Malapterus
2018-01-21, 10:19 AM
I'm going to be joining a 3.5 game, Gestalt, High stats, flaws allowed, PrC gestalt allowed.
The DM has indicated that we need both a healer & a primary spellcaster and I have a build idea that would fill both roles, but I want some opinions. We already have a 'damage' magic person so my mage needs less evocation & more utility.
I am thinking I'd do one side as a Druid and PrC that into Master of Flies (3.0) and then maybe finish up with something that keeps giving me druid levels.
The other side would be Sorcerer, where I pick up the Arcane Disciple feat a couple of times. I can only cast each spell once per day per domain, and I have to use Wisdom as my stat - but I'll have Wisdom from being a Druid & this will really flesh out my spell list.
On top of that, I can take the 'Spell' domain, so as long as Read Magic is on my list somewhere I can gank a spellbook at some point and benefit from Anyspell & Greater Anyspell while still getting a lot of useful spells I otherwise would want.
The only hangup is the Knowledge: Religion requirement, but my DM has some weird rule that if you spend 2 points on a skill it becomes a class skill - not entirely sure how that works but I think I could use it to get the Arcane Disciple feat at level 1. Possibly 4 times.
After Sorcerer I'd move into Mystic Theurge to continue building my Druid list.
Also, Master of Flies requires a feat that requires you to be a changeling so I'd have to get the DM to waive the changeling thing, but I do not expect that to be an issue. If it IS, Master of Flies is not terribly vital to the build.
Here's some questions:
If I take a level of Wizard, I'd get all the level 0 spells & my own spellbook. Is there any reason you can't put a spell in your book that you're not yet able to cast? I.E. can a level 1 Wizard copy Meteor Swarm into his book even though he cannot cast it? I don't see anything saying otherwise.
Does anyone know any sort of alternate class for Druid where I can trade in my animal companion for some other benefit?
The DM has indicated that we need both a healer & a primary spellcaster and I have a build idea that would fill both roles, but I want some opinions. We already have a 'damage' magic person so my mage needs less evocation & more utility.
I am thinking I'd do one side as a Druid and PrC that into Master of Flies (3.0) and then maybe finish up with something that keeps giving me druid levels.
The other side would be Sorcerer, where I pick up the Arcane Disciple feat a couple of times. I can only cast each spell once per day per domain, and I have to use Wisdom as my stat - but I'll have Wisdom from being a Druid & this will really flesh out my spell list.
On top of that, I can take the 'Spell' domain, so as long as Read Magic is on my list somewhere I can gank a spellbook at some point and benefit from Anyspell & Greater Anyspell while still getting a lot of useful spells I otherwise would want.
The only hangup is the Knowledge: Religion requirement, but my DM has some weird rule that if you spend 2 points on a skill it becomes a class skill - not entirely sure how that works but I think I could use it to get the Arcane Disciple feat at level 1. Possibly 4 times.
After Sorcerer I'd move into Mystic Theurge to continue building my Druid list.
Also, Master of Flies requires a feat that requires you to be a changeling so I'd have to get the DM to waive the changeling thing, but I do not expect that to be an issue. If it IS, Master of Flies is not terribly vital to the build.
Here's some questions:
If I take a level of Wizard, I'd get all the level 0 spells & my own spellbook. Is there any reason you can't put a spell in your book that you're not yet able to cast? I.E. can a level 1 Wizard copy Meteor Swarm into his book even though he cannot cast it? I don't see anything saying otherwise.
Does anyone know any sort of alternate class for Druid where I can trade in my animal companion for some other benefit?