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Request #18
Wizard
Race/Class: Venerable Grey Elf Focused Specialist Transmuter 3 / Master Specialist 2
Feats: Faerie Mysteries Initiate, Spell Focus: Transmutation, (B) Skill Focus: Spellcraft, (B) Scribe Scroll
I think we can all agree that's a pretty rock-solid optimized basis for a Wizard of that level. Huge hitpoints, huge Int, fast access to actual class features, and heavy one of the two strongest disciplines. I could have used Conjurer, but I've already had one of those in this thread and I like variety. Suffice it to say it works either way.
Monk
Race/Class: Human Monk 5
Feats: (B) Improved Unarmed Strike, (B) Stunning Fist, (B) Deflect Arrows, Improved Initiative, Improved Grapple, Ability Focus: Stunning Fist.
Rules
- Flaws not allowed
- Contestants start 100 feet away on an utterly featureless and infinite plane
- Contestants start with zero wealth of any kind (hey, you just said equal, and note that I resisted doing Vow of Poverty).
Result
Spellbooks have a price. Zero wealth means no spellbook. The Wizard can cast Detect Magic. The Monk can run him down and beat him into a pulp. Go, Monk!