3.5E: Best Int-based base classes?

SeaHen <seahen123.TakeThisOut@gmail.com> wrote:
> What are the best base classes in official supplements that depend
> mainly on Intelligence?

Wizard (then into Loremaster), if you're looking for most powerful.


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SeaHen wrote:
> What are the best base classes in official supplements that depend
> mainly on Intelligence?

Best for what?

For all around power, I'll agree with Keith and say wizard.

On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 01:30:36 +0100, Jasin Zujovic
<jasin.zujovic RemoveThis @gmail.com> wrote:

>SeaHen wrote:
>> What are the best base classes in official supplements that depend
>> mainly on Intelligence?
>
>Best for what?
>
>For all around power, I'll agree with Keith and say wizard.


Well, SeaHen asked about base classes in supplements, not core (PH).

A Wu Jen is the closest thing you'll find to a Wizard in the
supplements. They have a somewhat different spell list, mostly to the
detriment of the Wu Jen. Oh, there are a few good spells that only
the Wu Jen have, but these are outnumbered by the good spells that
Wizards have that Wu Jen don't. But it makes a nice change of pace, a
different flavor without losing too much of what makes a Wizard good.

A Beguiler can be fun in the right campaign, but overall there are too
many times a Beguiler is almost useless. They depend mainly on
Enchantments and Illusions - if your campaign world has a lot of
monsters unaffected by these things you're out of luck.

The Artificer is campaign-specific to Eberron. If your DM is not
playing an Eberron campaign the odds are you won't be allowed to play
one - but some DMs will allow almost anything, so by all means ask.