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Argument from fallacy: because the argument is wrong the conclusion must be wrong.

I would argue that given the proper level of optimization any character can pull off game breaking combos and maneuvers. But the chassis that the wizard comes with makes it very easy for it to reach a very high power and flexibility level without going outside of the intent of the game designers (And thus what most dm's will allow).

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Did I say your essays were a bad thing?

At least you can act as therapist; I'm a CS major and all I'm good for is getting concepts across.  :lmao
Acually, I usually have a hard time understanding CS majors. It is almost as if they are speaking a different language.  :lmao
My father's an engineer, so I know the life. Ended up married to the son of an engineer who started with CS.

So I get a lot of the how to break things down/put it back together and my arts/humanities makes that extend to people.

Oh and my mother's a geriatric nurse, so that applies to the physical side too.

And everyone where I grew up did some backyard mechanics work, so I know my way around a wrench and v8 too :P

I am ..eclectic. And wordy :P

... but there's so much *stuff*! ...seriously I'm like a kid in a candy store over new issues and problems and ideas.

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Probably why I'm typing this at 2:30am ... brain won't stop.  :banghead

Ah well at least there's lovely company.  :D

I am typeing this at 2 am. So indeed good company. At least I have I a good excuse because I just got back from the Dr. Who 50th anniversary 3D movie edition thingy.

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LOL

for both the essay comment and the apologies.

I suppose I do write a great deal, but I like to try and explore things and give full answers. Life is hard enough as it is.

Also-English Major and part time amateur therapist to those in need.  :P
English Major, =P Engineering Major here.  The weird thing is that I am usually the amature therapist, but I dont do it in writing.

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Damn I am sorry dude. That makes me feel like an air head.

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From all you say, this group of friends is important to you, despite what happened. You're angry at her and him for going behind your back... perhaps even more at her than him, which, if you'll understand, that's probably a remnant of the frat mentality.
Meh. I am a pretty level headed dude and this is what passes for rage for me, a strongly worded internet post.
If you really need to blow off some steam, may I suggest trashing some boxes in an empty car lot? Throwing glass bottles or cheap dollar store plates? Smashing stuff often helps, and you can't always be fortunate enough to have to help renovate-tearing down walls with a sledgehammer (highly therapeutic).
Definitely not to that point. I'm would have no problem with them having sex or dating. I am just a little confused as to how she went from me.... to someone who is very like me.
I can't say I agree with your ultimatum about sex in a relationship-especially since stress can drive even the strongest sex drives to almost nothing (and with her school work it sounds like that may have happened), but I don't know how old you are. Sex has different meanings and yes, age does influence it, not to mention the definition of "relationship". It doesn't sound like it was something serious you were after, otherwise the relationship would have been less centered around sex and more around the person and having them around. That's not a judgement, just an observation.
Early 20's for both of us. So yeah I am mostly looking for someone that makes me happy in a relationship rather then a life partner. And to be fair I did spend about 7 months almost never seeing her or talking to her.


Being the last person to know is hardly unusual.  Nobody wants to be the one to tell you.
That is very true. I just like privacy and being the last person to know about something that effects me is really annoying.

Dkonen types words of wisdom.

Just accept that things are in the past, and see if they can too.
Word. I am working on that. Actually this is more therapeutic then anything else. I will have no problems here but its one of those things where the fact she ends up sleeping with the guy I would usually talk to, so it ends up keeping me out of the loop. Also who is Dkonen?

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Off Topic Fun / Re: Counter Question
« on: November 24, 2013, 02:53:48 PM »

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Off Topic Fun / Sex: a rant about my personal life from one PC to another
« on: November 24, 2013, 12:15:59 AM »
Warning: Below is a wall of text that pretty much encapsulates all of my troubles, minor though they may be. If you do not want to see a huge rant about my problems and maybe offer some advice ( or just laugh at me, totally cool with that as well =P) please don’t bother to read it. If you troubles are worse than I am truly sorry. One more thing, someone in this story frequents this forums and I would prefere if you didn’t read this. Let me assure you that I am not mad and I just want to talk to somebody who I will never have to deal with IRL. So if you know my as Thor then this isn’t for you.

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P.S. Sorry about spelling and grammar. As a dyslexic engineering student I rarely bother with them beyond a formal report.

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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Possible way to gain Hardness? (hope this works)
« on: October 31, 2013, 03:18:46 PM »
Not his tonsils tho. Those are completely unnecessary.

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Off Topic Fun / Re: Game: I Can Use That! (D&D)
« on: October 08, 2013, 01:58:12 AM »
item 136 a small cylinder with a button on that top. when you push it down, a foul smelling breeze comes from the button in a specific direction. it has 50 charges.
 
Step 1: cast invincibility.
Step 2: sneak into wherever my ex is having a date.
Step 3: Watch your ex reenact the movie 50 first dates.


item 137 A nose ring that makes your hair stand up in rad spikes but in the process makes everyone around you nervous.  (will save dc 100 for anyone viewing you to disbelieve)

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Gaming Advice / Re: Premade spellbooks- Remind me where they are.
« on: September 30, 2013, 06:59:01 PM »
Found it. It was 3rd party source but I knew I had seen something like this for 3.5. It was the 101 spellbooks and tomes of knowledge. Thank you all who commented.
link for those who are interested spellbooks

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Gaming Advice / Re: Premade spellbooks- Remind me where they are.
« on: September 30, 2013, 03:04:42 PM »
Thank you for your reply. That isn't quite what I was looking for but it might work. If anyone knows where they are in 3.5 though I would still like to know.

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Gaming Advice / Premade spellbooks- Remind me where they are.
« on: September 30, 2013, 01:11:24 AM »
In a book somewhere there are a bunch of themed premade spellbooks. I can't remember which book they are in. Could you please remind me?

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Off Topic Fun / Re: Game: I Can Use That! (D&D)
« on: May 14, 2013, 09:50:02 PM »
71st Magic Item: A seashell that allows you to summon a giant fvcking crab! once per day, but only to a range of 10 feet, and the crab is instantly hostile toward you. It acts immediately upon summoning.

Finally, a way to get a Charmed target to kill themselves!

72nd Magic Item: Looking Glass of Locate City:  Activates a Locate City Bomb when used.  Can only be activated by individuals who do NOT have Evasion as a class feature.
My party's wu jen has for some reason decided to prepare body outside of body and has has asked for the "doomsday looking glass".
73rd Magic Item: a magical device that projects a magical image of something called "reality tv shows".

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Off Topic Fun / Re: Game: I Can Use That! (D&D)
« on: May 07, 2013, 12:32:10 AM »

67th Magic Item: Fiddle of Fossilization- instantly begins fossilizing the target bones, over the course of 100,000 years.
I can finally prove to those troublesome clerics that the earth is over 7000 years old.

68th Magic Item: Clay that will be transmuted to flesh when the command word is spoken.

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Off Topic Fun / Re: Happy Happy Joy Joy! God knows edition.
« on: May 04, 2013, 04:10:47 AM »
I'm not into exercise. At all. Or remembering to have enough meals a day. Does this make me the odd one out? :O
No. I'm sure there are a fair contingent of those of use who follow that format. Especially collage age ones. Especially, Especially engineering major collage age ones. 

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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Getting back into DnD, need advice on a sorc
« on: April 27, 2013, 04:54:46 PM »
So what do you see yourself doing at level 20?

No. No. NO!

What you want to do is plan out for the here and now.  You have 15 levels of play, and you are a full caster, but it's extremely unfun to go through a bunch of levels qualifying for PrCs and waiting for the Supa Ultimate Kombo to come online only to have the game end before that. 

If you want a versatile spell list, Mage of the Arcane Order works as others have suggested.  If Dragon's allowed you can look into the bloodline feats. 

I'd drop ray of clumsiness and lesser orb of cold for charm person and maybe nerveskitter.  You have no actual support for dealing heavy spell damage.
I feel like you all misunderstand what I meant. Since I optimize much more then I play I only build 20th level characters. And then I scale them back to see if they will be interesting at the level I am playing at. So I wanted to know what he wanted to do with his character. A.K.A. blaste, buffer, bc specialist r. I am pretty sure that you will agree that if you don't plan out your character in advance then you will never prc effectively.
 
As for buffing war weaver is pretty fun. You could combine it with mage of the arcane order, sandshaper or Rainbow Servent for more spells.  I also saw a build recently that focused on using incantrix and chain/ touch spells to give your entire party 24/48 hour buffs. To be fair that relies on a couple of very RAW interpretations ( chain spell makes spells have a fixed range mostly). But these would all be fun imo.
I would also like say that Energy sub is really sub par, you would be better off with spell focus(conj) or something else. You could also replace improved init. with something else like prerec.
P.S. For the record I would Really suggest sandshaper if you are looking for versatility. It adds something like 48 spells to your spells known. listed here
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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Getting back into DnD, need advice on a sorc
« on: April 26, 2013, 04:30:13 PM »
Well that part of the bigger question but the other one is what do you want to do with the character? Is he a point and die or is he a save or suck. With the high charisma you have you could take spell focus (conj) and rule the first couple levels before going into incantrix(im on an incantrix kick, can you tell?).

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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Getting back into DnD, need advice on a sorc
« on: April 26, 2013, 01:38:36 PM »
Well there is always the option of getting Arcane Preparation now and then going into mage of the arcane order. It is probably the top of the line for versatile prestige classes though it does require you to be in an organization, not sure how that would work out in your campaign. There are a couple different routes you could go with this sorcerer. If you want to be a blaster type then the mailman guide will probably be your best friend. I personally have been working on a sorcerer/incantrix for the Worlds largest dungeon and that has been pretty fun (free persisted spells are nice). So what do you see yourself doing at level 20?

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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Getting back into DnD, need advice on a sorc
« on: April 26, 2013, 01:29:43 PM »
Indeed. So just curious are all sources allowed for feats and other such nonsense?

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Min/Max 3.x / Re: Getting back into DnD, need advice on a sorc
« on: April 26, 2013, 01:21:19 PM »
Just as a quick note before things start rolling. If versatility is your major goal, wizard will be better. It kind of frowned upon to suggest a class change instead of optimizing the character, but since you mentioned versatility was a major goal then i figured it was ok.

Edit: Also I figure I'd better post this. This is actually the guide that brought me to bg and it is a good read if you have the time. Solo's Sorcerer

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