Since everyone's been so helpful and all, I've got another question. Trying to work the DCs of m enchantments over the 40 mark, I'm not really sure what options remain. Obviously TRing, but that's probably more of an undertaking than I'm prepared for right now. Perhaps in a while, but for now I'm concerned with getting to the TR-ready point.

First thing; level-up on 20th will go into Int, and a GS item with +1 exceptional Int would give me another +2 Int and therefore another +1 DC. Wasn't planning to build an Exceptional Int item, but it could be done.

At 17th Level, my situation is currently:
18 Base Int
+4 level ups
+2 from tome
+3 from Wiz Int III
+6 Enhancement from item
+1 Ship buff (we're a small guild, okay?
= 34 Int, for a +12 modifier

Enchantment DC:
10 Base
+ 9 for spell level (heightened if not MHM)
+12 from Int
+1 Spell Focus Feat
+1 Greater Spell Focus Feat
+2 Archmage Spell Mastery enhancement
+1 Ship buff
= 36 total

I do have a Enchantment focus item, which ought to give me another +1 for 37. According to the tooltip it doesn't appear to do anything. I'm not sure if this is because it doesn't stack with something else I've got (Spell Focus?) or because the tooltip is just b0rked. Barring evidence to the contrary, I'll keep carrying it.

Any suggestions?

Get a Dreamspitter, it adds a +2 to enchantment DC's

http://ddowiki.com/page/Dreamspitter

There's a thread on the DDO forums that you might want to take a look at.

You're not going to hit these DC's, but it's a complete list (as far as I know) of what is possible, so you can pick and choose what is reasonable for you to get from there.

Also, don't forget the capstone.

Edit: forgot to actually paste the link.
http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=289779

Boatman wrote on Feb 7^th, 2011 at 6:44am:


Yugo pots are 15 minutes too... so very sustainable.

Heres what my caster's DC breakdown looks like

20 Base (Drow)
4 Tome
7 Item (Epic Robe of the Diabolist - not hard to get)
3 Exceptional (TOD Wiz Ring)
3 Enhancement (Wizard)
2 Lich (Palemaster)
5 Level (1 point from every 4 levels)
2 Ship
2 Yugo
2 Capstone
2 Store (I buy them when on sale)
4 Abishai Destroyer (situational use)

56 total Int (+23 Mod)

1 Litany (Only swap when using House D pots)
3 House D Pot (Situational use - Rarely Use)

60 Maxed (+25 Mod)



Enchantment DC:

10 Base
21 Mod (Int)
2 Item (Staff of the petitioner/Dreamspitter)
1 Feat (Past Life Wizard)
2 Feat (Enchantment Focus/Grt Enchantment Focus)
9 Spell Level (Using Heighten Spell)
45 Total

2 Abishai
2 Litany+Dpot
1 Bard Song

50 Total

1 Bard Past life (Don't currently have but its a goal)

51 Max Enchantment Focus (Least I think)


This is just my current  Drow Palemaster, depending on what you have going for you item/race wise your numbers will obviously vary, but its a good base line to look at and see where you can improve and up your DC/Int.

Your biggest goals though should be to first get:

Dreamspitter (Reaver)
Staff of the petitioner (Abbot)

Then work on getting your +7 item from either

Illusionist Robes (House P epics)
Robe/Docent of the Diabolist (Echrono)

The rest is just feats/buffs

Hope this helps, if you have any other questions hit me up

Jen

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the intelligence stat yugo pot also gives -50% fort...not good if your squishy or fleshy

Jenovaa_Project wrote on Feb 23^rd, 2011 at 9:35am:


or get the epic staff of inner sight for +7 int, +2 spell focus mastery

Boatman,

First of all what is your Wizard?  You have a starting int of 18 which makes me believe your fleshy but I could be wrong.  Are you AM or PM, what are you using for gear or plan on using at level 20?  Do you have any TR's or are an adventurer/champion ?  I'll give you some pointers and send you in the right direction, but I gotta know what you got first.

Jenovaa_Project wrote on Feb 24^th, 2011 at 11:55am:


I agree.

I just finished the robe and I love it.  Those extra 2 points over the napkin make a big difference.

At this point between the DS, the robe, and the Death Cycle.  I plan on replacing the napkin all together as my most used DC's are all bumped higher by other items.

Boatman wrote on Feb 24^th, 2011 at 1:04pm:



Alright so your around the level to get some of the amarath gear.  Since your not currently going after epics work on the basics first.  Get one of the wizard belts from amarath that give you AM.

Work on getting a dreamspitter.  Obviously you can only run a reaver every three days per character you have so you can't help that but its nice that it is account bound now so one day you will end up getting one. 

Continue getting your DT armor the way you want it.  I always liked having greater false life/Spell Penetration VIII/Greater Potency VII

Once you get TOD flagged try and get some completions and get the wizard ring to go with the belt.  This may take time but its worth it and upgrading the rings is very easy to do since it only requires medium ingredients.

Go get that cloak from the new lordsmarch plaza area (1st quest in the chain)  It's not an epic envenomed cloak but its decent enough until you get to that point.

Keep the minos legins hat (for a long time, probably will be one of the last pieces youll get rid of).

For boots I would go get a pair of firestorm greaves/boots of innocence.

Thats a good start imo.  Once that gets done then the real grind begins lol.

well what else are you going to use as a cloak?

Boatman wrote on Feb 26^th, 2011 at 4:34am:



You could use a Mantle of the Worldshaper.

Boatman wrote on Feb 26^th, 2011 at 6:17am:


This is what I did.  Well, I made my sp item boots, but I hardly ever wear it when questing so that's a moot point.

Also, don't forget the wizard capstone: +2 int ftw!

Cheers,
Kernal