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Huh, another caster vs martial great debate.

My opinion is, yes wizard/caster is overpowered. Yes, spellcaster = win. But does it brings problem to the table? depends on the player.

If the player knew about this and powergame the hell out of it, then it will bring problem to the table, and probably make the encounter boring in the long run for everyone else. But what if, the wizard is a nice generous guy?

One of my favorite movie of all time has a party consist of:
- a Gunner
- a Barbarian/fighter
- a rogue
- a cleric/druid
- a wizard

In the movie, the wizard has all kinds of spell in his arsenal, that could obliterate every encounter they met. But instead of doing just that, he chooses to use his spell to help buff his teammate. Instead of flying like a jerk alone, he uses his spell so all of them could fly together. he give his wish spell to his teammate (mostly for the gunner though). He also give many magical weapons to his teammate. He made each of his teammate shine.

Is the wizard overpowered? I think so. But will this wizard brings problem to the table? No, instead, people LOVE the wizard. They love him so much he even became a mascot for the country that made him. And yes, I also love Doraemon :D

How about instead of 1 multipurpose high CL item, divide it into a couple of low CL magic items?

You can divide it.. let's see... Sun Wukong's Circlet for the monkey talk, Sun wukong's belt for the monkey tail, sun wukong's boots for the jump (yeah, a monk surely need another boost for his jump check), A whistle for the cloud, Sun Wukong's staff, etc. Plus, give these items a bonus if the monk wears them all, that is, the beast shape ability.