No love for the stupid wizard?

[Numion]

I approve of Numian's sense of humor. I wanted to reply to that other thread with something like this, but did not think of anything snappy enough.

I tip my hat to you, sir.

Thanks! I did have a point besides humor, but it seems this thread has taken a life of its own quite nicely. ENWorld can be pretty imaginative, even for a minor cause.

Next up:

"No love for the fighter who shouts instead of fights?"
"No love for the rogue who locks doors and doles out treasure?"
"No love for the good Drow?" Oh damn, those already got love

 

[Kae'Yoss]

"No love for the good Drow?" Oh damn, those already got love

More like lovin. Nude lovin. All that dancing around naked in the forest.

 

[Gregor]

As for a background.

You could be the nephew or 2nd, 3rd, etc, son of a minor noble. While the 1st son serves as successor, the other kids all got to do something else.

Maybe the 2nd (3rd, whatever order you want) son's expectation to go to a certain Wizard's School. Whether that is where his best talents lie or not.

So, you get packed off to Wizard School. Dumb as a Brick, but Daddy pays a lot of money to the school.

So they train you. Waste of time, but the do it as long as the tuition is paid.

Thus you are a Level 1 Wizard. You have 1d4 Hit Points, 4 Skill Points, No real Armor of Weapon Proficiencies to speak of.

And you can't cast a Cantrip to Save your life (quite literally).

In other words, he is the Billy Madison of Wizards.

 

[rvalle]

What about a Sorcerer that thinks he is a Wizard?

He 'studies' his books every night though somehow always ends up with the same spells.

'But I'm a good Wizard I am!'.

rv

 

[Rel]

What about a Sorcerer that thinks he is a Wizard?

He 'studies' his books every night though somehow always ends up with the same spells.

'But I'm a good Wizard I am!'.

rv

Actually that is a rather neat slant on that build. He tries and tries to cast Invisibility but it always comes out as Glitterdust!

For inspiration, I recommend With A Single Spell by Lawrence Watt-Evans.