Equip my 10th level evoker! (Please?)

[TracerBullet42]

I'm in the process of building a 10th level evoker for a game I will be running shortly. Having never played a wizard, I'm not sure what kind of gear I should give him.

Any ideas on fun equipment for a 10th level wizard?

Perhaps I should note that he is the mentor for the young princess who is a fighter/wizard...

Any/all help is appreciated.

 

[Elephant]

What type of arcane role do you have in mind for him? Straight-up blaster, controller, saboteur, support, what?

A good "base" gear package for a 10th level wizard is:

Headband of Intellect +4 (16k gp)
Cloak of Resistance +4 (16k gp)
Amulet of Health +2 (4k gp)
Lesser Rod of Metamagic Maximize (14k gp)
Potions, scrolls, and wands (~1k gp)

If you're playing a blaster wizard who focuses on ranged-touch-attack spells, reduce the cloak to +3 and use the extra gold to buy a wand of Ray of Enfeeblement and a pair of Gloves of Dexterity +2.

Oh, and no wizard should be without a Boccob's Blessed Book - it makes acquiring new spells SO much cheaper that it's a no-brainer.

 

[Pinotage]

Mithral Buckler is always a good plan for any wizard. For something like 2000 gp you get +2 AC.

Pinotage

 

[Savage Wombat]

I like "lesser rod of metamagic empower" better, personally.

It's an average of 52.5 damage instead of the 60 from maximize, but it's cheaper.

 

[Nyaricus]

check out Wizards Character Optimization Boards - they could do this for you no sweat.

 

[Thanee]

Headband of Intellect +4
Amulet of Health +2
Cloak or Vest of Resistance +3
Boccob's Blessed Book

Bye
Thanee

 

[The Forsaken One]

Dont forget that you have to BUY all your spells that you put into your spellbook as known. Except for the 2 per level you get for added for free. Alot of people conveniently forget that and add to the spellbooks the spells they want + spend 100% of their allotted wealth on gear.

Being a wizard is a pricey thing. And if you dont get a boccobs blessed book or the like its just gonna get more expensive.

For the rest as posted above, + abilities and resistance on saves are the way to go.

 

[Vorput]

I like "lesser rod of metamagic empower" better, personally.

It's an average of 52.5 damage instead of the 60 from maximize, but it's cheaper.

Agreed- and it's even MORE useful on spells like false life, magic missile, and any spell that adds a caster level (or sometimes, a static number) to the dice roll.

Taking craft wand might be a good choice too... a cheaper version of say a maximized wand of lesser acid orb is 40 points of damage straight out with a successful ranged touch attack.

Vorp