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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Silverblade The Ench" data-source="post: 4801618" data-attributes="member: 19083">A loooong time ago, I played Everquest, and my absolute fave character I played nealry all the time was magician, a summoner of elementals. I had a blast with him and was well known on the Karana server as" "Redorious the mad magician", hehe.Anyway, I ended up imagining this guy as a D&D character and writing him into an adventure or two as an NPC.I used the new Summoner rules and the character builder ot sort him out, so hope ya like, and shows what ye can do as a summoner in 4th ed <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />REDORIOUS THE SUMMONER, SLAYER OF UNDEADMannerismsand appearance:6'4", 240lbs, stout-muscular build, copper-brown skin, bald, salt & pepper goatee and moustache, heavy scarring on right side of head. Many people would take him for an elderly warrior or the like from his size.Wears a platinum and aquamarine studded jewellery item on right side of head around upper right eye and temple which hides some of the scarring (and is a magic item, Circlet of Rpaid Casting, designed ot help ease the pain as well from the scars).PERSONALITY TRAITS:Seemingly grim and dour, he is actually very concerned and caring, but doesn't waste his words.  Absolutely no tolerance for evil necromancers, most undead, Orcus & his minions, treacherous people, fiends and fiend worshippers, or abuse of the defenceless. Very, very determined and tough.  His family are wealthy farmers, roughly the equivalent of a "knightly" family (in the old sense of the word), wealthy by standards of farmers, that is. A series of hardships forced harsh times upon them, but they survived. Redorious worked hard on the farm as a lad, hence his physique, but he was also a scholar very interested in the arcane. He was offered the chance to train with a wizard, who'd even pay his family for the privelege and so he left for his apprenticeship...Alas, the wizard was trecherous, in league with fell forces and abused Redorious, eventually planning to use him to fuel a ceremony of lichdom! Fortunately, a group of adventurers stormed his lair, killing the necromancer and freeing Redorious. The adventurers were all orcs, half-orcs and a hobgoblin, and he spent many years there after in their company, until they were mostly butchered by a xenophobic band of bravos in the pay of an evil duke, an Orcus worshipper. Redorious, his remaining friend and new allies executed the Duke 3 years later.  Very well versed in the ways of non-Humans, he has extensive contacts with orcs, goblin and elemental peoples, and has often served as an emissary or ambassador, or helper of such.  Currently, he works on his academy, where he can assure students who pass his standards of a (relatively) safe, moral grounding in the magical arts. The local town knows well his reputation, despite his being a summoner and appreciate him. Redorious is well versed in the undead, fiends and the Planes, he likes elementals and humanoids.He favours dark red or aquamarine clothing.4th ed character stats====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&DI Character Builder ======Redorious, level 21Human, Wizard, Bonded Summoner, PlaneshaperBuild: Summoner WizardArcane Implement Mastery: Tome of BindingSecond Implement: Orb of ImpositionFINAL ABILITY SCORESStr 15, Con 20, Dex 16, Int 27, Wis 19, Cha 15.STARTING ABILITY SCORESStr 13, Con 16, Dex 14, Int 17, Wis 15, Cha 13.AC: 32 Fort: 27 Reflex: 30 Will: 28HP: 125 Surges: 13 Surge Value: 33TRAINED SKILLSDiplomacy +17, Arcana +24, Dungeoneering +20, Religion +23, Insight +19UNTRAINED SKILLSAcrobatics +13, Bluff +12, Endurance +17, Heal +14, History +18, Intimidate +12, Nature +14, Perception +14, Stealth +13, Streetwise +12, Thievery +13, Athletics +12FEATSWizard: Ritual CasterHuman: Careful SummonerLevel 1: Expanded SpellbookLevel 2: ToughnessLevel 4: DurableLevel 6: LinguistLevel 8: Reaper's TouchLevel 10: Dual Implement SpellcasterLevel 11: Improved Tome of BindingLevel 12: Paragon DefensesLevel 14: War WizardryLevel 16: Inescapable ForceLevel 18: Second ImplementLevel 20: Spell FocusLevel 21: Vengeful SummonerPOWERSWizard at-will 1: Magic MissileWizard at-will 1: Storm PillarHuman: ThunderwaveWizard encounter 1: Orbmaster's Incendiary DetonationWizard daily 1: Summon Fire WarriorWizard daily 1 Spellbook: GreaseWizard daily 1 Spellbook: Flaming SphereWizard utility 2: Summon Shadow SerpentWizard utility 2 Spellbook: Guardian BladesWizard encounter 3: Color SprayWizard daily 5: Summon Abyssal MawWizard daily 5 Spellbook: GlitterdustWizard daily 5 Spellbook: Acid MireWizard utility 6: Dispel MagicWizard utility 6 Spellbook: Dimension DoorWizard encounter 7: Tomebound OozeWizard daily 9: Wall of FireWizard daily 9 Spellbook: Mordenkainen's SwordWizard daily 9 Spellbook: Taunting PhantomsWizard utility 10: Mass ResistanceWizard utility 10 Spellbook: True SeeingWizard encounter 13: Prismatic Burst (replaces Color Spray)Wizard daily 15: Summon Chainbearer (replaces Summon Fire Warrior)Wizard daily 15 Spellbook: Bigby's Grasping HandsWizard daily 15 Spellbook: Otiluke's Resilient SphereWizard utility 16: FlyWizard utility 16 Spellbook: StoneskinWizard encounter 17: Crushing Titan's Fist (replaces Orbmaster's Incendiary Detonation)Wizard daily 19: Summon Black Devourer (replaces Summon Abyssal Maw)Wizard daily 19 Spellbook: DisintegrateWizard daily 19 Spellbook: CloudkillITEMSSpellbook, Adventurer's Kit, Summoner's Tome +4, Orb of Judicious Conjuration +3, Bracers of Defense (heroic tier), Winged Boots (paragon tier), Circlet of Rapid Casting (paragon tier), Cloth Armor of 10 Necrotic Resistance +4, Keoghtom's Ointment (paragon tier) (3), Sextant of the Planes (paragon tier), Ring of Invigoration (paragon tier), Belt of Vigor (paragon tier), Bone Ring of Better Fortune (paragon tier)RITUALSMagic Mouth, Comprehend Language, Brew Potion, Knock, Consult Mystic Sages, Water Breathing, Astral Sojourn, Eye of Warning, True Sending, Planar Portal, Safeguard, Far Sending, Farsight, Consult Oracle, Create Teleportation Circle, View Location, Planar Sending, Ritual of Retrieval, Sentinel Eye, Astral Guide, Visage of Life, Shadow Walk, Rope Trick, Reverse Portal, Passwall, Elemental Transference, Drawmij's Instant Summons, Arcane Barrier, History Revealed, Scribe, Detect Object, Conceal Object, Chameleon's Cloak, Detect Treasure, Wizard's Sight, Status, Signal of Pursuit, Shadow Passage, Shadow Bridge, Seal Portal, Remove Affliction, Raise Dead, Linked Portal, Aura Mask, Analyze Portal, Wyvern Watch, Wizard's Escape, Tiny Lanterns, Speak with Dead, Sending, Preserve Flame, Phantom Steed, Mordenkainen's Joining, Mordenkainen's Ascent, Leomund's Secret Chest, Excavation, Earthen Ramparts, Disenchant Magic Item, Discern Lies, Deathly Shroud, Cure Disease, Bolster Object, Object Reading, Magic Circle, Travelers' Feast, Transfer Enchantment, Enchant Magic Item, Dark Light, Arcane Lock, Undead Ward, Detect Secret Doors, Affect Normal Fire, Seek Rumor, Animal Messenger, Arcane Mark, Banish Vermin, Amanuensis, Create Campsite, Secret Page, Purify Water, Make Whole, Gentle Repose, Fastidiousness, Silence, Simbul's Conversion, Unseen Servant, Corpse Light, Delver's Fire, Endure Elements, Eye of Alarm, Last Sight Vision, Lower Water, Preservation, Pyrotechnics====== Created Using Wizards of the Coast D&DI Character Builder ======a) I always roll for stats, I HATE point builds <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />b) He's designed to be very physically tough, lots of surges so he can summon many critters, and have good defences, which also helps his summoned beasties.So he has Toughness, Durable, Paragon Defences feats.belt of VIgor adds +2hp to healing surge value (which affects how many hit points his summons have).Summmners tome +4 can boost summons opportunity attack damage.Circlet of Rapid Casting can let him (Daily) use a minor action arcane utility as a free action, such as Enduring Summons to heal a summoned critter.Venegeful Summoner means that when one of his summons are killed, adjacent enemies automatically take 2d10+5 damagethis is the stats for his highest level summons:c) He hates and fights undead, so he has Bone RIng of Better Fortune (1/2 necrotic damage, and daily ignore an effect or take no damage form necrotic attack) and his cloth amrour has 10 necrotic resistance."Inescapable Force" feat helps when fighting spectral/ghost type undead.d) He's definately a a "controller"what ya think? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" 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