Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Character Builds & Optimization
Help! A character in need of optimization!-sort of...
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Slaygrim" data-source="post: 4018707" data-attributes="member: 59401"><p>I am not even sure this is the right place. I think I need the help of the character optimization specialists, but I am not exactly trying to optimize, as in taking all sorts of prestige classes. Here's the deal:</p><p></p><p>I finished DM'ing my campaign, and now it is time for one of the gamers in the group to take over so I can play for awhile. The group consists of 1 Warlock, 1 Mystic Theurge, 2 fighters, and then the character I am coming in with.</p><p></p><p>The group I am with aren't so hot at roleplaying, and I am more into that kind of thing. I don't like gaming to roll dice and gather loot, I want a good interesting story with a lot of interaction with the NPC's and such. So, I am starting a character that isn't the baddest dude around, he's a guy loaded with skills and a storyline. My idea is thus:</p><p></p><p>I am playing Blaskar Hordifel-<em>or at least this is his name right now</em>-a human male who came from a long line of high powered sorcerers. His grandfather was a sorcerer, his father was a sorcerer, etc. His whole line are proud arcane wielders. The catch? Blaskar doesn't have a drop of magical ability at ALL. Thus he was ostracized from his own family, dismissed as worthless. Thus he has been on his own for a long time with an intense desire to be accepted by his family and to wield spells. Thus, this character is going to be geared around his Use Magic Device skill.</p><p></p><p>He's going to be primarily rogue, as I do not want a single spellcaster level as he is supposed to be "Magic Dead". So clearly he needs a lot of rogue levels to be able to wield magical items and scrolls as if he were a real spellcaster.</p><p></p><p>Also, I really thought the Mounteback prestige class works for him. This PC is all about a "fake", and that is exactly what he is. Not only that, but this PC has abilities that allow him to be more "mage-like", such as teleporting around as dimension door. </p><p></p><p>So, the problem? What really caught my eye was the Dual Wand Wielding feat... except the requirement for it is two weapon fighting-no big deal-and Craft Wand. Craft Wand isn't something I can get since it requires a caster level of 5.</p><p></p><p>The question I have is, is there any other (cannon) feat or way around that would allow me to access this ability? If not, do you have any other cool ideas I could do to help make this guy not completely worthless?</p><p></p><p>The character is 10th level. I currently am thinking of the mounteback with his alter ego's being a fey'ri (I have the storyline already), a beautiful elf maiden, and the final one I have not yet decided. This character is also very charming and manipulative, with high bluff, diplomacy, Intimidate, etc. The problem is being able to really access the cool stuff like dual wand usage.</p><p></p><p>Any ideas?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slaygrim, post: 4018707, member: 59401"] I am not even sure this is the right place. I think I need the help of the character optimization specialists, but I am not exactly trying to optimize, as in taking all sorts of prestige classes. Here's the deal: I finished DM'ing my campaign, and now it is time for one of the gamers in the group to take over so I can play for awhile. The group consists of 1 Warlock, 1 Mystic Theurge, 2 fighters, and then the character I am coming in with. The group I am with aren't so hot at roleplaying, and I am more into that kind of thing. I don't like gaming to roll dice and gather loot, I want a good interesting story with a lot of interaction with the NPC's and such. So, I am starting a character that isn't the baddest dude around, he's a guy loaded with skills and a storyline. My idea is thus: I am playing Blaskar Hordifel-[i]or at least this is his name right now[/i]-a human male who came from a long line of high powered sorcerers. His grandfather was a sorcerer, his father was a sorcerer, etc. His whole line are proud arcane wielders. The catch? Blaskar doesn't have a drop of magical ability at ALL. Thus he was ostracized from his own family, dismissed as worthless. Thus he has been on his own for a long time with an intense desire to be accepted by his family and to wield spells. Thus, this character is going to be geared around his Use Magic Device skill. He's going to be primarily rogue, as I do not want a single spellcaster level as he is supposed to be "Magic Dead". So clearly he needs a lot of rogue levels to be able to wield magical items and scrolls as if he were a real spellcaster. Also, I really thought the Mounteback prestige class works for him. This PC is all about a "fake", and that is exactly what he is. Not only that, but this PC has abilities that allow him to be more "mage-like", such as teleporting around as dimension door. So, the problem? What really caught my eye was the Dual Wand Wielding feat... except the requirement for it is two weapon fighting-no big deal-and Craft Wand. Craft Wand isn't something I can get since it requires a caster level of 5. The question I have is, is there any other (cannon) feat or way around that would allow me to access this ability? If not, do you have any other cool ideas I could do to help make this guy not completely worthless? The character is 10th level. I currently am thinking of the mounteback with his alter ego's being a fey'ri (I have the storyline already), a beautiful elf maiden, and the final one I have not yet decided. This character is also very charming and manipulative, with high bluff, diplomacy, Intimidate, etc. The problem is being able to really access the cool stuff like dual wand usage. Any ideas? [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Character Builds & Optimization
Help! A character in need of optimization!-sort of...
Top