i am going to be playing in a group soon that is made up of a Cavalier/bard going into Battle herald and a Titan Mauler tripping barbarian. I wanted to make the caster that would make these 2 awesome while also having some awesome tricks on my own. I read the guide and I am conflicted. I was thinking of making a Mystic theurge ( DM made requirements just 2 level in each a divine and arcane class and extended the class spell advancement to 15)
My other idea was going to be to go straight wizard (conjuration teleportation specialist) and focus on 3 things
1. Grabbing heighten spell and A dazing spell rod to have fun with fireball and snapdragon fireworks
2. Conjuring big angry monsters to be a flanking buddy (Earth elementals with improved bull= free op attacks)
3. Take leadership and having a cleric cohort to heal and take some item creation feats.
So I guess I am asking what do you guys think and also does any have some feat build orders and some important spells and such to take to make this guy make sense. I haven't played a pathfinder wizard before
12th level (12th level treasure) stats are rolled 4d6 drop lowest re-roll 1'S
Human Alternative Trait: (The one that allows you to ignore fatigue once per day) - it works with the Acadamae Graduate Feat suggested below.
Campaign Traits: (Something that gives you a +1 Fort and Something that gives you +2 initiative)
1. Improved Initiative (Human Feat)
1. Spell Focus (Conjuration)
3. Augment Summoning
5. Superior Summoning
5. Acadamae Graduate (I think that is what it is called, but this is off the top of my head)
7. Leadership
9. Greater Fortitude
10. Toughness
11. Level Feat (You choose)Spells: Conjuration and Teleportation Spells. Other than that, silent image works well with summoning spells because it allows you to summon a monster and then make an image of another one. Invisibility because the first thing you do is use your high initiative to go invisible, then you start summoning or buffing the party.
As for feats that help the party (fly, enlarge person, vanish, haste)
Black Tentacles is a nice spell.
I think this is a good outline to begin with anyway.
I really like the Acadamae Graduate Feat. That plus superior summons lets you bring in a small army real quick. How do you feel about the heighten spell + dazing rod+ Sanpdragon fireworks and fireball
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I wouldn't go the dazing spell route here. As the third member of a three-man team, and the only real caster, you need to make sure that anything they can't handle, you can. Summoning is great, especially with your bard, and will probably be important for keeping you alive. Leadership for a cleric is fantastic.
Besides summoning, you need to be responsible for making sure that the Barbarian and Cavalier can get up close and personal with the enemy, and deal damage with their attacks. That means spells like Telekinetic Charge or Fly to improve maneuverability, things like Glitterdust so they can hit invisible guys, and Dispel Magic to deal with annoying buffs like Mirror Image. They are your personal beatsticks - use them! (Barbarians make the best projectiles.) Using spells like Wall of Force to funnel enemies towards them is also great. Spells like Slow will help a lot too, and of course Haste is always fantastic.
Your bard/cavalier can probably be the party face, but you'll probably want Dominate Person available. Make sure you also grab Remove Curse and Break Enchantment (or get your cleric to) because otherwise you'll be seriously screwed if something causes one of your melee guys to turn on you, or cripples their strength. On that note, make sure you have some kind of contingency for if you get Feebleminded or something (the spell Contingency is good for this).
Permanency can be very nice to have. Permanent Enlarge Person on your barb is worth considering, and Arcane Sight, Darkvision, Detect Magic, Reduce Person, See Invisibility, and/or Tongues on yourself can be great depending on the campaign.
Remember, anything, and I mean ANYTHING, that can't be handled by charisma or brute strength will be your responsibility. You will be far better off if you focus on making sure your teammates can do damage than trying to do damage yourself. Be prepared, keep your spellcraft score high, and good luck! 3-man campaigns are tough.
Oh yeah, as for feats, here are some recommendations:
-Improved Initiative
-Spell Focus: Conjuration, Augment Summoning, Superior Summoning
-Crafting - Wondrous Items is usually the best
-Toughness
-Fast Study (always leave slots open)
-Persistent Spell metamagic
-Great Fortitude (and improved)
PS: Normally I would advocating staying far, far away from Mystic Theurge, but since your DM has relaxed the requirements, you're starting at 12th level, and you don't have other casters, it may just be worth it here. Your call.
Quicken rods, especially if you go theurge. Unless the adventuring day is very long, you'll have more stuff to do than rounds to do it in. I'd consider craft rod over craft wondrous just so you can afford more of those.
Also, acadamae graduate is from the 3.5 inner sea campaign setting and wasn't reprinted in the ISWG, so may not be allowed by your GM. 1 round is not more than 1 round, so quicken away.
+1 to focusing on stuff the martials can't do.. some aoe's for swarms, antimagic, divination, summons..
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Quicken rods, especially if you go theurge. Unless the adventuring day is very long, you'll have more stuff to do than rounds to do it in. I'd consider craft rod over craft wondrous just so you can afford more of those.
Also, acadamae graduate is from the 3.5 inner sea campaign setting and wasn't reprinted in the ISWG, so may not be allowed by your GM. 1 round is not more than 1 round, so quicken away.
+1 to focusing on stuff the martials can't do.. some aoe's for swarms, antimagic, divination, summons..
With Craft Rod you might make a few metamagic rods and some random other rods. With Wondrous Item you can make stat headbands and belts for the whole party (which will need to be upgraded repeatedly), plus Pearls of Power and a whole lot of other magic items. Not saying Craft Rod is useless, but wondrous item has a lot more utility over the course of an adventure.
Speaking of which, craft yourself some Gloves of Arrow Snaring, those things saved my ass repeatedly. You'll probably also want an Unfettered Shirt. (getting grappled is not fun - put ranks in Escape Artist)