-Psionic 9
-Mysteries 9
Warblade 19/Fighter 1. Technically you can do it with straight warblade 20, but you don't get a bonus feat at level 20.
-Manuevers 9
-Weapon Supremacy
Bard 10/Sublime Chord 10. This gets a bunch of related 9s, and is basically just bard.
-Sor Wiz 9
-Bard 6
-Inspire Heroics
Then, moving on to classic builds:
Bard 7/UrPriest 2/Mystic Theurge 1/Sublime Chord 2/Mystic Theurge 8. Using Sublime Chord and Ur-Priest to jump ahead on casting, a similiar build is posssible using Nar Demonbinder or Beholder Mage, and Aposotle of Peace, but I believe this is considered the best Chord/Ur/MT build in general.
-Cleric 9
-Sor/Wiz 9
-Bard 6
Wizard 5/Mindbender 1/Ur Priest 2/Mystic Theurge 10/Wizard 2. This is the simpler variation on the above build. It gets one less 9, but it's caster level for urpriest spells (w/ practiced spellcaster) is 22, so that's something, right?
-Cleric 9
-Wizard 9
StP Erudite 10/Ur Priest 2/Psychic Theurge 8. Similar to the above build. Depending on your DM's rules interpretation of "Sanctum Power", you could in theory get:
-Arcane 9
-Cleric 9
-Psionic 9
Wizard 1/Druid 3/Arcane Hierophant 10/Mystic Theurge 6. Using precocious apprentice to qualify for hierophant early, this is essentially the druid version of The Ur-Priest builds.
-Wizard 9s
-Druid 9s
StP Erudite 1/Archivist 1/Psychic Theurge 10/Legacy Champion 8. Using your personal brand of entry cheese, you get basically everything. The notable hole is Incarnum.
-Cleric 9
-Druid 9
-Wizard 9
-Bard 6
-Ranger 4
-Paladin 4
-Psionic 9s
Cleric 4/Crusader 4/Divine Crusader 2/Ruby Knight Vindicator 10. Using another fast progression casting class, we get some nines!
-+16 BAB
-9th level cleric spells from a single domain (Options include Wish and Miracle!)
-9th level Manuevers
Alright guys, what am I missing? Alright guys, help me get more nines!
9th level Arcane Spells (technically Wiz/Sorc and Wu Jen, but the Wu Jen pile is small, there is also the three focused caster lists)
9th level Cleric Spells
9th level Druid Spells
9th level Psionic Powers
8th level Vestiges
Dark Invocations (Two lists, Dragonfire Adept, and Warlock)
Soul Chakra Binds (Incarnum)
9th level Manuevers
9th level Mysteries
Lexicon of the Perfected Map 4 Utterances
+16/+11/+6/+1 Base Attack Bonus.
Then there are some stranger "9s"
Weapon Supremacy
Mighty Rage
Inspire Heroics
4th level Paladin Spells
4th level Ranger Spells
6th level Bard Spells
And there may be others that I am not noticing in my exploration of them.
There are lots of ways to get multiple 9s, and I thought I'd try to make a compendium of them.
Starting with Easy Mode:
Archivist 20: Automatically gets Druid 9s and Cleric 9s. More magic-mart or RAW DMs also make it possible for them to get Wizard 9s. More tricks can add a bunch of the "lesser" 9s.
-Cleric 9
-Druid 9
-Wizard 9
-Bard 6
-Ranger 4
-Paladin 4
Artificer 15: Can make scrolls of all spellss, so, the artificer can burn gold to get all the casting based 9s. With one feat, can get the ability to make martial scripts, and another feat gives power stones.
-Cleric 9
-Druid 9
-Wizard 9
-Wu Jen 9
-Bard 6
-Ranger 4
-Paladin 4
-Manuevers 9
-Psionic 9
-Mysteries 9
Warblade 19/Fighter 1. Technically you can do it with straight warblade 20, but you don't get a bonus feat at level 20.
-Manuevers 9
-Weapon Supremacy
Bard 10/Sublime Chord 10. This gets a bunch of related 9s, and is basically just bard.
-Sor Wiz 9
-Bard 6
-Inspire Heroics
Then, moving on to classic builds:
Bard 7/UrPriest 2/Mystic Theurge 1/Sublime Chord 2/Mystic Theurge 8. Using Sublime Chord and Ur-Priest to jump ahead on casting, a similiar build is posssible using Nar Demonbinder or Beholder Mage, and Aposotle of Peace, but I believe this is considered the best Chord/Ur/MT build in general.
-Cleric 9
-Sor/Wiz 9
-Bard 6
Wizard 5/Mindbender 1/Ur Priest 2/Mystic Theurge 10/Wizard 2. This is the simpler variation on the above build. It gets one less 9, but it's caster level for urpriest spells (w/ practiced spellcaster) is 22, so that's something, right?
-Cleric 9
-Wizard 9
StP Erudite 10/Ur Priest 2/Psychic Theurge 8. Similar to the above build. Depending on your DM's rules interpretation of "Sanctum Power", you could in theory get:
-Arcane 9
-Cleric 9
-Psionic 9
Wizard 1/Druid 3/Arcane Hierophant 10/Mystic Theurge 6. Using precocious apprentice to qualify for hierophant early, this is essentially the druid version of The Ur-Priest builds.
-Wizard 9s
-Druid 9s
StP Erudite 1/Archivist 1/Psychic Theurge 10/Legacy Champion 8. Using your personal brand of entry cheese, you get basically everything. The notable hole is Incarnum.
-Cleric 9
-Druid 9
-Wizard 9
-Bard 6
-Ranger 4
-Paladin 4
-Psionic 9s
Cleric 4/Crusader 4/Divine Crusader 2/Ruby Knight Vindicator 10. Using another fast progression casting class, we get some nines!
-+16 BAB
-9th level cleric spells from a single domain (Options include Wish and Miracle!)
-9th level Manuevers
Alright guys, what am I missing? Alright guys, help me get more nines!