Braineater - Zom.. er: Illithid - Elf - 79 Wizard / 1 Rogue

[Paradoom]

The Characters Idea

This wizard is a utility mage using the Elf's able learner ability to do all the rogue jobs like search, disable trap and open lock. To do that successfully you will also need a good reportoire of gear to boost those skills to the maximum. He can also pick pocket mobs should you so desire to do for a little nich. But his main job is to get rid of the hords of monsters you encounter. Primarily he does that with instant-killing/inflicting spells from necromancy and illusion or even with detonate from evocation. Though he can deal good damage as well with evocation spells in for example boss fights. He has a fourth spell school which I let open for your own liking to choose. My suggestions are Transmutation (another good instant killer and damage option + epic wall), Divination (good for using PWK and an "extra" life through the epic) or Abjuration (good defence buffs and stronger debuff spells, the epic strips all buffs from enemies for sure), but feel free to choose what ever you want for your personal flavor.
I also gave him the Greater Ruin epic spell. This is a very useful instant killer against all sorts of enemies and is especially helpful for newer players.

Like with all casters I strongly recomend to read into your spells and learn what they can do, especially those that are from your spell-schools. This way it will become much easier to determin wich spells to memorize for what run, which is essential to become a successful wizard.

Alignment
Doesn't really matter, but you will eventually become permantently evil through the artifact.

Stats for Creation and what they become in higher level

Stats	Creation Elf	Subrace Illithid	Level 60 in +14 Gear (BUR)	Level 80 in +16 Gear Double Demi
Strength	8	7	21	29
Dexterity	16	16	30	38
Constitution	13	12	26	32
Intelligence	18	23	68	76
Wisdom	8	8	22	30
Charisma	8	8	22	30

Levelprogression

You will go with 39 levels wizard, then one level rogue (when you hit level 40) and the rest of course wizard. All stat points are put into intelligence.

1-20
1 - SF Evocation
3 - GSF Evocation
5 - SF Illusion
6 - GSF Illusion
9 - SF Necromancy
10 - GSF Necromancy
12 - Empower Spell
15 - Maximize Spell, Spell Penetrantion(SP)
18 - Toughness
20 - GSP

21-40
21 - Great Int I
23 - Great Int II
24 - Great Int III
26 - Great Int IV
27 - Great Int V
29 - Great Int VI
30 - Great Int VII
32 - Great Int VIII
33 - Great Int IX
35 - ESF Necromancy
36 - ESF Evocation
38 - ESF Illusion
39 - ESP

41-60
41 - Read a spell school book of your liking
42 - LSF Necromancy
45 - LSP
48 - LSF Evocation
51 - Epic spell: Greater Ruin
54 - LSF Illusion
57 - LSF spellschool of choice
60 - Epic Skill Focus: Open Lock

61-80
63 - PSP
66 - Polymathy (Paragon epcis spell of choice)
69 - PSF Evocation
72 - PSK Evocation (Karsus' Avatar)
75 - PSF Necromancy
78 - PSK Necromancy (Bigby's Astral Grasp)

Skills

Here I show what your skills should be like when you hit the mentioned level. You can also skip hide completely and put more points into search and disable trap to compensate for the lack for gear with boost to those (which might be a good idea as a freshmen)

at level 40
Appraise - 43
Concentration - 42
Craft Armor - 43
Disable Trap - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Discipline - 19
Listen - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Lore - 43
Open Lock - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Parry - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Pick Pocket - 30 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Search - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Set Trap - 5 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Spellcraft - 0
Tumble - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))

at level 60
Appraise - 44
Concentration - 63
Craft Armor - 63
Disable Trap - 49
Discipline - 31
Listen - 63
Lore - 50
Open Lock - 58
Parry - 63
Pick Pocket - 30
Search - 50
Set Trap - 5
Spellcraft - 50 (Take this somewhere between level 47 and 50, otherwise you cannot take greater ruin at 51!
Tumble - 60

What ever is left either put into disable trap, open lock and search (makes life alot easier to max out the skills to the 127 limit) or into hide or appraise.

at level 80
overspent 10 points in Concentration 63 + 10
discipline - 41
lore - 60

you have 10 points over yet. spent them on what ever you like e.g. more appraise for cheaper item recovery from zerial.

Artifact
There is one easy choice here: The eye of Vecna - The intelligence artifact. And the best part of it to get it is: you will have to slay one of your natural arch enemies - Beholders. Hmmmm tasty beholder brains.

[Paradoom]

This version is what I recommend once you hit double demi status. With that you kick out toughness, greater ruin and ESF open lock. Instead you pick up another spell-school up to epic level. I show it with either abjuration or divination. Abjuration is a good school for buffing and de-buffing in general and a solid choice. If you plan to go to the abyss as well then you´d better pick up Divination instead for PWK as I would recommend.


Stats for Creation and what they become in higher level

Stats	Creation Elf	Subrace Illithid	Level 60 in +14 Gear (BUR)	Level 80 in +16 Gear Double Demi
Strength	8	7	21	29
Dexterity	16	16	30	38
Constitution	13	12	26	32
Intelligence	18	23	68	76
Wisdom	8	8	22	30
Charisma	8	8	22	30

Levelprogression

You will go with 39 levels wizard, then one level rogue (when you hit level 40) and the rest of course wizard. All stat points are put into intelligence.

1-20
1 - SF Evocation
3 - GSF Evocation
5 - SF Illusion
6 - GSF Illusion
9 - SF Necromancy
10 - GSF Necromancy
12 - Empower Spell
15 - Maximize Spell, Spell Penetrantion(SP)
18 - SF Abjuration OR Divination
20 - GSP

21-40
21 - Great Int I
23 - Great Int II
24 - Great Int III
26 - Great Int IV
27 - Great Int V
29 - Great Int VI
30 - Great Int VII
32 - Great Int VIII
33 - Great Int IX
35 - ESF Necromancy
36 - ESF Evocation
38 - ESF Illusion
39 - ESP

41-60
41 - Read a spell school book of your liking
42 - LSF Necromancy
45 - LSP
48 - LSF Evocation
51 - GSF Abjuration OR Divination
54 - LSF Illusion
57 - LSF spellschool of choice
60 - ESF Abjuration OR Divination

61-80
63 - PSP
66 - Polymathy (Paragon epcis spell of choice)
69 - PSF Evocation
72 - PSK Evocation (Karsus' Avatar)
75 - PSF Necromancy
78 - PSK Necromancy (Bigby's Astral Grasp)

Skills

Here I show what your skills should be like when you hit the mentioned level. You can also skip hide completely and put more points into search and disable trap to compensate for the lack for gear with boost to those (which might be a good idea as a freshmen)

at level 40
Appraise - 43
Concentration - 42
Craft Armor - 43
Disable Trap - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Discipline - 19
Listen - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Lore - 43
Open Lock - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Parry - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Pick Pocket - 30 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Search - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Set Trap - 5 (take at rouge level (level 40))
Spellcraft - 0
Tumble - 43 (take at rouge level (level 40))

at level 60
Appraise - 47
Concentration - 63
Craft Armor - 63
Disable Trap - 63
Discipline - 31
Listen - 63
Lore - 50
Open Lock - 63
Parry - 63
Pick Pocket - 30
Search - 63
Set Trap - 5
Spellcraft - 15
Tumble - 60

at level 80
overspent 10 points in Concentration 63 + 10
discipline - 41
lore - 60

you have 10 points over yet. spent them on what ever you like e.g. more appraise for cheaper item recovery from zerial.

[Torin]

Cool picture, cool build

The build is solid, my following suggestions are only my personnel preference:

If you splash the Rogue at level 20, you get your 4th wizard bonus spell as a epic bonus feat. You could omit toughness and take another LSF for it. Or fit Luck+Leg. Luck in. The downside is that this cost a lot of skill points, but wizards have them.

With the chosen skillpoints in open locks, search and disable traps you can beat the engine max of 127 only with gear with +50. I would invest more points. Set trap 5 gives +2 synergy bonus on disable trap checks.

[Hercules]

The picture kind of tells the story on it's own - nice build!
What would you name this beast ? Calamari ?


Herc

[fallenwizard]

At lvl60 open lock (dex skills)is 63 + 10 (dex) + 50 = 123, if you find an item with SF open lock aug, you can get nessus chests as soon as you hit 1xD, just have someone kill you, or if you're high level enough use +16 item.

[chainlink]

Minor error its Rogue not Rouge unless you mean something of a reddish colour

[Paradoom]

Thanks for the responses so far.

Torin
The Set Trap thing was orignally in, and I simply forgot to reapply it (not enough slots for skills on the spreadsheet ) So that´s corrected and skills adjusted. And yes if you want you can make the skills higher, by for example kicking out hide and use those points on the needed rogue skills.

For the rogue at level 20 idea: well if you need the epic feat actually this is working out for subraces that have an even int boost score to gain one feat for the greater int X (e.g. Atomie or Genie). But even so this costs you alot of skillpoints and is felt even as wizard, but absolutely doable.

fallenwizard
Yep you are right, the problem is without demi no +16 gear until level 70 (in best case). That´s why I gave it the the epic skillfocus so you dont have to bother. When you hit 1x or 2x Demi you can go and reincarnate and drop that feat to gain yet another epic feat if u possess the said item you mentioned.

Keep in mind that this build is targeted for rather newer players, who do not have access to such nifty little gadgets like items with sf ol and such.


And hey just make it a little girl illithid. I´m sure she likes some rouge!

[Torin]

Added that build to our Wiki.

[Paradoom]

Kewl thanks torin. I made a little additional side note regarding when to put skill points into spell-craft.

[Paradoom]

Some minor corrections and changes for the skills. I took hide out for now and made better suggestions where to put the points in.

[Paradoom]

A little update:
I added an upgraded version once you hit double demi for reincarnation.