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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thegreatbuddha" data-source="post: 769957" data-attributes="member: 8595">The Machine GunHuman Wizard9/Mystic7Feats:Spell Penetration (Human)Spell Focus - Any (1st)Quicken Spell (3rd)Twin Spell (6th)Greater Spell Penetration (9th)Scribe Scroll (Wizard bonus feat)Extend Spell (Wizard5)Equipment: Lesser Rod of QuickeningSetup: By 7th level, a Mystic can permanently apply the Empower feat (through Spell Secret class ability) a total of 4 times.  Drop it all on Magic Missile.  Now, Memorize 5 Twinned Magic MIssile, Haste, and Spell Haste (From the Villiagn Design Handbook; 2nd level spell).Surprise Round: With surprise partial action, cast Haste.  With Haste partial action, cast Spell Haste.  With Rod of Quickening, cast Quickened Twinned Quadruple Empowered Magic Missile.Round 1: Cast Twinned Quadruple Empowered Magic Missile as a standard action.  Cast Twinned Quadruple Empowered Magic Missile as a move-equivalent action (from Spell Haste).  Cast Twinned Quadruple Empowered Magic Missile with partial action from Haste.  Cast Quickened Twinned Quadruple Empowered Magic Missile with Rod of Quickening.Damage per missile: (3.5 *3=10.5)As a 9th level caster, each Magic Missile spell produces 5 missiles, doubled for being twinned.  That's 10 Magic Missiles per spell.Surprise Round: 10 Magic Missiles (10*10.5=105)Round 1: 40 Magic Missiles (40*10.5=420)Total Damage: 525Since Spell Haste doesn't grant any additional actions, it stacks with Haste (It allows 1 spell per round to be cast as a MEA).  Even without Spell Haste, you only lose 1 casting, or 10 missiles.  The smackdown still does 420 points of damage.The Mystic PrC, which this class is built around, was designed before adding +1 caster level became standard practice.  If we were to assume that the Mystic PrC was actually a +1 caster level/2 levels class, and you went wizard7/Mystic9, all of the magic missiles would be empowered 1 additional time, as well as maximized for free.  If you add the Persistent power feat, you can cast a Persitent Spell Haste at the beginning of each day, which allows you to eek out 1 more swarm of Magic Missiles.  Also, you could Empower each Magic missile Spell cast 1 additional time.  So, you would be casting Twinned Maximized Septuple-Empowered Magic Missiles.Damage per Missile: (5*4.5=22.5)Surprise Round: 20 Missiles (20*22.5=450)Round 1 : 40 MIssiles (40*22.5=900)Total Damage: 1350.Just imagine what this guy could do if he chose to modify Ray of Enfeeblement instead (155 strength damage anyone?).</blockquote>

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