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Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



Your choices are as follows:

Abjuration
Conjuration
Divination
Enchantment
Illusion
Invocation
Necromancy
Transmutation

I think that necromancy is definately the most efficient school of magic. When you slay a golbin not only can you reanimate his skeleton you can also harness his ghost. That is two minions for the price of one! I think divination has got to be the lamest school of magic. Who wants to spend their time ogling crystal balls when they could be slinging fireballs all over the dungeon.

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Mach2
Feb 28, 2014
Dickination, more like

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



Mach2 posted:

Dickination, more like

dont need to be a wizard to specialise in that, mate!!

Doctor Goat
Jan 22, 2005

Where does it hurt?
what level range are we talkin here

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

conjurers get the chicks

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



Doctor Goat posted:

what level range are we talkin here

4-9

Soral
May 30, 2009

i wish i was a conjurer so i could conjure up a good post for once in my gay life

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



Mr. Pumroy posted:

conjurers get the chicks

if they dont I guess they can conjure whatever babes they want. I am unsure on the theory.

Eye of Widesauron
Mar 29, 2014

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007




if you specialise in enchantment I think you are pretty much relegated to having other, cooler adventurers come to you to make their stuff better.

Roctavian
Feb 23, 2011

I'm glad you left out the trap option, Evocations, OP

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



Roctavian posted:

I'm glad you left out the trap option, Evocations, OP

I am taking inspiration from the same edition of dnd that inspired BG. Trap options for all!

Eye of Widesauron
Mar 29, 2014

Zombie Squared posted:

if you specialise in enchantment I think you are pretty much relegated to having other, cooler adventurers come to you to make their stuff better.

Aren't mind control spells enchantment

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

Zombie Squared posted:

if you specialise in enchantment I think you are pretty much relegated to having other, cooler adventurers come to you to make their stuff better.

it's safe reliable work though

fuck. marry. t-rex
Jan 23, 2014

Lipstick Apathy
conjuration in 3.5, op

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

Roctavian posted:

I'm glad you left out the trap option, Evocations, OP

they get magic missiles and fireballs though, that is basically iconic wizardry

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



Mr. Pumroy posted:

it's safe reliable work though

I guess so. When I think of famous wizards though, I am not normally imagining risk versus reward.

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

i think we glorify wizards who do things that, if it were anyone else, we'd condemn them for. i respect a wizard who is more interested in contributing to the community than seeking fame through dangerous behavior.

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



I wonder how many dudes you gotta kill to get a spell named after you. Like, how many orcs did melf need to melt to get his acid arrow copyrighted.

Verisimilidude
Dec 20, 2006

Strike quick and hurry at him,
not caring to hit or miss.
So that you dishonor him before the judges



Enchantment. Sleep mother fuckers all day.

Mr.Unique-Name
Jul 5, 2002

Chronomancy

Ristolaz
Sep 29, 2005

By completely blowing off my BS you have passed the first trial

Zombie Squared posted:

I wonder how many dudes you gotta kill to get a spell named after you. Like, how many orcs did melf need to melt to get his acid arrow copyrighted.

He shot one orc in the anus and uploaded the video to Youtube

PantsBandit
Oct 26, 2007

it is both a monkey and a boombox
skeletons are equal parts cool and spooky so gonna go with necromancy

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



if only youtube consisted mainly of wizards shooting fireballs trying to get cred rather than dudes doing the ice bucket challenge. Does transforming pity into youtube hits count as abjuration?

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



PantsBandit posted:

skeletons are equal parts cool and spooky so gonna go with necromancy

This imp knows whats up

Mr.Unique-Name
Jul 5, 2002

the best wizards are from that mage world of darkness pnp game because they pretty much just manipulate reality and become gods

Wormskull
Aug 23, 2009

Necromancy, OP, as has already been decided years ago in YCS.

Fat Pony
Oct 7, 2005

THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH
Illusion all the way. Troll friend and foe alike for fun and profit.

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007



Who needs friends when you have fireball. Serious question.

Doctor Goat
Jan 22, 2005

Where does it hurt?
in 4-9 range i'd say illusion but at high levels of conjuration you can just summon something to cast w/e you want

a shiny rock
Nov 13, 2009

fighter

klapman
Aug 27, 2012

this char is good
wizasrd

Zombie Squared
Feb 16, 2007




this is literally the worst specialisation. Sorry!

Ms. Unsmiley
Feb 13, 2012

i do not trust wizards, but i do respect them

Mr. Pumroy
May 20, 2001

Zombie Squared posted:

this is literally the worst specialisation. Sorry!

how do you feel about spellswords

Zodar
May 21, 2007

Roctavian posted:

I'm glad you left out the trap option, Evocations, OP

Evocations are useful if you're a warrior that doesn't want to invest too much into spellcasting skills, or a Trog worshipper. Evoking a Rod of Inaccuracy is satisfying

Buschmaki
Dec 26, 2012

‿︵‿︵‿︵‿Lean Addict︵‿︵‿︵‿
Sorcerers are better than wizards because they don't get all tuckered out from casting spells and have to take a nap, so there's really no right answer here, gramps.

Scyther
Dec 29, 2010

Abandon
Nov 23, 2006
Alteration imo

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Dexters Secret
Jun 19, 2014

Transmogrification because you can just open up one of the sixty monster manuals and turn into a monster that has the exact powers you need for any given situation

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