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Fun ways to abuse very, very high Spellcaster Level

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#1
ashern
Mar 10, 2010 22:27:17 Hey guys, so I've got a red wizard character with a lovely little apprentice, a high leadership score, and a CL of 20+ at tenth level. What sorts of fun things can you do with a very high caster level relative to your level?

A few fun things I've realized:
-You can max all of the level dependant buffs
-Your Spells are basically immune to counterspelling by a similarly leveled character (barring strange exceptions)
-Durations of basically everything are longer

Any tricks or things I haven't realized?
#2
Senevri
Mar 11, 2010 4:19:40
Spell-storing items to store your high-level spells 'til when you need them. This gives you access to some direct damage. Most battlefield control doesn't benefit all that much - usually not outside extended duration - from high CL.

A shame you can't access certain out-of-scope spells. Bard spell 'improvisation' gets more and more awesome with high CL

Of course, in a few levels, you'll have access to Blasphemy/Dictum/Word of Chaos/Holy Word... well, with Arcane Disciple anyway. That'll break the game in half.
#3
ashern
Mar 11, 2010 7:36:19 So, I woke up this morning, and a possible way to exploit my lack of damage dealing (aka evocation and necromancy) spells came to me.

Since my spells are so hard to dispell, seeding some explosive runes somewhere, and then having the party sorcerer cast dispel magic on them. I checked the rules, the DC is one higher than it is literally possible for him to succeed on... so failed dispel attempt =... boom!

Also, yeah, arcane disciple looks to be lots of fun.
#4
true_shinken
Mar 11, 2010 12:06:21 My guide to Master Spellthief has a few uncapped spells that might be of use.
#5
ashern
Mar 11, 2010 13:57:57 Wow, those spells are amazing... if only I didn't have evocation banned. Thanks for the leads!
#6
arcangelgabriel
Mar 14, 2010 18:19:00 Ashern, what have you used to increase your CL ?
#7
ashern
Mar 14, 2010 19:24:54 @ArcangelGabriel- I'm using the circle magic feature of red wizard of thay, along with a spellcasting cohort, to boost my caster level higher than normal each day.
#8
arcangelgabriel
Mar 15, 2010 3:00:16 mh...i'm sure that you must have at least 2 apprentices to achieve a circle magic !
#9
ashern
Mar 15, 2010 12:01:19 No, one apprentice works fine.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 ashern Mar 10, 2010 22:27:17	Hey guys, so I've got a red wizard character with a lovely little apprentice, a high leadership score, and a CL of 20+ at tenth level. What sorts of fun things can you do with a very high caster level relative to your level? A few fun things I've realized: -You can max all of the level dependant buffs -Your Spells are basically immune to counterspelling by a similarly leveled character (barring strange exceptions) -Durations of basically everything are longer Any tricks or things I haven't realized?
#2 Senevri Mar 11, 2010 4:19:40	Spell-storing items to store your high-level spells 'til when you need them. This gives you access to some direct damage. Most battlefield control doesn't benefit all that much - usually not outside extended duration - from high CL. A shame you can't access certain out-of-scope spells. Bard spell 'improvisation' gets more and more awesome with high CL Of course, in a few levels, you'll have access to Blasphemy/Dictum/Word of Chaos/Holy Word... well, with Arcane Disciple anyway. That'll break the game in half.
#3 ashern Mar 11, 2010 7:36:19	So, I woke up this morning, and a possible way to exploit my lack of damage dealing (aka evocation and necromancy) spells came to me. Since my spells are so hard to dispell, seeding some explosive runes somewhere, and then having the party sorcerer cast dispel magic on them. I checked the rules, the DC is one higher than it is literally possible for him to succeed on... so failed dispel attempt =... boom! Also, yeah, arcane disciple looks to be lots of fun.
#4 true_shinken Mar 11, 2010 12:06:21	My guide to Master Spellthief has a few uncapped spells that might be of use.
#5 ashern Mar 11, 2010 13:57:57	Wow, those spells are amazing... if only I didn't have evocation banned. Thanks for the leads!
#6 arcangelgabriel Mar 14, 2010 18:19:00	Ashern, what have you used to increase your CL ?
#7 ashern Mar 14, 2010 19:24:54	@ArcangelGabriel- I'm using the circle magic feature of red wizard of thay, along with a spellcasting cohort, to boost my caster level higher than normal each day.
#8 arcangelgabriel Mar 15, 2010 3:00:16	mh...i'm sure that you must have at least 2 apprentices to achieve a circle magic !
#9 ashern Mar 15, 2010 12:01:19	No, one apprentice works fine.