Wizards are probably my least confident class; for some reason, they make my brain sad trying to work them out. Still, I know completely ignoring a class because it's harder to understand takes away from my ability to enjoy Pathfinder to it's fullest.
All that being said, wizards seem like really good support classes, if not outright monster group killers. Combine that with my love of little kobolds and it makes sense to have a little guy running about tossing spells out.
Now, everything I've read says if I want to go a-blasting, a Sorcerer would be the way to go. But digging deeper into arcane schools, it seems like the Admixture Evocation school would be the more versatile and handier option (I hope you have immunity to EVERYTHING!!!) The goal of this little guy is NOT to dish out huge bowls of whoop-ass to the BBEG; the martial classes can do that far better then anything magical that I can conjure. No no no, his job is to clear a path through the mooks for the heavy hitters to move in and finish the job. And it seems to suit a kobold quite well, being little sidekick types.
Without further ado...
Ikkep
Male Kobold Wizard/1
LN Small Humanoid (Reptilian)
Deity: Nethys Faction: None Homeland: Taldor
Init +3; Senses Perception +4
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[1B]Defense[/B]
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AC 15 Touch 14 Flat-footed 12
HP 6/6
Fort -1 Ref +4 Will +3
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Ranged MWK Heavy Crossbow +3 (1d8/19-20)
Wizard Spells Prepared
1st - Burning Hands x3 (DC 16), Mage Armor (Bonded Crossbow)
0th - Ray of Frost x3
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Statistics
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Str 6, Dex 16, Con 8, Int 18, Wis 14, Cha 7
Base Atk +0; CMB +2; CMD 14
Feats Spell Focus (Evocation)
Traits Magical Lineage (Burning Hands), Deft Dodger (+1 Ref save)
Skills Knowledge (Arcana, History, Planes) +8, Perception +4, Spellcraft +8, Stealth +11
Languages Draconic, Common, Undercommon, Dwarven, Gnome
Combat Gear Heavy Crossbow w/ 20 bolts
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Equipment
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Spellbook
Heavy Crossbow (Bonded Object)
Crossbow bolts x20
Wizard's Kit
-Backpack
-Bedroll
-Belt pouch
-Flint & steel
-Ink
-Inkpen
-Iron pot
-Mess kit
-Rope, hempen (50 ft)
-Soap
-Spell component pouch
-Torches (10)
-Trail rations (5 days)
-Waterskin
47 gp
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Hmm, ok. First off, burning hands drops off rather quickly - maybe stick that magical lineage on something that'll stay good longer, like fireball?
You REALLY don't want a CON penalty. Drop CHA to get that back up.
Your initiative could use some work. It's vital to go first as a wizard.
Admixture is good. You'll probably want to drop Enchantment and Necromancy, picking necromancy back up at 9th with the Opposition Research Arcane Discovery.
Arcane bond is probably better off on a ring. Not easily lost, there are some really good enchanted rings, etc.
You don't need to prepare Ray of Frost 3 times. It's a cantrip - you only need it prepared once to cast it infinitely. Maybe prestidigitation and detect magic?
Currently, your burning hands will have really weak damage, even against hordes. Consider packing Color Spray instead.
Also, what other spells will you have in your book?
Ikkep
Male Kobold Wizard/1
LN Small Humanoid (Reptilian)
Deity: Nethys Faction: None Homeland: Taldor
Init +5; Senses Perception +4
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[1B]Defense[/B]
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AC 15 Touch 14 Flat-footed 12
HP 6/6
Fort -1 Ref +4 Will +3
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Offense
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Speed 30 ft.
Ranged Light Crossbow +3 (1d6/19-20)
Wizard Spells Prepared
1st - Burning Hands x2 (DC 16), Flare Burst
0th - Ray of Frost, Flare, Detect Magic
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Statistics
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Str 6, Dex 16, Con 8, Int 18, Wis 14, Cha 7
Base Atk +0; CMB -3; CMD 10
Feats Spell Focus (Evocation)
Traits Magical Lineage (Burning Hands), Reactionary (+2 Init)
Skills Knowledge (Arcana, History, Planes) +8, Perception +4, Spellcraft +8, Stealth +11
Languages Draconic, Common, Undercommon, Dwarven, Gnome
Combat Gear Light Crossbow w/ 20 bolts
Spells Known Mage Armor, Burning Hands, Grease, Enlarge Person, Ear-Piercing Scream, Flare Burst, Hydraulic Push
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Equipment
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Spellbook
Ring (Bonded Object)
Light Crossbow
Crossbow bolts x20
Wizard's Kit
-Backpack
-Bedroll
-Belt pouch
-Flint & steel
-Ink
-Inkpen
-Iron pot
-Mess kit
-Rope, hempen (50 ft)
-Soap
-Spell component pouch
-Torches (10)
-Trail rations (5 days)
-Waterskin
12 gp
Maybe try a 8/15/10/18/10/7 array. Even then, you'd get
Flare burst is a really awful spell. Dazzled is a useless condition and flare burst allows a FORT negate. Snowball is a conjuration spell that has a chance of staggering, and is much better.
Second, even with 8 str, that's simply too much stuff. You won't be able to carry it all and stay with a light load.
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I've actually tried building a Blasting Wizard as well.
So, the main thing would be to change your Magical Lineage to a later spell, especially if you plan on running this to higher levels when you can metamagic your blasts.
The second part is to ensure that you can metamagic your blasts in order to make them scale pretty nice.
Yeah, I'm just using it at the moment as a base. I'll probably have to trim out a lot of stuff to keep from getting encumbered.
Also, I'll take the advice everyone's said and switch to fireball for my magical lineage. And big thanks for everyone who's contributed to this advice. It's a big help, and like I said, wizards just make my head spin for some reason.