My PC is a level 8 Wizard who very rarely gets his hands dirty. He's kind of a pacifist in the sense he doesnt kill, but obviously hanging out with an adventuring group usually leads to quite a bit of violence. Something i like to do is intel gathering/extracting. If we get into a fight with some thugs, and are winning, ill find some way to suppress and isolate an enemy and start picking at his brain while my team deals with everything else.
What are some good ways for a caster like myself to get useful info from 1 on 1 encounters like that? My DCs are really good, and im in a unique position atm to re-distribute feats and such, so i need help deciding on what to focus. Being level 8 i have up to level 4 spells, though level 4 is pretty much filled up.
What are some favorites some of you guys use? And it doesnt have to be spells obviously. I find it useful just talking rationally with them, or even intimidate.
Charm Person isn't bad. Your new best buddy should be happy to spill the beans most of the time.
Suggestion - "The man in front of you wants information and appears to show no malice towards you. If you cooperate and answer honestly to the best of your abilities he will probably let you live in exchange".
Have one guy use diplomacy while getting aid another bonus from another guy with intimidation?
Aiming to stay on the cheap ala cantrips:
Utilize Mage Hand and poke them in the face repeatedly in various locations until they give you the information you seek. (Got this from a youtube show I've been watching and enjoying).
Use prestidigitation to make everything they eat and drink taste horrid, turn their clothing into obnoxious colors, etc...
Use Spark to set whatever clothing they're wearing (or other flammable possessions they own) on fire and when they put it out, do it again and again and again, only stopping when they tell you what you want to know.
Bluff, "I'm more than happy to let you go free and unharmed if you give me the information I seek."
Charm person, then whip out the tea and biscuits. "Okay, all this fighting is silly. Why don't you and I just skip the stabbing and have a chat over a drink?"
Yes. Mid-combat tea break. Charm spells can sometimes have a lingering effect if all you do is break the immediate hostility. It's even better if you've got time and skill to make diplomacy or bluff checks.
Detect thoughts and it's big brother Seek Thoughts.
Detect thoughts and it's big brother Seek Thoughts.
Be careful what you ask for.. and whom you ask with those spells.
Summon swarm: "I can sit here concentrating on this spell all day long. How about you? Must be tingling to have all those XY crawl over your body."
If you want him/her to last longer cast infernal healing before summoning the swarm.
Yeah my character has a lot of options in combat, but this specifically is something i really want to find a way to pull off. Goes like this
Invisibility/stealth/DD into position near target
Get into melee range
use Silent Rod to cast Resilient Sphere trapping me and target in about an 8ft diam sphere
drop animated object grappling trap, that sets itself up, then disables target
At which point is start talking.. Or reading his mind? Maybe looking for specific memories. Suggestion to make him want to talk on his own. Interrogate with a good Sense Motive check to see if he's lying.