Non damage dealing caster help pls

[sirkydor]

Hello,
I'm wanting to play a caster that doesn't deal direct damage. I know I'm going in a non conventional way but i have played the tak-nuker.

Simon Ratoli LN

Arcanist White Mage of Asmodeus

Stats: 20 point build
str 10
dex 10
con 14
int 16(18 human)
wis 10
cha 14

Traits Spell Duel Prodigy/Theoretical Magician

Feats:
1st Extra Arcanist Exploit - School Understanding/Spell Focus: Abjuration
3rd Exploit- See Magic/Spell Specialization (Dispel Magic)
5th Exploit- Counterspell

Main focus is going to be counterspelling .. have to wait until after 6th lvl to get the primary feats.. Ordered Mind,Dispel Synergy,Destructive Dispel..

Not sure how to the flush out the character ?
Or different ways of doing this?

[Snively]

maybe some Enchantment? They can't hurt you if they're asleep, or think they're your friend.

Maybe some summoning as meat shields? Summon 2 w/ many shields with the command "Protect me!" is a great way to not deal unnecessary damage.

I like the idea of using a familiar to do touch spells to your friends. A flying lark could cure one person a round and stay out of most folks range.

Try reading the class guides for Wizards and pull from the God Wizard area. There's some good stuff in there, even if you don't want to learn Fireball. ;)

[My Self]

It's easy to not be a nuke. If you stock up on basically any school that isn't evocation, you'll be good. Being a transmuter means you could be a good group buffer. Being a conjurer means you're an anything-on-call. Being an illusionist means you can disable and debuff. Same deal with necromancers, with the added ability to create undead.

[Rerednaw]

Non-damage wizards can and are the strongest in the game. Magic Missile? Scorching Ray? Why zap hit points when you can:

Blind, paralyze, stun, daze, sleep, petrify, grapple, imprison, drop into a pit, grapple, hold, make helpless, slow, funnel, trip, disarm, dominate, befriend, nauseate, stagger...

Schools: Conjuration to change the battlefield, Enchantment to change their minds, Transmutation to change their bodies.

Not that a proper blaster wizard doesn't work either. The best status effect to inflict on your foes is DEAD. Well not always, but frequently :). Merciful spell when ya need prisoners...

Alternatively, Divination can break games. Why bother with the grand quest to find the lost amulet of MacGuffin? Cast a spell and get directions to it.

Pick your path and roll with it. As long as you have fun.

[KC Wahl]

My sorcerer has 3 damage dealing spells at level 10. Snowball, Magic Missile and Burning Arc, and he only uses them when I've run out of other options. Glitterdust, Create Pit spells, Rimed Ice Spears, Haste, Slow, the Communal buff spells (Prot Energy, Darkvision) and Pilfering Hand get used multiple times each session, the damage only spells get used maybe once, usually to kill steal lol.