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<blockquote data-quote="Lord Captian Tobacco" data-source="post: 5317967" data-attributes="member: 93707"><p><strong>Utili-mage</strong></p><p></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">One role that has been missed here is the ‘toolbox’.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">The toolbox usually has one or two offensive spells but shines when the party REALLY needs something</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Consider the low level 2nd ed wizard and think of the possibilities of replacing the thief (agreed this is only for well planned heists); but spells are certain while skills require a roll. </span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Door is locked beyond the skill to handle? Cantrip: unlock.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Have to pass guards without them raising the alarm? Sleep, Invis or (later) polymorph self.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Avoid that trap/trigger/hold-up? Telekinesis or Unseen Servant.</span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Distraction? Audible Glamour.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">And the ultimate ‘get in – get out’: Dimension door or Teleport.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">For the rest of the toolbox stuff, a brief look at the Div spell list will show many ways to bust a plot wide open.</span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: white"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Calibri'">Think on this…</span></span></span></p><p> </p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lord Captian Tobacco, post: 5317967, member: 93707"] [b]Utili-mage[/b] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]One role that has been missed here is the ‘toolbox’.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]The toolbox usually has one or two offensive spells but shines when the party REALLY needs something[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Consider the low level 2nd ed wizard and think of the possibilities of replacing the thief (agreed this is only for well planned heists); but spells are certain while skills require a roll. [/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Door is locked beyond the skill to handle? Cantrip: unlock.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Have to pass guards without them raising the alarm? Sleep, Invis or (later) polymorph self.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Avoid that trap/trigger/hold-up? Telekinesis or Unseen Servant.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Distraction? Audible Glamour.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]And the ultimate ‘get in – get out’: Dimension door or Teleport.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]For the rest of the toolbox stuff, a brief look at the Div spell list will show many ways to bust a plot wide open.[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][SIZE=3][FONT=Calibri]Think on this…[/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=white][FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3] [/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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