Specialist Wizards

[Outergod]

Could you kids list any house rules you might have regarding Specialist Wizards? I'm thinking they might be a little watered down.

Outergod

 

[Crothian]

I give them an extra +1 to the spells DC. No one's actually played one, but that rule I applied to all the NPCs.

 

[Outergod]

I give them an extra +1 to the spells DC. No one's actually played one, but that rule I applied to all the NPCs.

Exactly what I was thinking.

Outergod

 

[graydoom]

I don't see any need to increase the power of specialist wizards... an extra spell slot per level is already a pretty good benefit. IMO, specialist wizards are balanced as they are.
However, if I did decide to increase their power, I would probably increase the DC of spells of the school the specialize in by 1.

 

[drowdude]

I give them a +1 spell-power bonus (save DCs & SR checks) for their chosen school.

 

[Chacal]

I don't see any need to increase the power of specialist wizards... an extra spell slot per level is already a pretty good benefit. IMO, specialist wizards are balanced as they are.

I agree. As a DM, I try to give them access to uncommon spells of their specialty, and they must take one spell from their school upon levelling.


Chacal

 

[UD]

I give +1 to their specialist school.

 

[-Eä-]

The +1 spell per level may be quite useful at low levels, but as the intelligence rises, this benefit is almost completely erased. I would recommend using some other speciality rules or give them the aforementioned +1 spell-power bonus.

I am actually playing an abjurer wizard (in one campaign in which I'm playing) now, barred from the enchantment school, and I think it's perfectly alright, even though we don't have any house rules on this matter. Besides, being a specialist should open for some quite interesting PrCs that normal wizards cannot take.

 

[Crothian]

Maybe allow specialist wizards to use their bonus feats to aquire feats that go with their speciality (spell focus and that sort of thing.)

 

[UD]

Maybe allow specialist wizards to use their bonus feats to aquire feats that go with their speciality (spell focus and that sort of thing.)

Intresting, anything in more depth?