Ideal CL?

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Beachgamer
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Ideal CL?

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With the dispel bug fixed, and with 30 CL unattainable due to class selection, how effective is a CL of 27/28 these days?

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Rhifox
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Re: Ideal CL?

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27-28 is plenty.
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Beachgamer
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Re: Ideal CL?

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Okay, thank you!
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Re: Ideal CL?

Unread post by Tsidkenu »

The maths are simple:

Greater Dispel of 1d20 +20 vs DC 11+Caster Level.

A level 30 theoretically cannot be dispelled by Greater Dispelling because their defensive DC (41) exceeds the maximum dispel check (20+20).

Every level less than 30 CL gives cumulative 5% chance of being dispelled. Those small percentages, unfortunately, stack up with NWN2's biased RNG, but at most you should only have 1-2 buffs removed if your level 27-28 CL wizard is hit with a Greater Dispel.
Beachgamer
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Re: Ideal CL?

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Really good to know! Thanks

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