Where can a force spell specialist go after Argent Savant? With the spell compendium, theres a fair amount of force spells to choose from, and good "thematic fluff" can turn disintegrate, fabricate, teleport, gate, grease, and a few other spells into "force" spells.
But as far as classes go, is there anything besides the five levels of Argent Savant? I remember a magic missle specialist in Dragon Magazine, but I recal that was five levels as well. Any other good five level classes for a force specialist?
Archmage?
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Where can a force spell specialist go after Argent Savant? With the spell compendium, theres a fair amount of force spells to choose from, and good "thematic fluff" can turn disintegrate, fabricate, teleport, gate, grease, and a few other spells into "force" spells.
Here is a list of wizard/sorcerer force spells that I have found (with level and source) --
Bigby's Helpful Hand -- 1 -- PHB2
Bigby's Tripping Hand -- 1 -- PHB2
Deflect, Lesser -- 1 -- PHB2
Ghostly Tail -- 1 -- Races of the Dragon
Mage Armor -- 1 -- PHB
Magic Missile -- 1 -- PHB
Persistent Blade -- 1 -- Spell Compendium
Shield -- 1 -- PHB
Tenser's Floating Disk -- 1 -- PHB
Wings of Bounding -- 1 -- Races of the Dragon
Wings of Swift Flying -- 1 -- Races of the Dragon
Battering Ram -- 2 -- Spell Compendium
Bigby's Striking Fist -- 2 -- PHB2
Bigby's Warding Hand -- 2 -- PHB2
Blast of Force -- 2 -- Spell Compendium
Choke -- 2 -- Tome and Blood
Decastave -- 2 -- Unapproachable East
Deflect -- 2 -- PHB2
Ethereal Chamber -- 2 -- Spell Compendium
Force Hammer -- 2 -- Sharn
Force Ladder -- 2 -- Spell Compendium
Luminous Swarm -- 2 -- Complete Mage
Scourge of Force -- 2 -- Champions of Ruin
Slapping Hand -- 2 -- Spell Compendium
Tail Slap -- 2 -- Races of the Dragon
Theskyn's Hearty Heave -- 2 -- Lost Empires of Faerun
Wings of Cover -- 2 -- Races of the Dragon
Bigby's Disrupting Hand -- 3 -- PHB2
Chain Missile – 3 -- Spell Compendium
Crack Ice -- 3 -- Frostburn
Explosive Runes -- 3 -- PHB
Laeral's Silver Lance -- 3 -- Waterdeep - City of Splendors
Leomund's Tiny Hut -- 3 -- PHB
Mage Armor, Greater -- 3 -- Spell Compendium
Mage Armor, Improved -- 3 -- Unapproachable East
Mage Armor, Mass -- 3 -- Spell Compendium
Manyjaws -- 3 -- Spell Compendium
Repelling Shield -- 3 -- Complete Mage
Sepia Snake Sigil -- 3 -- PHB
Shockwave -- 3 -- Sharn
Stars of Arvandor -- 3 -- Book of Exalted Deeds
Floating Disk, Greater -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Force Chest -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Force Claw -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Force Missiles -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Forceward -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Forcewave -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Orb of Force -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Otiluke's Resilient Sphere -- 4 -- PHB
Steelsting -- 4 -- Waterdeep - City of Splendors
Sword of Deception -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Tail Sweep -- 4 -- Races of the Dragon
Thunderlance -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Vortex of Teeth -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Wingbind -- 4 -- Spell Compendium
Wings of Flurry -- 4 -- Races of the Dragon
Bigby's Interposing Hand -- 5 -- PHB
Coat of Arms -- 5 -- Complete Mage
Death Throes -- 5 -- Spell Compendium
Mailed Might of the Magelords -- 5 -- Lost Empires of Faerun
Nezram's Sapphire Screen of Shielding -- 5 -- Lost Empires of Faerun
Shard Storm -- 5 -- Spell Compendium
Wall of Force -- 5 -- PHB
Bigby's Forceful Hand -- 6 -- PHB
Crushing Sphere -- 6 -- Lost Empires of Faerun
Halaster's Shaking Hand -- 6 -- Waterdeep - City of Splendors
Howling Chain -- 6 -- Spell Compendium
Bigby's Grasping Hand -- 7 -- PHB
Forcecage -- 7 -- PHB
Mordenkainen's Sword -- 7 -- PHB
Whirl of Fangs -- 7 -- Serpent Kingdoms
Bigby's Clenched Fist -- 8 -- PHB
Halaster's Blacksphere -- 8 -- Waterdeep - City of Splendors
Otiluke's Telekinetic Sphere -- 8 -- PHB
Spell Engine -- 8 -- Spell Compendium
Bigby's Crushing Hand -- 9 -- PHB
Crushing Fist of Spite -- 9 -- BoVD
Lash of Force -- 9 -- Complete Mage
Hope this helps.
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The Abjurant Champion - Argent Savant combo is potentially lethal. Admittedly this is a powerful character anyway, but you'll see my point....
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How about the Force Missle Mage from Dragon Compendium?
I don't have it in front of me but I recall it being an interesting mix with Argent Savant and some feats from PH2 (Arcane Thesis).
I haven't sat down to calculate it out to see if all 5 levels of all 3 classes can be had by L20, but a strong force mage combination would be all three of the mentioned classes:
Argent Savant
Force Missle Mage (It's in the Dragon Compendium)
Abjurant Champion
For your trouble, you'll receive:
* +20-22 to AC from Mage Armor and Shield
* 1-2 Extra Magic missles
* Magic missle spells will punch through shield spells and other stuff.
* Magic Missle spells will do any energy damage you want
* All force spells will do +2 damage per die (or just +2 damage)
* All Magic Missile Spells are stilled.
* All force spells are extended.
And much, much more.
Start as an evoker for 5 levels, then switch to master specialist from Complete Mage for the next 5 levels, then alternate between argent savant and force missile mage from DRAGON compendium I. By 20 level you should be 5/5/5/5 level. Then just continue with master specialist for 5 levels or switch to archmage for 5 levels. That should get you to 25th - 30th level. Abjurant champion requires you to take a martial weapon proficiency and you need to be a 10th-level wizard before you can take the prestige class unless you have a few martial levels, so it's not the best choice. Master Specialist is better for a force wizard as it helps them with their damaging spells and gives them some good bonuses.