Re: Flame Jet master
From p. 49 of Adventurers: "Enhanced Block, Dodge, or Parry [...] Enhanced Dodge: You have +1 per level to your Dodge score [...] Most delvers can buy just one level of each trait. Combat Reflexes (p. 48) gives +1 to all defenses for 15 points, so buy that before Enhanced Dodge."
From p. 93 of Exploits: "Attributes and Secondary Characteristics: Anyone can raise these, subject to certain limits [...] Basic Speed can't exceed its figured value +2."
So in principle, a delver of any profession can decide to be Dodge-focused on defense and take Basic Speed +2.00 [40], Combat Reflexes [15], Enhanced Dodge 1 [15], for 70 points. With a little tinkering (mainly to adjust DX 12 [40], HT 11 [10], Basic Speed 6.00 [5] to DX 13 [60], HT 11 [10], Basic Speed 6.00 [0] before starting . . . another 15 points, please), you could get a wizard with Dodge 13 this way.
Of course, a wizard would probably find it more efficient to spend those 85 points on Haste-25 [32] and Shield-30 [52], and walk around maintaining +3 to Dodge and DB 4 for free all day. On several friends, too . . .
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