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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Belen" data-source="post: 919662" data-attributes="member: 1405">I would disagree that your wizard was a "snap shot" of a core 3e wizard.  A number of GMs I know do not allow the FR supplements in their game do the the power unbalance.  FR is super high magic, high powergamer material.  I do not allow the FR supplements in my homebrew world.  It just does not make sense for the world.  In your case, you have a tricked out wizard with high powered items, races and PrCs.  The wizard in question is not core rule, nor could such a wizard appear using only the core books.  It sounds as if you run a very high magic campaign.  Your example had the opportunity of planning and preparing every aspect of the assault.  Your example was a planned event, using supplemental material specific to a high magic world.  This is not the norm for a 3e wizard who is clomping around a Dungeons picking general spells based on the need to be versatile for a variety of encounters.The most common thing the wizard says in my game is "sorry, I did not memorize that today...give me 8 hours and I can handle this situation."Wizards are rarely prepared for everything, hence having an adventuring party.  In a situation where time is dependent, the wizard cannot prep super-encounters.  Wizards in my game certainly could not pull off your example on the fly.I loved your story and it was a great example of a planned encounter using the full abilities of a tricked out mage; however it does not fit when thinking about a generalized mage without prior knowledge of a situation can do.Dave</blockquote>

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