Endarire
2017-06-11, 05:00 PM
Greetings, all!
I'm well familiar with optimization theory for Wizards. I've read Treantmonk's guides. I'm also scheduled to enter a Faerun campaign starting at level 12 (with this Circle Mage (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?526684-Circle-Magic-for-Wizards-and-Druids-What-are-most-optimal-spells-uses&p=22073443)) with a party of versatile characters facing a bunch of GM-undisclosed challenges/threats in Faerun. (The GM was ambiguous on build advice, but also fairly strict on rulings. In short, assume the weakest intrepretations of things if there is ambiguity.)
Being in Faerun at level 12 means crowd control may work, but will likely quickly diminish in effect. Buffing will likely work (and this character is intended to be a Wizard5/Incantatrix2/Hathran5 OR Halruaan Elder5/Incantatrix+X/Possibly ArchmageX) and blasting may also work due to caster level 40ish from Circle Magic, but in terms of spells and specialization, what do you advise? Conjurer? Transmuter? Generalist with an arcane domain (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#wizardVariantDomainWiz ard) (and if so, probably the Transmutation or Conjuration domain)?
-Incantatrix was ruled to be a full-on opposition of an extra spell school.
-Spontaneous casting from Hathran in specialty slots is only for spells of that school, and for arcane domain slots, only spells from that arcane domain.
-No cross-class skills.
-One general feat every level instead of at 1 HD, 3 HD, and every 3 HD thereafter.
-Roleplaying obligations enforced for seemingly everything.
-If PCs do it, the GM feels justified to do it too. That sorta thing.
I'm well familiar with optimization theory for Wizards. I've read Treantmonk's guides. I'm also scheduled to enter a Faerun campaign starting at level 12 (with this Circle Mage (http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?526684-Circle-Magic-for-Wizards-and-Druids-What-are-most-optimal-spells-uses&p=22073443)) with a party of versatile characters facing a bunch of GM-undisclosed challenges/threats in Faerun. (The GM was ambiguous on build advice, but also fairly strict on rulings. In short, assume the weakest intrepretations of things if there is ambiguity.)
Being in Faerun at level 12 means crowd control may work, but will likely quickly diminish in effect. Buffing will likely work (and this character is intended to be a Wizard5/Incantatrix2/Hathran5 OR Halruaan Elder5/Incantatrix+X/Possibly ArchmageX) and blasting may also work due to caster level 40ish from Circle Magic, but in terms of spells and specialization, what do you advise? Conjurer? Transmuter? Generalist with an arcane domain (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#wizardVariantDomainWiz ard) (and if so, probably the Transmutation or Conjuration domain)?
-Incantatrix was ruled to be a full-on opposition of an extra spell school.
-Spontaneous casting from Hathran in specialty slots is only for spells of that school, and for arcane domain slots, only spells from that arcane domain.
-No cross-class skills.
-One general feat every level instead of at 1 HD, 3 HD, and every 3 HD thereafter.
-Roleplaying obligations enforced for seemingly everything.
-If PCs do it, the GM feels justified to do it too. That sorta thing.