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<blockquote data-quote="Ovarwa" data-source="post: 7151907" data-attributes="member: 75153">Hi,Mage Armor is necessary for a W20 in some games but not in others.&nbsp; Worth trying to cower behind the other PCs and not get hit so you can cast something that makes you actually useful.Resilient Dex is usually best taken *never*.&nbsp; Your first two ASIs are almost certainly +2 Int and +2 Int.&nbsp; Alert is better than Resilient Dex.&nbsp; Lots of other things better too.F1 or Cl1 obviates that need.If you really want to be a wizard who can take the hits, try Variant Human, F1/AbjurerX, Heavy Armor Mastery@1, Defensive Style, real shield and heavy armor.VHuman Clerics with Heavy Armor (and Mastery) work well too.Slightly less tanky but still very good is a Cleric with Dex14 and medium armor.No matter what you do, you will be relatively squishy!&nbsp; If you invest too many resources you'll still be squishy but you'll also be a poor wizard.There are two very good guides on the optimization board, worth reading.Anyway,Ken</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ovarwa, post: 7151907, member: 75153"] Hi, Mage Armor is necessary for a W20 in some games but not in others. Worth trying to cower behind the other PCs and not get hit so you can cast something that makes you actually useful. Resilient Dex is usually best taken *never*. Your first two ASIs are almost certainly +2 Int and +2 Int. Alert is better than Resilient Dex. Lots of other things better too. F1 or Cl1 obviates that need. If you really want to be a wizard who can take the hits, try Variant Human, F1/AbjurerX, Heavy Armor Mastery@1, Defensive Style, real shield and heavy armor. VHuman Clerics with Heavy Armor (and Mastery) work well too. Slightly less tanky but still very good is a Cleric with Dex14 and medium armor. No matter what you do, you will be relatively squishy! If you invest too many resources you'll still be squishy but you'll also be a poor wizard. There are two very good guides on the optimization board, worth reading. Anyway, Ken [/QUOTE]

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