This is for PFS, so I'm only going to show stuff up to level 11. Currently I am playing a Fighter 1/Wizard (Scrollmaster) 5 who focuses on melee combat and utilizes spells as either buffs or the occasional blast when needed. Here's what he pretty much looks like now:
Elf Fighter 1/Enhancer Wizard (Scrollmaster) 5
STR: 15
DEX: 14
CON: 14 (+2 Belt)
INT: 20 (+2 Headband)
WIS: 8
CHA: 10
AC: 25 (+7 Armor, +5 Shield, +1 Trait, +2 Dex) CMD: 22
HP: 48
BAB: +3
Feats:
1- Toughness, Shield Focus (Fighter)
2- Spell Focus (Evocation) (Wizard)
3- Arcane Armor Training
5- Weapon Focus (Shortsword)
Arcane Discoveries:
Knowledge is Power
Traits:
Magical Knack
Defender of the Society
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So to the meat of my question. Should I go Eldritch Knight or stay Wizard for my last few levels?
EK Pros:
More HP! (Very important for front liner)
More BAB! (also nice for a front liner)
2 Extra Feats during career! (Just a nice plus)
Wizard Pros:
New spell levels 1 level earlier vs EK! (Spells are always good)
More spells! (Boo EK for not adding spells to spell book)
LVL 8 School ability! (Random enhancement bonuses!? Yes please!)
Idealize at Level 11! (Nifty capstone for my character)
Both have merits, but I don't know which one I'll enjoy more overall. Suggestions?
If you're doing a beat wizard it's really, really hard not to go magus. I know a fully buffed wizard fighter looks amazing on paper with oo i'm going to cast this buff this buff this buff and then do this, but in reality by the time you get all that going combats been over for 4 rounds and the party is halfway back to the inn.
The magus' action economy is what makes a spellcasting fighter good.
your stats seem to high for a 20 pt build
Sadly I'm already at that level, retraining would be a lot right now.
On another note, I only really cast buff spells as needed, and not as a primary. My stats posted are before any spells are cast, and not including the Transmutation Schools ability buff.
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Since you've made the investment go full on Eldritch Knight. But I would'n't concentrate too much on buffing. Options you have as extended wizard that magi don't have... you get a wider variety of magic to play with... including summons.
If you want to be mostly melee with magic support I'd think go EK.
your stats seem to high for a 20 pt build
STR: 14 (5 pts) +1 at LVL 4 = 15
DEX: 12 (2 pts) +2 Racial = 14CON: 14 (5 pts) -2 Racial, +2 Belt = 14
INT: 16 (10 pts) +2 Racial, +2 Headband = 20
WIS: 8 (-2 pts) = 8
CHA: 10 = 10
Looks like 20 to me.
AH, the +1 at lv4 went to str. Yeah, everything else panned out. I just didn't know if you were displaying with the stat bump or not, since the belt bumps were in but explicitly mentioned they were there.
AH, the +1 at lv4 went to str. Yeah, everything else panned out. I just didn't know if you were displaying with the stat bump or not, since the belt bumps were in but explicitly mentioned they were there.
Now that I read my own post, my reply sounded crude. I apologize. I probably posted my stats differently than most.
I didn't mention the +1 to STR because the other two are enhancement bonuses that don't stack with spells and stuff.
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The fact that Eldritch Knight doesn't get free spells at each level is only a minor expense. In PFS you can scribe from an NPC's spellbook (Probably one of Aram Zey's old ones), which costs half of the cost of scribing for the access, plus the normal cost of scribing. Don't let that be too much of a factor in the decision-making.
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I checked into this thread to figure out what a stick wizard was. "Ha! Sad nameless mooks! I shall barbecue you with my skewer of arcane power!"
Though given the popularity of snowball spell, maybe it should be: "I will impale you, then turn you into frozen treats for my moat monsters to eat!"
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* For some reason, this stick wizard is really, really obessessed with food, which has nothing at all to due with dinner being late for me.
I checked into this thread to figure out what a stick wizard was. "Ha! Sad nameless mooks! I shall barbecue you with my skewer of arcane power!"
Though given the popularity of snowball spell, maybe it should be: "I will impale you, then turn you into frozen treats for my moat monsters to eat!"
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* For some reason, this stick wizard is really, really obessessed with food, which has nothing at all to due with dinner being late for me.
My bad, I meant to say "Paper Cut" Wizard... Stupid Auto Correct...
