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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5333919" data-attributes="member: 19675">When I started off making 4Ed PCs, I chose a race, then a couple of classes to consider, then simply looked at the powers and how they related to the stat bonuses from the race...just to get a feel for the game's mechanics.  After a few prototypes, I returned to my usual PC gen method: concept first, then find the mechanics to support it.On Puget Sound has given you a good inside look at the barebones of a Shardmind wizard.  Enough, at least, to do what I did.If you look at the powers, you'll see what spells work best for an Int/Cha Shardmind wizard or an Int/Wis Shardmind wizard.  You'll also notice some powers work like a combo, attacking the same aspect of a foe's defenses while inducing conditions that reduce those defenses...or that may synergize with your allies' powers.  For example, a spell that negatively affects a foe's AC will increase the odds of your strikers hitting and doing lots of damage; a spell that creates areas of effect that inflict conditions upon those within them can be nasty when party leaders shift foes into them.The same goes for Psions.</blockquote>