This is an unexceptional 35th-level human with 20 levels of sorcerer and 15 levels past 20th. She’s based loosely on the "typical" sorcerer NPC written up in the Dungeon Master’s Guide. She’s gained 15 benefits, taking Increased Ability Score (Charisma) nine times and taking Increased Spellcasting six times.

Abilities

Hit Points: 215 [6 + 19d6 + 140 + 3 (Toughness)]
Armor Class: 32 = 10 +10 (bracers) +7 (Dex) +5 (natural armor)
If armed with her +5 defending brilliant energy shortspear, she can add up to +5 to her AC (at the expense of her attack and damage bonuses).
Dodge +1

Saving Throws

* pale green ioun stone
** evasion

Base Attack: +10/+5
Melee Attack: +14/+9
Ranged Attack: +17/+12

Melee Weapon
+5 defending brilliant energy shortspear
Attack: +20/+15*; Damage:1d8+11; Crit: 20/´ 3.
*ignore armor and enhancement bonuses to AC
Intelligent: Int 19, Cha 19, Wis 10; Speaks Common, Celestial, Draconic, Elven, and Infernal; Read all languages and read magic; Primary Abilities: Sense Motive +10, grants wielder uncanny dodge (as 5th-level barbarian), grants wielder evasion, can cast cure light wounds on wielder ´ 1/day; Extraordinary Abilities: shield on wielder (´ 3/day), haste (wielder only, 10 rounds, ´ 1/day); Ego 24.

Note that the sorcerer needs to make a DC 24 Will save to dominate this egotistical spear. Luckily, her bonus is +25, so she only misses on a 1.

Ranged Weapon
Two +5 returning brilliant energy javelins
Attack: +23/+18*; Damage: 1d6+9; Crit: 20/´ 2; Range Increment: 30ft.
*ignore armor and enhancement bonuses to AC

Her attack bonus is low for a 35th-level character, so she had brilliant energy weapons to compensate. Her shortspear defends, so she can apply some or all of its +5 bonus to AC instead of to attack and damage. If she’s forced into combat, she’s probably on the defensive.

Skills: Concentration +31 (23+7+1), Knowledge (arcana) +16 (10+5+1), Scry +19 (13+5+1), Spellcraft +31 (23+5+2+1). Bonuses include a +1 luck bonus on all skill checks.

Feats: (in order acquired) Toughness, Skill Focus (Spellcraft), Improved Initiative, Combat Casting, Dodge, Heighten Spell, Maximize Spell, Empower Spell.

Example 15th-level Spell: Empowered (+2), Maximized (+3), Heightened (+1) meteor swarm. If the meteors strike a single target, instead of 24d6 points of damage (average 84), they deal (24d6)/2 +144 points of damage (average: 186), no saving throw.
Four large meteors deal (6d6)/2 + 36 damage each, and eight small meteors deal (3d6)/2 + 18 damage each, Reflex save for half damage (DC 35).

Resources

The sorcerer’s gear is mostly the basics, magic gear that affects her statistics. It doesn’t include more unusual items, such as eyes of petrification, nor does it include intangible benefits (fiefdoms, strongholds, favors from gods, etc.). She should have about another 8,300,000 gp worth of resources.

About the Author

Jonathan Tweet, a senior designer at Wizards of the Coast, led the 3rd Edition D&D design team and authored the new Player’s Handbook. Since 1986, he has freelanced, self-published, and worked full time in the adventure game industry. His other design credits include Ars Magica, Over the Edge, Everway, and support material for AD&D, Magic: The Gathering, Netrunner, RuneQuest, and Talislanta.