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Message: <blockquote data-quote="green slime" data-source="post: 4948505" data-attributes="member: 1325">Duelling? DnD isn't really made for Duelling, it is supposed to a co-operative event. But it can be fun to try out. But 35 hp on average, Max 60 hp, at level 10 for a 4th level spell, isn't too impressive. He isn't going to autokill any single one 10th level character with that unless he gets very lucky.How many 4th level spell slots: 5 at most (without items, of course) if he is a specialist. Any self-respecting rogue or dex fighter should have a much higher Touch AC (15+).A fighter, paladin, or barbarian should have hp enough to wade through the first attack. Don't forget Combat Expertise in these situations (up to +5 dodge bonus)A cleric will feel the heat, but generally patch himself up. He should also possibly have access to other bonuses that do affect touch AC (sacred, dodge, deflection (shield of faith) and miss chances (entropic shield, etc) and can completely negate the whole ranged touch with darkness, or obscuring cloud, and the like. Furthermore at 10th level, can give himself SR 22 for 10 minutes...Even with 85% to hit with the touch AC, SR 22 means the 10th level wizard with Greater Spell Penetration (+4, so he needs to roll 8 or more) will only succeed in both hitting and penetrating the SR (85% * 65%) = 55.25% chance. Add in an entropic shield (20% miss chance), and it drops to 44.2%. And all this without investing in magical items.One thing to remember, is that duelling favours the wizard: High dex means he is likely to go first. The wizards speciality is limited use high power artillery and special effects. A truer measure, would pit your contestants through 4 encounters against different characters in the same day, (i.e. without opportunity for rememorization), but with access to healing magic. A question also exists about what kind of prep time you allow.I can guarantee, at the end of the day, the wizard will be weeping and pouting. If he wins 2 of 4, he'll have done well.</blockquote>

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