Playing a blind character...

[Arravis]

Well, it seems I have the rather insane idea of playing a blind wizard in our next campaign.

The condition of Blinded mentions that some of the drawbacks can be overcome over time... anyone have an idea of how this could be interperted and implemented?

Also, anyone recommend feats, other then Blindfighting, that are meant for blind characters? I'm sure some of you have played blind characters before and may want to share some of your wisdom.

Thanks guys!

Here is the Blinded SRD entry for those interested:
"Blinded: The character cannot see. He takes a -2 penalty to Armor Class, loses his Dexterity bonus to AC (if any), moves at half speed, and takes a -4 penalty on Search checks and on most Strength- and Dexterity-based skill checks. All checks and activities that rely on vision (such as reading and Spot checks) automatically fail. All opponents are considered to have total concealment (50% miss chance) to the blinded character. Characters who remain blinded for a long time grow accustomed to these drawbacks and can overcome some of them."

 

[Veril]

So, how do you read your spellbook?

 

[Arravis]

Brail, what else. My main idea, is carved into his own skin (which brings up, how many "pages" does a body hold?), or on hand materials, such as clay or wooden tablets, etc.

 

[dcollins]

By the rules, you wouldn't be able to target anyone with ranged spells.

 

[Veril]

And...how do you gain new spells? OK, I accept that you will gain 2/level on levelling up, but that's all you will get.

How do you read captured scrolls and spellbooks?

 

[Infiniti2000]

I can't help but be negative on the whole idea. It really doesn't sound like fun, even with a lot of help and leeway from the DM. Eventually, you're going to wind up with some magical item to compensate or you'll find the 150gp necessary to pay a cleric to cast remove blindness on you. And then all your effort on working on a blind character will be wasted. Or if necessary, 910 for regenerate. You'll have that much money by 3rd level at the very least.

 

[Arravis]

*post condensed below*

 

[Arravis]

Why be so negative with the idea? I find it an interesting challenge and I'd think you'd be surprised at what can be overcome. I'm quite aware of all the drawbacks of a blind caster, I don't have a problem with them. I'm not trying to do some "Daredevil" thing, where the character gains some supernatural abilities of sight or other nonsense. It's a handicap, and I'd like it to remain so. The extent of the handicap is what I'm trying to figure out.

Will the character be as "powerful" as a sighted wizard, of course not. I'm not trying to play a powerful character.

As far as getting spells delivered, a familiar will be quite handy. I wonder if you can you deliver a targetted spell via touch?

Anyway, anyone have an answer for the initial question?

 

[interwyrm]

A blind sorceror is more feasible, but you still have a problem with targeting spells.

 

[Arravis]

Yeah, I know, but the character concept requires a wizard (which is a bit hard to explain without going into a massive explanation of the campaign world and history). Again, I don't have an issue with the minuses. I'm just trying to see what minuses a blinded character would have, since the SRD mentions that some of the minuses can be overcome...