Best Warrior/Mage combinations. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Best Warrior/Mage combinations. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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shades of eternity
04-17-06, 05:44 PM I want to play a warrior/mage combination of some sort but want to keep it fairly simple.

I was hoping to try the battle sorceror, but it was recommended a war Mage w levels of the Battle Caster.

Which would you guys recommend?
Warlock33
04-17-06, 05:51 PM War mage is not the most optimal choice. But I like it. I played a Aeshkrau Illumian Warmage/Dragonslayer/Spellsword/Eldritch knight.

There is always the battlesorceror/eldritch knight/spellsword 1/dragonslayer1 To get PERFECT CL20 and a better BAB and HP than a pure battlesorc.

Look at the misc. handbooks for gishes
PhoenixInferno
04-17-06, 06:56 PM Comprehensive 3.5 Arcane Gish Thread (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=150451)
Character Spotlight: Gish (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=307309)
Psifon
04-17-06, 10:23 PM also check my sig.
DDogwood
04-18-06, 10:23 AM The simplest, most effective fighter/mage is still Bard 20 - it is comparable in effectiveness to most "gish" builds around. Alternately, a Dwarf Fighter/Wizard/Runesmith is always nice to have. You can do better if you want to get more complicated.

Warmage is a poor choice, because it only uses damage spells. A fighter/mage's strength is not in damage spells, but in buffs, utility spells, and other "cool stuff".

Before creating a fighter/mage, it is critical to determine what you want to be able to do. If you want someone who is basically a spellcaster in heavy armor, you are looking for a different character than if you want to play a warrior who enhances his prowess with magic.
shades of eternity
04-18-06, 11:19 AM I tried analyzing the ua battle sorceror in the below thread

http://www.planetadnd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2701
would love a critique to see what needs to be fixed.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
shades of eternity 04-17-06, 05:44 PM	I want to play a warrior/mage combination of some sort but want to keep it fairly simple. I was hoping to try the battle sorceror, but it was recommended a war Mage w levels of the Battle Caster. Which would you guys recommend?
Warlock33 04-17-06, 05:51 PM	War mage is not the most optimal choice. But I like it. I played a Aeshkrau Illumian Warmage/Dragonslayer/Spellsword/Eldritch knight. There is always the battlesorceror/eldritch knight/spellsword 1/dragonslayer1 To get PERFECT CL20 and a better BAB and HP than a pure battlesorc. Look at the misc. handbooks for gishes
PhoenixInferno 04-17-06, 06:56 PM	Comprehensive 3.5 Arcane Gish Thread (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=150451) Character Spotlight: Gish (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=307309)
Psifon 04-17-06, 10:23 PM	also check my sig.
DDogwood 04-18-06, 10:23 AM	The simplest, most effective fighter/mage is still Bard 20 - it is comparable in effectiveness to most "gish" builds around. Alternately, a Dwarf Fighter/Wizard/Runesmith is always nice to have. You can do better if you want to get more complicated. Warmage is a poor choice, because it only uses damage spells. A fighter/mage's strength is not in damage spells, but in buffs, utility spells, and other "cool stuff". Before creating a fighter/mage, it is critical to determine what you want to be able to do. If you want someone who is basically a spellcaster in heavy armor, you are looking for a different character than if you want to play a warrior who enhances his prowess with magic.
shades of eternity 04-18-06, 11:19 AM	I tried analyzing the ua battle sorceror in the below thread http://www.planetadnd.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=2701 would love a critique to see what needs to be fixed.