Hobbo Jim
2019-04-03, 01:44 PM
TLDR: What feats (not necessarily written spells) would encapsulate an epic level Conjuration Wizard's ability in a story, specifically a combat story?
In this world there is a wizard that is unbelievably powerful, who's true feats have only been told in legend. In addition to being a powerful Conjuration wizard, he actually is an extremely skilled swordsman, and usually opts for the "sword and board" battle mage style.
Ignoring the feasibility of this kind of multiclass and the the fact that there are no official epic level rules, What kind of spells or fighting style do you think this kind of character would employ? When thinking of the feats a figure like this might have in a story, I would normally look at the school first, the most powerful spell in that school, and go from there. For Evocation, meteor swarm, they can cast some seriously damaging magic. Abjuration, invulnerability and imprisonment show that a person would have phenomenal buffing and sealing powers. I am at a bit of a loss for Conjuration spells, however. The highest level spell is Wish, which of course is the most powerful of magic, but I find it hard to weave that spell into a story that might have a specific example of his power. In particular, Wish seems like the kind of spell that would rarely be cast in combat given its heavy risk if you continue to cast after it. Naturally there is the idea that he can summon powerful elementals, but unless he summons an elemental prince a story that says "He summoned a really powerful elemental that did things" is kind of a boring story. At any rate, I seem to be at a loss to give an uber-powerful wizard a conjuration-defining story. I could drop the conjuration bit and just say "he's a powerful wizard", of course, which as a million avenues and options, but I figure I'd ask for help before dumping the conjuration theme.
In this world there is a wizard that is unbelievably powerful, who's true feats have only been told in legend. In addition to being a powerful Conjuration wizard, he actually is an extremely skilled swordsman, and usually opts for the "sword and board" battle mage style.
Ignoring the feasibility of this kind of multiclass and the the fact that there are no official epic level rules, What kind of spells or fighting style do you think this kind of character would employ? When thinking of the feats a figure like this might have in a story, I would normally look at the school first, the most powerful spell in that school, and go from there. For Evocation, meteor swarm, they can cast some seriously damaging magic. Abjuration, invulnerability and imprisonment show that a person would have phenomenal buffing and sealing powers. I am at a bit of a loss for Conjuration spells, however. The highest level spell is Wish, which of course is the most powerful of magic, but I find it hard to weave that spell into a story that might have a specific example of his power. In particular, Wish seems like the kind of spell that would rarely be cast in combat given its heavy risk if you continue to cast after it. Naturally there is the idea that he can summon powerful elementals, but unless he summons an elemental prince a story that says "He summoned a really powerful elemental that did things" is kind of a boring story. At any rate, I seem to be at a loss to give an uber-powerful wizard a conjuration-defining story. I could drop the conjuration bit and just say "he's a powerful wizard", of course, which as a million avenues and options, but I figure I'd ask for help before dumping the conjuration theme.