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Needing a Wand
« on: January 26, 2012, 02:32:49 PM »
I have a non-blastificer/wandificer artificer but I'm looking for a wand option should Iaijutsu focus not be the answer to all his combat needs.

To that point I'm looking of 3 wands to slot into a Rod of Many Wands to be the ranged damaging option that will be good even without any metamagic feats.

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Re: Needing a Wand
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2012, 02:42:54 PM »
Any of the Lesser Orb of X Spells should work right nice. Just kick the caster level up a touch and you're set.
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Re: Needing a Wand
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2012, 02:46:48 PM »
Useful, but since this an ECL 16 build most of the things I'll be fighting will have enough Energy resistance to ignore those.

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Re: Needing a Wand
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2012, 02:51:07 PM »
Useful, but since this an ECL 16 build most of the things I'll be fighting will have enough Energy resistance to ignore those.
Even sound? Hmm. Blast of Force (SpC)?
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Re: Needing a Wand
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2012, 05:02:46 PM »
Even sound? Hmm. Blast of Force (SpC)?
Has spell resistance, the wand versus spell resistance on most monsters we'll fight isn't in favor of the wand.

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Re: Needing a Wand
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2012, 08:25:22 PM »
Orb of Force, Sound or Acid? The last two of those also exist in lesser forms.

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Re: Needing a Wand
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2012, 08:53:54 PM »
Orb of Force, Sound or Acid? The last two of those also exist in lesser forms.

Seconded.  The Orb spells don't allow SR or a save against their damage (the save is only for the secondary effects).  Orb of Force is a very solid choice, since getting "force resistance" is extremely difficult.
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Re: Needing a Wand
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2012, 10:08:46 PM »
No save, no SR, range touch attack, and 10d6 damage per missle, fun.