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GoofsterStud 08-14-04, 04:39 PM	Here's the thing. I have been playing a campaign with people for a little while now. Since I'm a begginer they would only let me choose a standard race and a standard class. So what has happened. I ended up making an interesting character and now am traveling behind the rest alot in power... I am a halfling Sorcer. I am now allowed to add prestige classes if I choose to. The rules: It can't come from Unearthed Arcana and it has to be a 1st party book. Since everyone else has multiclassed and dipped in to prestige classes I figured to get better help from the masters to figure out what prestige class if any I should go into. Here's what I believe are the important facts of my character that will help. My stats are as followed Strength 12 Dex 20 Intellegince 16 Wisdom 16 Charisma 25 (I know it seems high but I almost killed myself and was rewarded with a +4 book to charisma) With items I have a 29 charisma. I have a Orange Prism (caster level are +1) HP:85 Caster Level 12 IM Stone makes 13 Armor 28 Saves: Fort 16 reflex: 20 will:20 Combat Bonuses Initiative 5 Melee Str 8/3 Ranged 13/8 Spell List 0 Resistance Ray of Frost Flare Light Ghost Sound Detect Magic Prestidigitation Read Magic Dancing Lights 1 Shield Mount (freebie) Mage Armor obscuring mist (freebie) Magic Missile Change Self Ray of Enfeeblement 2 Gust of Wind Web Locate Object (Free) Scorching Rain Invisibility mirror image Bull's strength 3rd Dispel Magic Fireball Lightning Bolt Haste 4th Arcane Eye (free) Fire Shield Wall of fire (free) Wall of Ice (free) Improved Invisibility Enervation 5th Cone of Cold Wall of Force Telekinesis (free) Permanency (free) 6th Circle of Death(free) Disinegrate My Spell Save DC is as followed 0 = 20 1 = 21 2 = 22 3 = 23 4 = 24 5 = 25 6 = 26 Spell Resistance 18 Spell Pen 19 Hope that helps some more... Feats Spell Penetration Greater Speel Penetration Combat Casting Energy Substitution (Sonic) Extended Spell (one might be able to be changed if required) I don't know if this is important but I do get Wish and Shape Change as freebie 9th level spells. All other freebie spells I have already aquired. (There was a few we found in a temple) So I don't know if there are good prestige classes that let you add to your level... What's your guys thoughts? I'm Chaotic Good allignment.
darkwing_bmf 08-14-04, 05:18 PM	Do you have a magic carpet yet? That was more interesting to my gnome sorc than any prestige class. Added a lot of power in a way too. Of course, his first solution to any problem was fireball, so maybe he's not a good role-model.
darkwing_bmf 08-14-04, 05:18 PM	Do you have a magic carpet yet? That was more interesting to my gnome sorc than any prestige class. Added a lot of power in a way too. Of course, his first solution to any problem was fireball, so maybe he's not a good role-model.
Blade2718 08-14-04, 06:08 PM	Good job on scoring the +4 inherent; that costs a ridiculous amount. On the minus side, it will cost even MORE to get you the maxed out +5 inherent, but you can always use a wish later, if you so chose. I hope your Con is doing OK, too. What type of caster are you? Mobile Artillery Platform (direct damage)? Support(buffs and divinations)? Battlefield Control(walls, fogs, illusions, obstacles)? Special Ops (infiltration/elimination/extraction)? Grunt (self buffing melee)? There are different good PrCs for each type of job, but one of the best overall PrCs out there for a Sorcerer is the Mage of the Arcane Order, requiring Arcane Preparation from a Sorcerer. I would suggest swapping it in for Combat Casting. Incantatrix is another excellent choice, requiring from you Iron Will. Sadly, you don't have much in the way of metamagic feats to abuse with it.
PhoenixInferno 08-14-04, 06:18 PM	You've got feats for a character that's geared toward casting spells against hostile targets like Evocations and Transmutations. Spell Penetration/GSP are good for those types of spells. Energy Substitution is a good feat for Evoker types since sonic energy is the rarest immunity. But Extend Spell doesn't really fit in that archetype. I would focus on Transmutations and Conjurations - Trans offers good save or die spells so it would be useful to take Spell Focus(Transmutation)/GSF as well. Conjuration spells are good as well for damage w/o spell resistance.
Timely Drought 08-14-04, 06:19 PM	Give us your spell list and full character sheet. I can't believe people are still asking for help without giving such basic information.
GoofsterStud 08-14-04, 06:45 PM	by the way I have a Item that gives me wings at will. There dragonfly type wings with good manuverbility and fly speed of 60... I got them from pixies... long story... the picked on me so much and I was so fasinated by them where as the other members of the group hated them they gave me an item that gives me wings like theres for me so they could ride on me for a while..
ZenRanger 08-14-04, 07:20 PM	12th level is fairly late to be getting into some prestige classes out there, but better late than never. PrC's are pretty much always a better option than straight sorcerer if they increase your caster level, since Sorcerer offers nothing else. If I were you I'd drop Combat Casting and pick up Iron will (Its required for Incantrix) and pick up as many levels of that PrC as possible. Grab as many metamagic feats as you can along the way, Incantrix gives you several bonus ones. If you can, beg, whine and moan to your DM to let you swap out at least the last two levels of Sorcerer and take Incantrix instead, at least them you'll get in all 10 levels of it before 20th. BTW Incantrix is found in the Players Guide to Faerun and does some crazy things with metamagic, which is especially nice for Sorcerers, they're the kings of metamagic.
GoofsterStud 08-15-04, 02:23 AM	That sounds pretty good. It sounds like he won't let me go back to tenth or anything like that... So would you still recommend that one. However we will be going to epic levels so I don't see it being a problem in the long run... Just a slower pace
42up 08-15-04, 02:36 AM	there always sacred exorcist....one heck of a strong class for sorcerors.
Blade2718 08-15-04, 12:18 PM	Not so much anymore because Sacred Exorcist doesn't add to your spells known anymore.
Ithilorien 08-15-04, 07:48 PM	Go into Incantatrix and then into Archmage, still probably one of the best (yet still elegant) spellcaster builds possible.
GoofsterStud 08-15-04, 09:55 PM	For future reference when is the best time to start taking those prestige classes
Qaetar 08-16-04, 01:53 AM	ASAP.
GoofsterStud 08-17-04, 07:57 PM	What about Arcane Devotte... Is that one any good?