Baldur's Gate : The Sword Coast Chronicles : NWN2 Persistent World

So I recently started playing Overlord. One thing led to another, and now I want to rule the server through the iron fist of summoned minions. Some questions:

1. Do Thaumaturge and Dreadmaster have good synergy?
2. I noticed that you apparently can't have summons and a cohort now, or has that changed again?
3. Is a summoned Baneguard any good?
4. Is it worth spending feats to get both Epic Spell Focus Conjuration and Epic Spell Focus Necromancy? A Thaumaturge/Dreadmaster seems to need both.
5. Is the server even playable by just spamming summons?
6. Does having above CL30 have any effect on summons/cohorts?
7. Should I stop raising WIS once I reach 19 then increase STR, if I don't intend to use offensive spells? Likely if I don't have spell penetration.

That's all for now. Never played a summoner before, but it seems fun.

A Summons will never equal a Level 30 or CR 30 PC/NPC. But they do make for a worthwhile fighting companion, once buffed to the nines.

Dreadmaster has a requirement of Spell Focus: Enchantment, which is granted by the Tyranny Domain. So, you should consider utilizing those Hold/Charm spells, which means you have to focus on DCs = high as possible Wisdom!

I've built a Dreadlord/Thaumaturge with the possibility of Storm of Vengeance DC 38 and Dominate Monster DC 37. But many PCs and mob Bosses have Fortitude and Will saves at 36+, so they would only fail on a 1.

Nonetheless, there is tons of RP potential here, but you won't really achieve COMPLETE OVERLORD status, mechanically.

If you are going to play an evil overlord you will want to check out the evil overlord site. It shows all the ways evil overlords tend to F up and how to avoid making those mistakes.