Min Max a Wizard

[StreamOfTheSky]

With splatbooks Enchantment gets some nice non mind-affecting spells (and some very good ones that are). Ray of Stupidity (Spell Compendium, level 2) for example. Still won't work on the undead that are apparently common in AoW, but against anything with an int score and not immune to ability damage, it can auto-win a fight. Especially if empowered and/or split rayed.

 

[Corsair]

Because of the orb spells?

Good point about things being immune to enchantment stuff. Age of Worms has lots of undead and that would be bad. I wasn't even thinking of that.

Conjuror can be fun and I like the Abrupt Jaunt.

Undead, plants, constructs, among others.

Orbs help in that they make the loss of Evocation easier, but even outside of that Conjuration and Transmutation are the best schools. Generally you can specialize and ditch Evocation and Enchantment without feeling it. Necromancy can be ditched if you don't plan on using de-buff spells very much.

Also the capstone ability of Master Specialist for Conjurers is pretty sweet.

 

[s-dub]

If you want a wizard that plays like a warrior, there's always the master transmogrifist from I think complete arcane.

You'll want to polymorph into a war troll or hydra, or maybe a will o the wisp (for stealth/fun).

If you don't want to lose that many caster levels, maybe Initiate of the Seven Veils?

 

[irdeggman]

You don't need a wizard.

Go with a warlock instead.

Great UMD checks and unlimited EB (albeit it at 1/round), pick up the heritage chain of feats (add to CL for invocations's saving throws).

Or a warlock/sorcerer with the Eldritch Theurge Prestige Class (and those heritage feats).

 

[Corsair]

You don't need a wizard.

Go with a warlock instead.

Great UMD checks and unlimited EB (albeit it at 1/round), pick up the heritage chain of feats (add to CL for invocations's saving throws).

Or a warlock/sorcerer with the Eldritch Theurge Prestige Class (and those heritage feats).

Only do the above if you hate yourself.

 

[Crothian]

If you want a wizard that plays like a warrior, there's always the master transmogrifist from I think complete arcane.

You'll want to polymorph into a war troll or hydra, or maybe a will o the wisp (for stealth/fun).

If you don't want to lose that many caster levels, maybe Initiate of the Seven Veils?

Well, no summoning or polymorph. I want to keep it a bit simpler for the poor DM. We have a Barbarian, and 2 paladins in the group so martial combat is pretty well taken care of.

I'm going Wizard specialist of something. I will get my books back Tuesday night so I'll be able to look into what options I really want.

 

[Crothian]

Only do the above if you hate yourself.

It was never an option.

 

[irdeggman]

Only do the above if you hate yourself.

Why?

I am actually DMing an AoW campaign and don't see this as being a potentially problem option.

Warlocks get unlimited Detect Magic at second level and have an out of this world UMD ability - at 4th level they can take 10 on UMD checks and can evendo so when threatened. Normally you can't take 10 with the check at all - this is several levels earlier than an artificer gets a similar ability.

There are some real useful invocations like the ability to see in the dark (even magical darkness) for 24 hrs, etc.

Warlocks can wear light armor w/o ASF chance (thus are eligible for battle caster feat)

They also get DR (and it stacks with the DR from the heritage feat chain).

 

[Humanaut]

I would second the motion to be a Focused Specialist Wizard in Conjuration or Transmutation. Drop Evocation, Enchantment, and maybe Necromancy (or Illusion but i like casting while invisible).

The threads may have been put out already:
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=956548

or
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18500&highlight=batman

If you got a good lineup of bashers, then control the battlefield and buff the bashers.

That's me, I like that... but every once and awhile... there's just something AWESOME about dropping the Fireball on foes and watching them burn.

 

[almagest]

Can you use Eberron material? If so, a Changeling focused/master specialist Conjurer (or even straight Wizard) with levels in Recaster is fantastic.