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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Aloïsius" data-source="post: 229640" data-attributes="member: 1191">Let's play with metamagic1) Empower smackdownWizard 8 Incantatrix 8feats: empower spell, energy admixture, craft rodCone of Cold (15D6 base damage), empower three time (improved metamagic) +1 (rod of empowerment > average 15*3.5*3 = 157* + 15 D6 Fire damage (instant energy admixture) (average 15*3.5 = 52.5)Average Total = 157+52.5= 209.5. One round, no preparation.2)Chain smackdownWizard 5 Shadow adept 1 Red wizard 10 Feats (+requirement : tatoo focus, three metamagic/creation, shadow weave...) Spellcasting prodigy, chain spell, spell focus enchantment, greater spell focus enchantment, spell focus necromancy, spell penetration, greater spell penetrationRod of Chaining (greater)**************************Preparation***************************************Cast Polymorph Any Object on you (Solar, I think it must work, because a 8 th level spell must be able to polymorph you into a 22hd creature. I know great wyrm have a greater int, but I don't know if this work. If yes, all you have to do is prepare a contingency spell to polymorph (simple polymorph, not "any object!) you back in a human shaped form). This give you a base 23 int (or 32 if the great gold wyrm is elligible...) (so don't waste your increase point here, put them in cha or wis!)  Cast empowered*3 fox cuning, gaining 1d4+1 *2.5 bonus to int (average +9, so 32int or 41 with gold dragon...)Wear boot of speed ***********************execution**********************************************Cast Spell Enhancer (free action)Cast Chain (with the rod) Nybor's Wrathful Castigation:Base Save DC is 18+12 (or +16) for int (don't forget spellcasting prodigy)+2 spell Enhancer+5 spell Power+4 Greater Spell Focus+1Shadow weaveFinal save DC is 42 (or 46) for your first target, 38 (or 42 for 16 secondary targets)Your spellcaster level to overcome SR is 16 +4 greater spell penetration + 1 (shadow weave magic) +5 (spell power +5) = 26You can kill up to 17 creature with this one. Those who have a fort save high enough to survive must make a will save or be dazed for 16 rounds (and suffer a -4 penalty to their saving throws...). That's enough to kill with 95% chance of success one Old Red Dragon + 16 Adult Red dragons with one spell. (total HP =378+ 16*253 = 4426. 95% *4426 = 4207...). Yes, I don't think they will all be within 30 ft of each other, alas...Of course, when you reach level 17, you will be able to cast a chained dominate monster...</blockquote>

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