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#1 SixGunLover Aug 04, 2011 1:42:45	I've decided on a human Artificer for my latest build. My planned ideal level 20 character will end up being Artificer 9/Exemplar 1/Chameleon 10. The idea is to be a Blastificer for dealing good damage at range, while the dual focus of Chameleon grants me 6th level Arcane and Divine spells, making me extremely versatile. There's also a host of other neat goodies, including a good range of skills and item crafting (including wands) etc. My question is, is Artificer 9/Exemplar 1/Chameleon 10 possible? I'm not very good at the number crunching side of things but from my calculations I won't be able to have the requisite skill ranks to get into the prestige classes. Thanks in advance to any who respond, your help is greatly appreciated.
#2 Tempest_Stormwind Aug 04, 2011 15:36:04	I've decided on a human Artificer for my latest build. My planned ideal level 20 character will end up being Artificer 9/Exemplar 1/Chameleon 10. The idea is to be a Blastificer for dealing good damage at range, while the dual focus of Chameleon grants me 6th level Arcane and Divine spells, making me extremely versatile. There's also a host of other neat goodies, including a good range of skills and item crafting (including wands) etc. My question is, is Artificer 9/Exemplar 1/Chameleon 10 possible? I'm not very good at the number crunching side of things but from my calculations I won't be able to have the requisite skill ranks to get into the prestige classes. Thanks in advance to any who respond, your help is greatly appreciated. Artificer 20 is significantly better at spellcasting than chameleon, and you do not actually gain any spellcasting versatility that way. By analogy, it's like you're a cleric, and you're taking levels in paladin for the spellcasting. The theme song for the artificer is "Anything you can do..." for a reason. Having access to 6th level divine and arcane spells at high levels isn't as effective as having access to 9th level arcane and divine spells (through staves). Don't get me wrong, the chameleon is a great class, but for what you're looking for (blastificer), go straight artificer. Chameleon's only spellcasting advantages here amount to not needing anywhere near as much prep time to "reload" (since the arty needs time to build his toys). You can circumvent that somewhat through parallel processing - that is, use your Homunculus ability to create dedicated wrights. (Look at it this way: EbCS has a feat that cuts crafting time by 25%; it's available at level 1 (when most of the items you can afford to create take only 1 day, the bare minimum anyway). Artificers get the ability to make a homunculus around level 4 or so, and a single dedicated wright lets you craft twice as many items in a given span of time (and you can have more than one of them). The only advantage that feat has is if you're crafting a single big item - and by the time the price gets prohibitive, you have access to Plane Shift and can visit planes with flowing time.)
#3 aelryinth Aug 06, 2011 12:09:37	Correct. You don't give versatility to a casting class by taking Chameleon...you gain it via having more levels in the class, or by becoming a Theurge. Chameleon works best with classes that have limited spellcasting and witht he intention of being able to sub for any other class in a pinch. If you just want spellcasting, you need to stay away from this class. ==Aelryinth