TOPIC: FULL - Castle Cravenmoor GC Fri 12:51 PM Epic PUZZLE

I need to update that link to TDT. 😳

I believe you can hot swap out the power and focus no problem. It's like any other weapon swap, if I understand correctly how that works. Hold power to cast Alertness as a scroll if the DM cares enough to check if you have it, then switch back to focus for combat.

Brynn Symington wrote: I have a Mage Medallion, but would happily borrow Ashenne's if available.

Yes indeed!

If I am to be the elf wizard, I think I have a +2 staff of power which I can switch out for my staff of focus if we want the Alertness bonus.

As jadziadax8 mentioned, you can have this cake and eat it too. The DMs all know to expect it, so all you have to do from a practical standpoint is keep the focus staff in your build (so the party card will reflect your full bonus) and tell the DM you cast alertness as a scroll.

jadziadax8 wrote: Here's my current human Wizard build . Suggestions for upgrades are always appreciated. For instance, if we don't care about initiative, I'm cool swapping out Awareness for Charm of Targeting to get in a little more damage.

The big thing I notice is that you currently have 3 slots (Hat of Intellect, Bead of the Deeper Ones, Cloak of Mystic Flourish) devoted to boosting +hit with the Mystic Staff, and it feels very unlikely that you'll ever want to attack with the Mystic Staff -- especially on Epic (where +14 is still pretty low), in a short 5-room dungeon, and with access to Conserve! So I'd suggest repurposing those slots for something else.

You're welcome to borrow my Cranston's if you like! And I'm not sure what other bead options you have available, but keep in mind that if they aren't exciting you can always swap wrist from Bead Bracelets to Charm Bracelets.

David Zych wrote:

Brynn Symington wrote: I have a Mage Medallion, but would happily borrow Ashenne's if available.

Yes indeed!

If I am to be the elf wizard, I think I have a +2 staff of power which I can switch out for my staff of focus if we want the Alertness bonus.

As jadziadax8 mentioned, you can have this cake and eat it too. The DMs all know to expect it, so all you have to do from a practical standpoint is keep the focus staff in your build (so the party card will reflect your full bonus) and tell the DM you cast alertness as a scroll.

I wouldn’t want to cast alertness for the first combat, since I have the Arcane Set and would prefer a free Magic Missile.

Brynne, do you have a Charm of Spell Swapping? You can sacrifice Bull's Strength or Invisibility for another Magic Missile and cast Alertness for each combat.

Honestly, my head has still been in 7 room dungeon mode where I like having the Mystic Staff as backup. Seeing as we're choosing puzzle, two combats is what we'll need coverage for, so you're right about not worrying about the staff. Cranston's is a good idea. I just got one, and could pop on my Lenses of Hunting. I also just picked up a Cloak of Shadowskin, which my daughter won't be using because she's at camp. I took off the Bead of the Deeper Ones and Loki. That allows me to take off the Signet of the Saints and put on a Ring of Havoc.

jadziadax8 wrote: Cranston's is a good idea. I just got one, and could pop on my Lenses of Hunting. I also just picked up a Cloak of Shadowskin, which my daughter won't be using because she's at camp.

Perfect!

I took off the Bead of the Deeper Ones and Loki. That allows me to take off the Signet of the Saints and put on a Herald's Ring of Wrath.

As cool as it is in general, I'm not sure HRoW is doing anything useful in this particular context (keep in mind that with +6 from bardsong and prayer, you only need +7 on the party card for your slide spells to hit on a 2). I have a Greater Ring of Havoc you're welcome to wear instead if you would like

I have a Charm of Spell Swapping, but right now I don't have it in my build. Right now I have
Avarice
Awakened Synergy
Arcane
Brooching ((Cloak of the Mage, Greater Cloak of Destiny)
Glory (Greater Ring of Havoc, Ring of Gretaer Focus, Supreme Ring of Elemental Command)

You probably already know this, but I'm sure there are some that don't.

When you cast a magic missile using the Staff of Power it only does 8 damage. The spell cannot be modified in any way, including a skill check (per tokendb). Also, the word "free" in the tokendb specifies you don't mark the spell off your card, but it also specifically states the spell cannot be cast as a free action and thus requires you to use your standard action to cast it.

If you really just want the extra damage spell, you could also consider casting an Acid Ray. You'll need to slide, but if your ranged to hit is good enough, you won't miss very often and you'll get 12 damage from that.

When you cast Alertness pre-combat, it doesn't cost you the use of a combat standard action. The free action required to swap your weapons can also then be done pre-combat, which is why you basically can say you are only equipping the Staff of Focus (have your cake and eat it too).

Dave wrote: You probably already know this, but I'm sure there are some that don't.

When you cast a magic missile using the Staff of Power it only does 8 damage. The spell cannot be modified in any way, including a skill check (per tokendb). Also, the word "free" in the tokendb specifies you don't mark the spell off your card, but it also specifically states the spell cannot be cast as a free action and thus requires you to use your standard action to cast it.

If you really just want the extra damage spell, you could also consider casting an Acid Ray. You'll need to slide, but if your ranged to hit is good enough, you won't miss very often and you'll get 12 damage from that.

When you cast Alertness pre-combat, it doesn't cost you the use of a combat standard action. The free action required to swap your weapons can also then be done pre-combat, which is why you basically can say you are only equipping the Staff of Focus (have your cake and eat it too).

I'm not saying I would use the SoP to cast MM - that would be a waste. But my arcane set says my first spell is cast for free, so I use it to cast MM with all my bonuses, so that's 50 points.

When I switch to sliding spells I liie to activate my Figurine of Power: Bat. Basically then I only miss on a 1.

Thanks everyone for having me along. I really enjoyed playing with this group. You all are absolutely delightful!

jadziadax8 wrote: Thanks everyone for having me along. I really enjoyed playing with this group. You all are absolutely delightful!

Happy to run with you anytime! Glad you enjoyed your first Epic