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#1
halflingsareppltoo
Apr 11, 2009 16:02:34 Not sure if this has been done to death or not, but I would like to make a character that is immune to as many things as possible. Preferably with as little cheesiness as can be managed.

I'm thinking Warforged as the race, which starts us out immune to: Poison, Sleep, Paralysis, Disease, Nausea, Fatigue, Exhaustion, Sickening, and Energy Drain. As well as not needing to eat, sleep, or breath.

Only things that I know for certain my DM will not allow are the Book of Nine Swords and Dragon/Dungeon magazines.
#2
surreal
Apr 11, 2009 16:36:05 Find a way to get regeneration with Warforged Juggernaut. Regeneration turns everything into non-lethal, and WFJ is immune to non-lethal...
#3
jameswilliamogle
Apr 11, 2009 16:55:58 Binders also get lots of immunities with proper vestiges, but I also second Warforged Juggernaut. The Devil's in the details, though, right?

I think you might be able to find what you are looking for in Surreal's Handy Links for Optimization Work, or his Lists of Stuff, conveniently listed in his sig or stickied on the top of the forum.
#4
tos_shai_hulud
Apr 11, 2009 16:57:25 Half-Red dragon, Half-Black dragon Air Ogre Mage Wizard 5/Pale Master 10. Of course, that is an ECL 34, but you are immune to just about everything.

Immunities list:
Half-Red Dragon: Immunity to fire, sleep, and paralysis
Half-Black Dragon: Immunity to Acid
Air elemental variant: Immunity to drowning, suffocation, or any effect requiring inhalation
Ogre Mage: Regeneration causes all damage to be nonlethal
Pale Master: Immunity to disease, nonlethal damage, stunning, poison, sleep, paralysis, death effects, critical hits, ability drain, energy drain, and damage to Str, Dex, and Con.

Occult slayer 5 can get immunity to Mind Effects. How high level are you willing to take this?
#5
halflingsareppltoo
Apr 11, 2009 17:30:27 I'm gonna say keep it at or below ECL 20. Also, I'm fine with magic items as long as the cost of said items stays below the DMG listing for average ECL 20 gold (a friend has my DMG right now and I don't know that value off hand).
#6
tos_shai_hulud
Apr 11, 2009 17:52:19 Ok, race doesn't matter much. Wizard 10/Pale Master 10 gets you Shapechange. Assume the form of an Air Troll. Use your spells to grant yourself immunity to Fire and Acid. Use Mind Blank to grant yourself immunity to mind effects. Limited Wish can grab Freedom of Movement. That's all before items.
#7
pyro_azer
Apr 11, 2009 22:54:18 Necropoliten Human Archivist 20

Cast Monsterous regeneration and energy immunity.

Also Illithid savant could provide immunity to a considerable amount of things.
#8
thedragonmaster
Apr 12, 2009 4:55:35 Don't forget Bone Knight. It's a decent class in itself, and it gives some nice immunities. Also, a special mention to Mark of the Dauntless and Favor of the Martyr, the only two ways I know of that gives immunity to daze.
#9
Omen_of_Peace
Apr 12, 2009 9:19:09 Veil of Undeath (SC) is a Wizard/Cleric 8 spell that gives you the undead immunities. 10 min/level, to be extended or persisted as needed. That way you don't have to take specific PrCs to get the benefits (but of course this comes late).
#10
pithica
Apr 12, 2009 10:47:02 Any base race with 20 caster levels of Wizard, Cleric, Sorceror (with the right spells), or Druid 20, can potentially be immune to almost anything.

Wizard- Shapechange (Will-o-Wisp) + Mindblank + Energy Immunity (x3 (extended)) + Veil of Undeath + Transformation of the Deeps + Greater Anticipate Teleportation + Ironguard + Elemental Body + Superior Invis + Ghostform + Nondetection + Misdirection = Can't be seen, touched, or burned by almost anything in the game.

Edited.
#11
hijaxx
Apr 12, 2009 11:16:08 funny thing is, veil of undeath says under its immunities that it makes you immune to death. not death effects, death. so according to the spell, it makes you immortal. if we use cheese to make it cast at infinite caster level, we would never die. not even of old age, since dying of old age is still death.
#12
halflingsareppltoo
Apr 12, 2009 11:44:31 Wow, didn't expect so many responses. I should have guessed the answer would basically be "pick a caster class, go to town". But now I have some specifics to look into, thanks all!
#13
jetstrike3000
Apr 12, 2009 14:57:43 See CoDZilla
#14
lordzod
Apr 12, 2009 15:03:19 Well theres always the classic Twice betrayer of Shar build, thats pretty much immune to everything that really matters.

http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=478716&page=1
#15
surreal
Apr 12, 2009 20:43:22 Master Transmogrifist can net you virtually anything once you hit the capstone. Some of the old threads in my handy links should give you ideas. I believe one of the main things was grabbing the Will-O'-Wisp's immunity to magic.
#16
atomickitkat
Apr 13, 2009 11:57:37 Warforged Juggernaut does not work with Regeneration, if I remember them losing their Con score. Going from memory though.
#17
surreal
Apr 14, 2009 0:56:21 Nope, WFJ retain their Con score.
#18
sofawall
Apr 14, 2009 17:34:05 That's why they were specifically mentioned instead of, say, golems.
#19
halflingsareppltoo
Apr 15, 2009 2:38:13
Master Transmogrifist can net you virtually anything once you hit the capstone. Some of the old threads in my handy links should give you ideas. I believe one of the main things was grabbing the Will-O'-Wisp's immunity to magic.

Master Transmogrifist would allow you to turn into a Troll and gain the trolls regeneration (in fact, they give that as a specific example), then give that the will-o-wisp's immunity to any magic that allows a SR.

Veil of Undeath (I don't have Spell Compendium to look it up, so I am assuming it makes you immune to everything that an undead is immune to without removing your Con score) allows for the following Immunities:

# Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects).
# Immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, and death effects.
# Not subject to critical hits, nonlethal damage, ability drain, or energy drain. Immune to damage to its physical ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution), as well as to fatigue and exhaustion effects.
# Immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless).
# Not at risk of death from massive damage.

Add in an item of Resist Energy (Acid and Fire 30) and you are immune to all damage except Acid and Fire damage that does not allow a SR throw and is over 30 points of damage.

Only bad thing about this build is Master Transmogrifist only progresses spellcasting on 6 of its 10 levels so you do not have access to 9th level spells until epic levels.

Edit: Found the wording of Veil of Undeath, it removes your Con score and thus cancels the Trolls Regeneration.
#20
CantripN
Apr 15, 2009 3:41:04 Elemental Body (SpC) gives you a huge amount of immunities, along with 30' of Perfect Flight.

A Warforged with that, along with Mind Blank / Disobediance, is immune to most annoying effects.
#21
kabof_
Apr 15, 2009 4:00:05 Human Necropolitan Fighter 1/Cleric 1/Paladin of Tyranny 5/Bone Knight 10/Divine Oracle 2/Pious Templar 1
Feats: Fearless, True Believer, Weapon Focus [Fighter], Extend Spell [Cleric], Reach Spell, DMM [Reach Spell], Ocular Spell, DMM [Ocular Spell], Persistent Spell, DMM [Persistent Spell].

- Evasion and Mettle, Cha to Saves,
- Immune to: stun, non lethal damage, extra damage from critical hits and sneak attacks, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, disease, death effects, fatigue, exhaustion, ability damage, ability drain, energy drain, death from massive damage, suffocation, drowning, fear effects,
- Can persist Favor of the Martyr and gain immunuty to charm and compulsion effects, pain effects, sickening, dazing, staggering, nauseation,
- Can buy a ring of Freedom of Movement.

As far as I know, he's not immune to: normal damage, Antimagic and dead magic zones. Also he has no Mind Blank effects.
#22
pithica
Apr 15, 2009 9:16:22
Elemental Body (SpC) gives you a huge amount of immunities, along with 30' of Perfect Flight.

I knew there was another spell I was missing from my Wizard list.
#23
dr_rocktopus
Apr 15, 2009 9:33:55 ::gleeful gesticulations::

Body of War is pure lulz, if you can get the regeneration from somewhere else.
#24
kell_kheraptis
Apr 15, 2009 10:40:17 While it's sort of a funny-once trick, an elan with the right feat and a ton of PSP can basically survive any one nasty charge by anything short of the monstrosities here (and if he's worth a crap, he'll immediate action manifest before getting hit anyway). Really, not taking damage > immunity, and the best way to avoid getting hit/taking damage is messing with time, through all the various avenues.

For the record, combining Shield of Ilmater (or whatever it got converted into...Greater Shield of the Deity I believe?) with the Celerity line of spells can be incredibly sexy, be it to stop something from going off with abjurations, or return blasting something before they fully get their shot in, Western style. All told an Erudite or Psion though, with access to arcane magic (which through the Geomancer is every spell ever, divine or arcane), can make him/her/it-self immune to anything before the damage can be dealt, so I'd say start there ;)
#25
rebel7284
Apr 15, 2009 10:46:28 The Saint template also gives a lot of immunities.
#26
carnivore
Apr 15, 2009 11:23:42 hows this:

1/2 Battle(Dcn) Dragon Warforged Saint

Ranger 3/Psion 2/ Slayer 10

1/2 Battle Dragon
Immune Sonic

Saint
Immune to Acid, Cold,Electricity, & Petrifaction

Warforged
Immune to Poison, Sleep, Paralysis, Disease, Nausea, Fatigue, Exhaustion, Sickening, and Energy Drain.
• Does not Eat, Sleep, or Breath.

Slayer
Immune to all devices, powers, and spells that influence the mind.

:D
#27
ithamar
Apr 15, 2009 11:55:28 Use Carnivore's build, but grab the ability to rage somehow and take the feat from Sandstorm, Blazing Berserker, that makes you immune to fire when you rage.
#28
noldorforce
Apr 15, 2009 13:42:48
Edit: Found the wording of Veil of Undeath, it removes your Con score and thus cancels the Trolls Regeneration.

Not the most recent version from Spell Compendium.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
#1 halflingsareppltoo Apr 11, 2009 16:02:34	Not sure if this has been done to death or not, but I would like to make a character that is immune to as many things as possible. Preferably with as little cheesiness as can be managed. I'm thinking Warforged as the race, which starts us out immune to: Poison, Sleep, Paralysis, Disease, Nausea, Fatigue, Exhaustion, Sickening, and Energy Drain. As well as not needing to eat, sleep, or breath. Only things that I know for certain my DM will not allow are the Book of Nine Swords and Dragon/Dungeon magazines.
#2 surreal Apr 11, 2009 16:36:05	Find a way to get regeneration with Warforged Juggernaut. Regeneration turns everything into non-lethal, and WFJ is immune to non-lethal...
#3 jameswilliamogle Apr 11, 2009 16:55:58	Binders also get lots of immunities with proper vestiges, but I also second Warforged Juggernaut. The Devil's in the details, though, right? I think you might be able to find what you are looking for in Surreal's Handy Links for Optimization Work, or his Lists of Stuff, conveniently listed in his sig or stickied on the top of the forum.
#4 tos_shai_hulud Apr 11, 2009 16:57:25	Half-Red dragon, Half-Black dragon Air Ogre Mage Wizard 5/Pale Master 10. Of course, that is an ECL 34, but you are immune to just about everything. Immunities list: Half-Red Dragon: Immunity to fire, sleep, and paralysis Half-Black Dragon: Immunity to Acid Air elemental variant: Immunity to drowning, suffocation, or any effect requiring inhalation Ogre Mage: Regeneration causes all damage to be nonlethal Pale Master: Immunity to disease, nonlethal damage, stunning, poison, sleep, paralysis, death effects, critical hits, ability drain, energy drain, and damage to Str, Dex, and Con. Occult slayer 5 can get immunity to Mind Effects. How high level are you willing to take this?
#5 halflingsareppltoo Apr 11, 2009 17:30:27	I'm gonna say keep it at or below ECL 20. Also, I'm fine with magic items as long as the cost of said items stays below the DMG listing for average ECL 20 gold (a friend has my DMG right now and I don't know that value off hand).
#6 tos_shai_hulud Apr 11, 2009 17:52:19	Ok, race doesn't matter much. Wizard 10/Pale Master 10 gets you Shapechange. Assume the form of an Air Troll. Use your spells to grant yourself immunity to Fire and Acid. Use Mind Blank to grant yourself immunity to mind effects. Limited Wish can grab Freedom of Movement. That's all before items.
#7 pyro_azer Apr 11, 2009 22:54:18	Necropoliten Human Archivist 20 Cast Monsterous regeneration and energy immunity. Also Illithid savant could provide immunity to a considerable amount of things.
#8 thedragonmaster Apr 12, 2009 4:55:35	Don't forget Bone Knight. It's a decent class in itself, and it gives some nice immunities. Also, a special mention to Mark of the Dauntless and Favor of the Martyr, the only two ways I know of that gives immunity to daze.
#9 Omen_of_Peace Apr 12, 2009 9:19:09	Veil of Undeath (SC) is a Wizard/Cleric 8 spell that gives you the undead immunities. 10 min/level, to be extended or persisted as needed. That way you don't have to take specific PrCs to get the benefits (but of course this comes late).
#10 pithica Apr 12, 2009 10:47:02	Any base race with 20 caster levels of Wizard, Cleric, Sorceror (with the right spells), or Druid 20, can potentially be immune to almost anything. Wizard- Shapechange (Will-o-Wisp) + Mindblank + Energy Immunity (x3 (extended)) + Veil of Undeath + Transformation of the Deeps + Greater Anticipate Teleportation + Ironguard + Elemental Body + Superior Invis + Ghostform + Nondetection + Misdirection = Can't be seen, touched, or burned by almost anything in the game. Edited.
#11 hijaxx Apr 12, 2009 11:16:08	funny thing is, veil of undeath says under its immunities that it makes you immune to death. not death effects, death. so according to the spell, it makes you immortal. if we use cheese to make it cast at infinite caster level, we would never die. not even of old age, since dying of old age is still death.
#12 halflingsareppltoo Apr 12, 2009 11:44:31	Wow, didn't expect so many responses. I should have guessed the answer would basically be "pick a caster class, go to town". But now I have some specifics to look into, thanks all!
#13 jetstrike3000 Apr 12, 2009 14:57:43	See CoDZilla
#14 lordzod Apr 12, 2009 15:03:19	Well theres always the classic Twice betrayer of Shar build, thats pretty much immune to everything that really matters. http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=478716&page=1
#15 surreal Apr 12, 2009 20:43:22	Master Transmogrifist can net you virtually anything once you hit the capstone. Some of the old threads in my handy links should give you ideas. I believe one of the main things was grabbing the Will-O'-Wisp's immunity to magic.
#16 atomickitkat Apr 13, 2009 11:57:37	Warforged Juggernaut does not work with Regeneration, if I remember them losing their Con score. Going from memory though.
#17 surreal Apr 14, 2009 0:56:21	Nope, WFJ retain their Con score.
#18 sofawall Apr 14, 2009 17:34:05	That's why they were specifically mentioned instead of, say, golems.
#19 halflingsareppltoo Apr 15, 2009 2:38:13	Master Transmogrifist can net you virtually anything once you hit the capstone. Some of the old threads in my handy links should give you ideas. I believe one of the main things was grabbing the Will-O'-Wisp's immunity to magic. Master Transmogrifist would allow you to turn into a Troll and gain the trolls regeneration (in fact, they give that as a specific example), then give that the will-o-wisp's immunity to any magic that allows a SR. Veil of Undeath (I don't have Spell Compendium to look it up, so I am assuming it makes you immune to everything that an undead is immune to without removing your Con score) allows for the following Immunities: # Immunity to all mind-affecting effects (charms, compulsions, phantasms, patterns, and morale effects). # Immunity to poison, sleep effects, paralysis, stunning, disease, and death effects. # Not subject to critical hits, nonlethal damage, ability drain, or energy drain. Immune to damage to its physical ability scores (Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution), as well as to fatigue and exhaustion effects. # Immunity to any effect that requires a Fortitude save (unless the effect also works on objects or is harmless). # Not at risk of death from massive damage. Add in an item of Resist Energy (Acid and Fire 30) and you are immune to all damage except Acid and Fire damage that does not allow a SR throw and is over 30 points of damage. Only bad thing about this build is Master Transmogrifist only progresses spellcasting on 6 of its 10 levels so you do not have access to 9th level spells until epic levels. Edit: Found the wording of Veil of Undeath, it removes your Con score and thus cancels the Trolls Regeneration.
#20 CantripN Apr 15, 2009 3:41:04	Elemental Body (SpC) gives you a huge amount of immunities, along with 30' of Perfect Flight. A Warforged with that, along with Mind Blank / Disobediance, is immune to most annoying effects.
#21 kabof_ Apr 15, 2009 4:00:05	Human Necropolitan Fighter 1/Cleric 1/Paladin of Tyranny 5/Bone Knight 10/Divine Oracle 2/Pious Templar 1 Feats: Fearless, True Believer, Weapon Focus [Fighter], Extend Spell [Cleric], Reach Spell, DMM [Reach Spell], Ocular Spell, DMM [Ocular Spell], Persistent Spell, DMM [Persistent Spell]. - Evasion and Mettle, Cha to Saves, - Immune to: stun, non lethal damage, extra damage from critical hits and sneak attacks, poison, sleep effects, paralysis, disease, death effects, fatigue, exhaustion, ability damage, ability drain, energy drain, death from massive damage, suffocation, drowning, fear effects, - Can persist Favor of the Martyr and gain immunuty to charm and compulsion effects, pain effects, sickening, dazing, staggering, nauseation, - Can buy a ring of Freedom of Movement. As far as I know, he's not immune to: normal damage, Antimagic and dead magic zones. Also he has no Mind Blank effects.
#22 pithica Apr 15, 2009 9:16:22	Elemental Body (SpC) gives you a huge amount of immunities, along with 30' of Perfect Flight. I knew there was another spell I was missing from my Wizard list.
#23 dr_rocktopus Apr 15, 2009 9:33:55	::gleeful gesticulations:: Body of War is pure lulz, if you can get the regeneration from somewhere else.
#24 kell_kheraptis Apr 15, 2009 10:40:17	While it's sort of a funny-once trick, an elan with the right feat and a ton of PSP can basically survive any one nasty charge by anything short of the monstrosities here (and if he's worth a crap, he'll immediate action manifest before getting hit anyway). Really, not taking damage > immunity, and the best way to avoid getting hit/taking damage is messing with time, through all the various avenues. For the record, combining Shield of Ilmater (or whatever it got converted into...Greater Shield of the Deity I believe?) with the Celerity line of spells can be incredibly sexy, be it to stop something from going off with abjurations, or return blasting something before they fully get their shot in, Western style. All told an Erudite or Psion though, with access to arcane magic (which through the Geomancer is every spell ever, divine or arcane), can make him/her/it-self immune to anything before the damage can be dealt, so I'd say start there ;)
#25 rebel7284 Apr 15, 2009 10:46:28	The Saint template also gives a lot of immunities.
#26 carnivore Apr 15, 2009 11:23:42	hows this: 1/2 Battle(Dcn) Dragon Warforged Saint Ranger 3/Psion 2/ Slayer 10 1/2 Battle Dragon Immune Sonic Saint Immune to Acid, Cold,Electricity, & Petrifaction Warforged Immune to Poison, Sleep, Paralysis, Disease, Nausea, Fatigue, Exhaustion, Sickening, and Energy Drain. • Does not Eat, Sleep, or Breath. Slayer Immune to all devices, powers, and spells that influence the mind. :D
#27 ithamar Apr 15, 2009 11:55:28	Use Carnivore's build, but grab the ability to rage somehow and take the feat from Sandstorm, Blazing Berserker, that makes you immune to fire when you rage.
#28 noldorforce Apr 15, 2009 13:42:48	Edit: Found the wording of Veil of Undeath, it removes your Con score and thus cancels the Trolls Regeneration. Not the most recent version from Spell Compendium.