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Message: <blockquote data-quote="silentspace" data-source="post: 2125587" data-attributes="member: 14316">As Ferrix pointed out, Faelar is not as optimized as you might think he is. He's 'optimized' for his character concept, but that character concept is not an especially effective one. He's not 'optimized' in the normal sense of the word, to create a super-effective character. Faelar is a mystical, divining elf wizard. So he gives up a lot of feats to get some neat abilities, but those abilities don't increase his strengths! He gains the ability to cast some clerical divination spells as arcane spells. Big deal. Clerics can already do that without burning a feat, losing familiar progression, etc. Faelar gained uncanny dodge and trap sense. Again, big deal - he only has a +2 Dex mod, and shouldn't be in combat or fooling with traps anyway. He gains the ability to utilize fixed stone circles as portals. Big deal - he can already teleport. See what I mean? I built him because this way because I had a certain image of a mystical nature wizard in mind, not to kick butt.I know there are some things that throw everyone for a loop - like the 30 stat, or the crafting, but these are things that are not too difficult to do with any wizard. And it would be even better if you just take the craft wondrous feat. Please keep this in mind - he is not optimized!. If I wanted to make a crazy powerful wizard, there are ways to do that pretty easily. Incantatrix as Ferrix pointed out. Even a straight wizard is more powerful than Faelar - just focus on a particular combat technique, with higher caster level, and pick effective feats. For example, maximize spell with shivering touch. That's an automatic kill. In fact, it's overkill. Empowered spell is enough. That's it - one spell, instant dead dragon. Perfectly legal. If you go to the wizard boards there are many more insanely powerful builds like that. You can do it with just one feat, but over there they twink it out to squeeze every last bit of effectiveness possible. And believe it or not, wizards are not one of the stronger classes!</blockquote>

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