Kevin C. Wong

DDO Deep Gnome Plan p1

Planning for my next Dungeons & Dragons Online reincarnation: Deep Gnome Iconic. The concept is specializing in Illusion (which means being really good with Phantasmal Killer) and Force (since Feydark Illusionist has some force spell-like abilities).

Deep Gnome Enhancements


Tier Enhancement Req Cost Ranks MaxR Total Notes
Core Wariness L1 1 1 1 1 +1 Dodge, +2 MRR
Core Wisdom L2 2 1 1 2 +1 INT or WIS
Core Wariness L4 1 1 1 1 +1 Dodge, +2 MRR
Core Wisdom L8 2 1 1 2 +1 INT or WIS
Core Scrolls: Retain Essence L16 1 1 0 +15% Racial to retain scroll after using, +2 Dodge, +2 MRR
1 Illusory Escape Core 1 1 1 1 1 When tumbling phase through enemies
1 Wand and Scroll Mastery Core 1 1 3 0 +25%/50%/75% from wands, scrolls, item spells; +1/2/3 DC offensive wands
1 Underdark Experience Core 1 1 3 0 +1/2/3 to all saves
1 Stealth or Awareness Core 1 1 3 0 +1/2/3 to (Listen, Spot, Search) OR (Hide, Move Silently)
1 Gnomish Weapon Training Core 1 1 1 0 +1 to hit/dmg with light hammers, light maces, light picks, short swords, short bows, light crossbows, light repeating crossbows
2 Conjure Stone 5 AP 1 3 3 3 Throw boulder for 6/12/20d4 bludgeon and knockdown (Cooldown 6s)
2 Hardy Nature 5 AP 1 3 0 +2/4/6 AC, +1/2/3 PRR
2 Color Spray 5 AP 1 3 0 Color Spray spell-like ability (2 SP, Cooldown 8s) [shares cooldown w Feydark]
2 Permanent Blur 5 AP 1 1 0 Blur: 20% concealment (tends to not stack with other concealments)
2 Gnomish Weapon Training 5 AP 1 1 0 see above, +1 bonus
3 Spellcraft 10 AP 1 3 3 3 +5/10/20 Spellcraft
3 Nimble Reaction 10 AP 1 2 3 2 +1/2/3 Armor max DEX bonus and max Dodge bonus
3 Stoneskin 10 AP 1 3 0 Stoneskin spell-like ability (10 SP, Cooldown 10s)
3 Racial Spell Focus: Illusion 10 AP 1 3 0 +1/2/3 Illusion DCs
3 Gnomish Weapon Training 10 AP 2 1 0 see above, +2 bonus
4 Phantasmal Killer 15 AP 1 3 3 3 Phantasmal Killer spell-like ability (5 SP, Cooldown 16s)
4 Gnomish Favored Enemy 15 AP 2 1 0 Favored Enemy: Goblinoid OR Reptilian
4 Gnomish Weapon Training 15 AP 2 1 0 see above, +2 bonus
18 +1 bonus

Goal is to get Phantasmal Killer and then stop because I'd rather spend points in other trees. Eighteen is a lot of points though.

Ranks is how many ranks I'm planning to buy.

I tried to put in an html table by hand but RapidWeaver adds a whole bunch of empty lines between "Deep Gnome Enhancements" and the first table line.