Wizard feats without item creation [Archive] - Wizards Community

Wizard feats without item creation [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Urithair
03-18-07, 01:17 PM I can't use item creation feats (even scribe scroll) for my lvl 12 wiz. What are some good feats to help balance this out?
SALDAR
03-18-07, 01:24 PM Excuse me?! If wizards can't scribe arcane scrolls, then where do they come from? Tinker gnomes?
Urithair
03-18-07, 01:37 PM A bit of backround. Evil has won, the surviving good races have been driven underground, and 'don't have the time to craft items because they are on the run all the time' (and yet somehow I had time for the years of intensive study required to become a wizard). Classes are restricted, and Wizard is the only arcane availible. Personally I think that Sorc would have made a more logical choice, as they don't need nearly as much study and downtime as a Wizard, but meh, what are you going to do?
Decinious
03-18-07, 02:11 PM Hmm, check around for variants that allow you to replace scribe scroll with something else... then go Blaster Caster all the way with all kinds of Metamagic feats.
SALDAR
03-18-07, 02:12 PM If you have time to rest and heal then you have time to create magic items. If you can hold up a day here or there it will take you a while but it can be done. You don't have to work on an item in consecutive days, but you can work on only one item at a time. In a day you could create a scroll with up to one 4th lvl, two 3rd lvl, six 2nd lvl, forty 1st lvl, or eighty 0th lvl spells (higher than minimum caster level will reduce these numbers). Forty Mage Armors or Shields in a day? There are many low level utility spells that can be placed on scrolls to free up prepared spells for combat.

As for replacing the item creation feats, the bonus feats would be limited to metamagic feats and Spell Mastery (a good defense against lost spellbooks). Otherwise I would take Spell Focus and Spell penetration (Greaters as well).
Urithair
03-18-07, 02:24 PM Spell Mastery does seem good, especially since I am expecting a harsh campaign. Draconic Polymorph, Wall of Force, Teleport, and Haste seem good. I'm torn between a high level spell for more power or a low level spell to help fill out my lower level spell slots. I have one more spell to master.
CantripN
03-18-07, 02:29 PM Something to find your spellbook would be good. Scrying, maybe?

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Urithair 03-18-07, 01:17 PM	I can't use item creation feats (even scribe scroll) for my lvl 12 wiz. What are some good feats to help balance this out?
SALDAR 03-18-07, 01:24 PM	Excuse me?! If wizards can't scribe arcane scrolls, then where do they come from? Tinker gnomes?
Urithair 03-18-07, 01:37 PM	A bit of backround. Evil has won, the surviving good races have been driven underground, and 'don't have the time to craft items because they are on the run all the time' (and yet somehow I had time for the years of intensive study required to become a wizard). Classes are restricted, and Wizard is the only arcane availible. Personally I think that Sorc would have made a more logical choice, as they don't need nearly as much study and downtime as a Wizard, but meh, what are you going to do?
Decinious 03-18-07, 02:11 PM	Hmm, check around for variants that allow you to replace scribe scroll with something else... then go Blaster Caster all the way with all kinds of Metamagic feats.
SALDAR 03-18-07, 02:12 PM	If you have time to rest and heal then you have time to create magic items. If you can hold up a day here or there it will take you a while but it can be done. You don't have to work on an item in consecutive days, but you can work on only one item at a time. In a day you could create a scroll with up to one 4th lvl, two 3rd lvl, six 2nd lvl, forty 1st lvl, or eighty 0th lvl spells (higher than minimum caster level will reduce these numbers). Forty Mage Armors or Shields in a day? There are many low level utility spells that can be placed on scrolls to free up prepared spells for combat. As for replacing the item creation feats, the bonus feats would be limited to metamagic feats and Spell Mastery (a good defense against lost spellbooks). Otherwise I would take Spell Focus and Spell penetration (Greaters as well).
Urithair 03-18-07, 02:24 PM	Spell Mastery does seem good, especially since I am expecting a harsh campaign. Draconic Polymorph, Wall of Force, Teleport, and Haste seem good. I'm torn between a high level spell for more power or a low level spell to help fill out my lower level spell slots. I have one more spell to master.
CantripN 03-18-07, 02:29 PM	Something to find your spellbook would be good. Scrying, maybe?