I can't read your build correctly. What level is he starting at? If you're starting at level 8, just list what his ability scores actually are at level 8, including the racial adjustments and level increases.
Void isn't a bad school, it has some nice spells on there to fill the bonus slot with. I wouldn't worry about opposition research honestly, I personally would just pick Fire Elemental School as my opposed school and never memorize a spell with the fire descriptor. Fire is the most commonly resisted energy type, so for me it's a no-brainer. That would also free up Opposition Research to pick up a different feat instead, like Superior Summoning, Craft Wondrous Item, or a Metamagic feat
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Hmm,
Picking up a wizard at 11th level is going to be tough. They are technically challenging to play, because you really need to learn your spells.
What I would do is pick a general, fall-back trick (like blasting), and use that as your go-to when you don't really know what to do.
Then go to work learning your spells. By 11th level you have some very powerful and versatile spells, but that won’t help you if you don’t know what they do.
Keep a few low-mid level spell slots open to fill in with spells that you use out of combat (knock, rope trick, that sort of thing).
Other than that, start reading up on your spell list and just keep asking your self the following questions:
1) How exactly does this spell work? – make sure you pay attention to durations and casting times.
2) What situations would I use this in? A spell might sound cool in theory but be very limited in practice - for example, spider climb is NOT a combat spell.
3) Remember that some spells are highly situational and should be kept on your person as a scroll or potion. Gust of Wind and Gaseous Form are good examples of this.
Stay out of Melee, stay invisible as much as you can, and keep flying. At 11th level you have overland flight, which lasts 1 hour/level. Also use protection from arrows all the time, and keep a wind-wall on a scroll to block those archers. If you are used to playing a druid, then you know all about defensive magics. There is a lot of overlap on the two spell lists (resist energy, that sort of thing).
That’s the best advice I can think of (other than giving you a run-down of each spell and it’s uses). I hope that helps.
Yeah it helps. I'm mostly suffering from a lack of imagination right now which is why myost is kind of vague. Pretty much any advice will help me steer in a direction. Right now I'm vacillating between a witch and wizard.
I say go with the witch. They fulfill similar enough roles and the witch class features give you a lot more structure to work with in planning out your character.
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I just thought of one more thing:
As a wizard you are a glass cannon. This means that if you are getting hit at all, you screwed up somewhere (Although to be fair this is not always in your control).
So spells that are about being in base-to-base combat are not worth worrying about - touch spells can be ok. Your familiar and the spectral hand spell, & the reach spell feat can all make these spells quite powerful.
But things like fire shield and elemental aura are not useful for you. Your familiar maybe, but not you, unless you have some really weird strategy in mind.
Ha ha that does seem to be the problem :) I've decided on a witch. I don't really feel like playing a bookish type right now. But we have another character about to die. He is about to fight the lich cleric of Asmodeus that killed me riding a skeletal tyrannosaurus and he wants to make a sorcerer so I'm also working on a warpriest. Those stats really scream to me MAD character.
I don't have anything to add, just wanted to mention that I first read that as "sexual tyrannosaurus."
More coffee is apparently needed...