Beating the System - the DM

So, you want to make a crack character that will make the DM up the monster strength or perhaps just to kick his game plan into the gutter.  Encounters is usually not a problem in my campaigns, but you can make your character a threat if you want.  Yes, we have threat in dice and pencil games, if your a geared out adventuring pimp, then intelligent monsters are gonna see this - so be prepared to make a lot of saves for deadly spells. 

Some ways of buffing out your toon:

• grafts
• DM giving you crappy loot tables - build your own gold teeth of epic charisma, or other item at a forge 
• maniac conduit and other fantasy concoctions can give an added edge, if  you have sufficient coin, and addictions are a minor nuisance

In the end, remember your in a party, whether it be composed of good or evil characters, your only as strong as the weakest link.  You may dump all your coin into the best gear, but the others may be slow and getting around to it, so instead of filling up bags of holding with jeweled and epic loot, your stuffing it with butchered party members.