There will also be a small % chance of spell failure due to inner struggles for control
I'd be careful about this, particularly if you have relatively few mooks backing him up.
Anyone want to write up a spell list for a 24ish level wizard/sorcerer?
There are no rules for epic (level 20+) characters in Pathfinder, so 20 is as high as it goes.
Use a high intelligence that goes with the level.
Are we talking "NPC"-high or "PC"-high? NPC wealth typically can't support inherent bonuses, so their casting stat caps out around 28. A PC, on the other hand, has a significantly better array in addition to inherent bonuses, so they can end up around 36.
That's moot for sponatneous casters, so here's a 20th level Abyssal Sorcerer
9th - Summon Monster IX (bloodline), Gate, Disjunction, Shapechange
8th - Unholy Aura (bloodline), Summon Monster VIII, Protection from Spells, Wall of Lava (APG)
7th - Greater Teleport (bloodline), Ethereal Jaunt, Spell Turning, Greater Arcane Sight
6th - Transformation (bloodline), Summon Monster VI, Planar Binding, Greater Dispel Magic
5th - Dismissal (bloodline), Break Enchantment, Wall of Force, Cloudkill, Fickle Winds (UM)
4th - Stoneskin (bloodline), Summon Monster IV, Greater Invisibility, Dimension Door, Acid Pit (APG)
3rd - Rage (bloodline), Haste, Fireball, Stinking Cloud, Slow
2nd - Bull's Strength (bloodline), Mirror Image, Command Undead, Darkness, Summon Monster II, See Invisibility
1st - Cause Fear (bloodline), Protection from Good, Protection from Evil, Shield, Magic Missile, Obscuring Mist
Relevant Feats: Spell Focus (conjuration), Augmented Summoning, Superior Summoning, Quicken Spell
Whenever this personality summons a demon or fiendish creature, he gets to summon two of them instead thanks to his bloodline power. Whenever he summons two or more creatures, his superior summoning feat kicks in and he gets an extra one for free. In other words, he gets 3 for 1 deal on Summon Monster spells. He uses quickened versions of low-level spells to assist his minions while he summons more of them, and relies heavily on barrier spells to keep enemies from targeting him (as he's distinctly lacking in the defense department).
dont have a spelllist right now, but i think my flatmade should have one, will post that tomorrow
until then got some ideas you might be interested in ;)
1. whenever the current personality fails a save a random different personality can make the same save, if the second personality makes the save it takes over and the villain is effected as if succeeding on the save in the first place
2. depending on the number of henchmen giving him dual initiative might be a nice way (its in the mythic rules, but hey, the guy is 24th level, giving him a mythic ability doesnt make it more broken ^^). Maybe give him dual initiative once he takes some beating, as the multiple personalities start shifting over and over ever faster, coupled with 20% spell failure, as they actually shift so fast, they sometimes dont get to complete their spells
3. once he is defeated... he is not! His body errupts in ectoplasm and the ghosts of all 5 personalities unleash their wrath at the party (and the still living henchmen that failed their master!)
Okay, here's the list. Its made from a player perspective, so no flashy general theme.
Arcane Bloodline Human Sorcerer. The Important Feats would be Persistant Spell, Dazing Spell, Quicken Spell, Spell Perfection (Chain Lightning)
* is for Bloodline Spells
9: Time Stop, Wish*, Disjunction, Overwhelming Presence
8: Prismatic Wall, Power Word Stun*, Maze, Polymorph any Object, Moment of Prescience, Summon Monster VIII, Euphoric Tranquility, Dimensional Lock
7: Grasping Hand, Greater Teleport*, Reverse Gravity, Greater Polymorph, Plane Shift, Spell Turning
6: Summon Monster VI, True Seeing*, Greater Dispel Magic, Chain Lightning, Planar Binding, Forceful Hand, Sirocco
5: Wall of Stone, Overland Flight*, Communal Stoneskin, Polymorph, Cone of Cold, Magic Jar, Baleful Polymorph
4: Confusion, Dimension Door*, Resilient Sphere, Ball Lightning, Stone Shape, Black Tentacles, Ennervation, Summon Monster IV
3: Summon Monster III, Dispel Magic*, Haste, Stinking Cloud, Fireball, Chain of Peridation, Slow
2: Flaming Sphere, Invisibility*, Glitterdust, Create Pit, Levitate, Mirror Image, Stone Call, Burning Gaze
1: Color Spray, Identify*, Mount, Grease, Magic Missle, Protection from Evil, Feather Fall, Silent Image
Use at own risk, the entire list is made to spam out Save or Suck spells that target multiple creatures, targeting all 3 saves! Additionally Maze and Euphoric Tranquility will basicly remove a player from combat without anything he can do about it (no save). Witz persistant Spell and the Arcane Bloodline Bonus to Metamagic you're looking at some seriously over the top DCs against those spells
Timestop + (1d4+1) * (Ball Lightning + Dazing Spell + Persistant Spell) = Game over
Black tentacles is a must for one of the builds.
Honestly, it sounds a little unweildy to have five power houses. Fighting a prepared 20 caster is already goodness. 5 is perhaps overkill, and puts them in one HP sharing basket. For nuance:
Maybe 4/5 could be a diviner. Not as blasty but good for spoiling.
5/5 could be a brood or master summoner to saturate the PCs with adds. Or a synthesist that suddenly goes base to base with mega buffs.
It would be a good gimmick to have them fight a simulacra/construct in disguise first or have him withdrawal in someway mid action. Good trick to bait out their best powers so you don't have to cover every contingency in the main build.
Another good gimick is if one of the shards is not crazy or good aligned to force an action stop for role playing drama. It reduces your planning overhead AND builds in a delay for affects to timeout befor the next shard takes over and starts the fun again.
Also, consider gear, undead servants, battle ground traps. These may augment one or more of shards to create other effects and circumstances of interest.
Just thoughts.
