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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 6381740" data-attributes="member: 19675">OK, sword it is. I'd still just go with a martial one-hander- longsword, scimitar, rapier or even short sword are just fine.On Specialization: I generally pick opposition schools that reflect the personality of the PC, not adhere to metaconcepts of optimization.Admitting I'm not an optimizer, I'll point out that Evocation is generally considered one of the weaker Specialty schools because defeating foes via direct damage is usually the least efficient...and there are so many resistances and immunities that affect its efficacy.&nbsp; Conjuration can cover a lot of Evocation's bases with the Orb spells &amp; such.&nbsp; It can also cov some Abjuration.&nbsp; Make sure you have some school that is good vs undead, many of whom are immune to key spells in Enchantment, Illusion and Necromancy.Also, do you know anything about the campaign world or DM?&nbsp; Info on either will help you figure out which schools will be more helpful in actual play.If you look in my sig, you'll see a link for the Martial Arcanist database.&nbsp; The info is all post-3.5Ed, but the level-sorted list there covering spells without somatic components will help you find some of them.This site- when active- covers 3Ed and 3.5Ed.&nbsp; As I recall, it also lets you search for spells by edition and whether they have a particular component.<a href="http://dndtools.eu" target="_blank">http://dndtools.eu</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 6381740, member: 19675"] OK, sword it is. I'd still just go with a martial one-hander- longsword, scimitar, rapier or even short sword are just fine. On Specialization: I generally pick opposition schools that reflect the personality of the PC, not adhere to metaconcepts of optimization. Admitting I'm not an optimizer, I'll point out that Evocation is generally considered one of the weaker Specialty schools because defeating foes via direct damage is usually the least efficient...and there are so many resistances and immunities that affect its efficacy. Conjuration can cover a lot of Evocation's bases with the Orb spells & such. It can also cov some Abjuration. Make sure you have some school that is good vs undead, many of whom are immune to key spells in Enchantment, Illusion and Necromancy. Also, do you know anything about the campaign world or DM? Info on either will help you figure out which schools will be more helpful in actual play. If you look in my sig, you'll see a link for the Martial Arcanist database. The info is all post-3.5Ed, but the level-sorted list there covering spells without somatic components will help you find some of them. This site- when active- covers 3Ed and 3.5Ed. As I recall, it also lets you search for spells by edition and whether they have a particular component. [url]http://dndtools.eu[/url] [/QUOTE]

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