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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 3552264" data-attributes="member: 6562">Fourth'd. Astral Constructs are strong in melee, but melee is a limited use of such a power.Summoning spells can do amazing things if the summoned critters are used indirectly. Look at the number of spell-like abilities at your disposal. Just from Mephits (via summon monster IV) you gain access to soften earth and stone (otherwise inaccessible to Sorc/Wiz), stinking cloud, glitterdust, wind wall and gust of wind. On that same spell's monster list is the Lantern Archon, who gives you aid, detect evil and continual flame (for free!) -- two of them aren't on the Sorc/Wiz list, and the other one is useful outside of combat (forever!). Also, the free tongues effect can be handy.Once you get to summon monster VI, you have "Wizard Healing" via the <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/bralani.htm" target="_blank">bralani</a>. (Also blur, gust of wind, wind wall, and lightning bolt). Total healing is just 6d6+12, but it's better than nothing. You also have "Wizard Food" from a <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/genie.htm#janni" target="_blank">janni</a>, who can feed 21 dudes per day (or 7 horses).Healing improves with summon monster VII, when you get to choose an <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/avoral.htm" target="_blank">avoral</a>, who has free true seeing and tongues, and can heal up to 66 hp/day (average) via his Lay On Hands ability. Food also gets better at this level, since a <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/genie.htm#djinni" target="_blank">djinni</a> can create food for 60 dudes (or 20 horses) and also create 40 gallons of wine per day. I'm thinking that there might be some wine left over tomorrow... maybe. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> On the dark side, the Sorc/Wiz could pick an <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/devil.htm#boneDevilOsyluth" target="_blank">osyluth</a>, who packs a nice selection of at-will SLAs: dimensional anchor, fly, invisibility (self only), major image, and wall of ice. How's that for battlefield control?- - -Also, of course, every new monster book improves these spells, while astral construct remains exactly as powerful as written in the XPH.Anyway. IMHO astral construct is a great power, but hardly broken. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Cheers, -- N</blockquote>

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