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<blockquote data-quote="master arminas" data-source="post: 5748554" data-attributes="member: 9287">Right you are, Aaron.I would just like to add one more thing:&nbsp; the Wizard needs equipment just as much as the rest of the party.&nbsp; Aaron L already mentions staves and wands, but the arcane casty-types need Rings of Protection, Cloaks of Resistances, Headbands of Vast Intelligence, Amulets of Natural Armor, Bracers of Armor, Robes of the Archmagi, etc., etc., etc.They need these items as bad as the fighter needs his +4 Mithril Full-Plate and +5 Ghost Touch Keen Holy Greatsword.Why?&nbsp; They have spells, why do they need items?Because spells are a finite resource that have to be husbanded carefully.&nbsp; Sure, a well built Wizard can pretty much duplicate all of the normal equipment--but those spells have durations.&nbsp; If he does that to save gold, he's putting the party on the clock, knowing that if they don't finish and hole up in x minutes he is gonna be one soft target just waiting for a backstab.With equipment appropriate for his level, that reduces the spells he has to use to defend himself and lets the Wizard prepare utility spells, save or suck spells, and blasting spells to his heart's content.So, there are a lot of things a Wizard spends his hard-earned cash for, and he has to make difficult choices, because if he wants more than the two free spells per level, he has to cut back on the gear that everyone else is packing.&nbsp; But hey, that is the price of power.Master Arminas</blockquote>

[QUOTE="master arminas, post: 5748554, member: 9287"] Right you are, Aaron. I would just like to add one more thing: the Wizard needs equipment just as much as the rest of the party. Aaron L already mentions staves and wands, but the arcane casty-types need Rings of Protection, Cloaks of Resistances, Headbands of Vast Intelligence, Amulets of Natural Armor, Bracers of Armor, Robes of the Archmagi, etc., etc., etc. They need these items as bad as the fighter needs his +4 Mithril Full-Plate and +5 Ghost Touch Keen Holy Greatsword. Why? They have spells, why do they need items? Because spells are a finite resource that have to be husbanded carefully. Sure, a well built Wizard can pretty much duplicate all of the normal equipment--but those spells have durations. If he does that to save gold, he's putting the party on the clock, knowing that if they don't finish and hole up in x minutes he is gonna be one soft target just waiting for a backstab. With equipment appropriate for his level, that reduces the spells he has to use to defend himself and lets the Wizard prepare utility spells, save or suck spells, and blasting spells to his heart's content. So, there are a lot of things a Wizard spends his hard-earned cash for, and he has to make difficult choices, because if he wants more than the two free spells per level, he has to cut back on the gear that everyone else is packing. But hey, that is the price of power. Master Arminas [/QUOTE]

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