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<blockquote data-quote="Lamoni" data-source="post: 1713441" data-attributes="member: 12680">Or consider not being an elf so you don't take the penalty to CON.&nbsp; I like having a high CON so I can stay alive.&nbsp; Going for high AC doesn't work as well since so many monsters can get through AC's in the 40's or higher at high levels.&nbsp; Right now my level 9 gnome sorcerer has 64 HP... the exact same as the half-dragon barbarian.&nbsp; I still always try to avoid combat, but that isn't always possible and I prefer to cast an offensive spell rather than waste rounds just trying to escape while not damaging the enemy at all.As far as a bow or crossbow goes... sorcerers have plenty of spells so you shouldn't often run out of ranged offensive spells.&nbsp; And by the time you run into creatures that render your spells ineffective, a crossbow or longbow isn't going to do enough damage to really matter... even if you use true strike to make it hit.&nbsp; It could help if you had to wade through some mooks at level 10 who happened to be standing in an antimagic field... but how often will that come up?&nbsp; And how many of those times will you be by yourself without the other party members to help you?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lamoni, post: 1713441, member: 12680"] Or consider not being an elf so you don't take the penalty to CON. I like having a high CON so I can stay alive. Going for high AC doesn't work as well since so many monsters can get through AC's in the 40's or higher at high levels. Right now my level 9 gnome sorcerer has 64 HP... the exact same as the half-dragon barbarian. I still always try to avoid combat, but that isn't always possible and I prefer to cast an offensive spell rather than waste rounds just trying to escape while not damaging the enemy at all. As far as a bow or crossbow goes... sorcerers have plenty of spells so you shouldn't often run out of ranged offensive spells. And by the time you run into creatures that render your spells ineffective, a crossbow or longbow isn't going to do enough damage to really matter... even if you use true strike to make it hit. It could help if you had to wade through some mooks at level 10 who happened to be standing in an antimagic field... but how often will that come up? And how many of those times will you be by yourself without the other party members to help you? [/QUOTE]

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