Need Help with Hexcrafter

[WombattheDaniel]

Working on a Hexcrafter/Sorc based on Walter's Guide to the Magus& STR Ranger’s/Mathwei ApNiall’s Hexcrafter Guide, but with a twist. Wondering if I'm missing anything or if there’s a better way of doing things. Any input is welcome. Thanks!

CN M Elf Hexcrafter/Crossblooded (Orc/Blue Dragon) Tattoo Sorc 20

Traits: Rich Parents/Spark of Creation
If GM allows a drawback for an extra trait: Pride/Wayang Spell Hunter (Fireball) though I'm also considering: Gifted Adept (Shocking Grasp, Frostbite or Chill Touch) and/or Magical Lineage (Shocking Grasp).

Racial Trait: Fleet-footed.

Stats:
25 point-buy: 11, 18, 14, 18, 8, 7
20 point-buy: 11, 16, 14, 18, 8, 7
15 point-buy: 11, 16, 12, 18, 8, 7
10 point-buy: 10, 15, 12, 18, 7, 7

1- Hexcrafter1: 1st Level Spells; Arcane Pool; Cantrips; Spell Combat; Racial Feat: Run; Weapon Finesse
2- Hexcrafter2: Spellstrike
3- Tattoo Sorcerer1: Tattoo Familiar: Greensting Scorpion; Varisian Tattoo: Evocation; Craft Magic Arms/Armor
4- Hexcrafter3: +1 INT; Arcana: Wand Wielder
5- Hexcrafter4: 2nd Level Spells; Hex Arcana: Flight; Craft Wand
6- Hexcrafter5: Bonus Feat: Intensify Spell
7- Hexcrafter6: Arcana: Hex Arcana: Prehensile Hair; Racial: Slumber; Improved Familiar (Faerie Dragon)
8- Hexcrafter7: 3rd Level Spells; +1 INT; Knowledge Pool; Medium Armor
9- Hexcrafter8: Improved Spell Combat; Merciful Spell
10- Hexcrafter9: Ghost Blade
11- Hexcrafter10: 4th Level Spells; Fighter Training; Extra Arcana: Spell Scars
12- Hexcrafter11: +1 INT; Spell Recall; Bonus Feat: Maximize Spell
13- Hexcrafter12: Arcana: Hex Arcana: Retribution; Racial: Ice Tomb; Dazing Spell
14- Hexcrafter13: 5th Level Spells; Heavy Armor
15- Hexcrafter14: Greater Spell Combat; Spell Perfection (Fireball)
16- Hexcrafter15: +1 INT; Bane Blade
17- Hexcrafter16: 6th Level Spells; Counterstrike; Spell Perfection (Cone of Cold)
18- Hexcrafter17: Bonus Feat: Spell Perfection (Chain Lightning)
19- Hexcrafter18: Arcana: Hex Arcana: Summon Spirit; Racial: Natural Disaster; Extra Arcana: Hex Arcana: Eternal Slumber
20- Hexcrafter19: +1 INT; Greater Spell Access

Any advice? Did I miss anything? Is everything legal? What do you think of the build?

[kestral287]

Couple of things.

1. Rich Parents is absolutely not worth it. Not even a little. No, not even then.

2. Craft Wand is mediocre. If you're going to craft, do it with Craft Wondrous Items.

3. Merciful Spell-- why? What's it doing for you?

4. For a Crossblooded Sorcerer, Empower is actually better than Maximize. Empower adds 1.75+1 damage per die, with an additional +1 if it happens to be an electric spell. Maximize adds +2.5 damage per die.

4. Spell Perfection-- you can only take it once.

5. On such a metamagic-heavy build, the lack of Quicken Spell is odd. Make room for it at higher levels.

[WombattheDaniel]

Thanks for replying. Yeah as far as Rich Parents, I was thinking free wand of Shield or True Strike. Can you buy a wand at character creation?

Craft Wand was just a means to an end. The idea was to use it to craft specific wands that are hard to buy. Intensified Shocking Grasp and the like. Also, wands don't provoke.

Merciful Spell is part of a theme. One of his big things is knocking out people with non-lethal, then using a Wyroot weapon to regain Arcane Pool Points. Or, barring that, coup-de-grace. Slumber, Ice Tomb and Eternal Slumber all compliment this.

That...I didn't know. Ok. Looks like I found some space for Quicken Spell, then. Which of those spells would you suggest I go with, then?

[avr]

Personally I'd say perfect fireball. Cones are a much less convenient area than spreads.

[kestral287]

Fireball by far, unless you want to be snazzy and just run Shocking Grasp full-out.

Which is actually kinda plausible, but whether or not it qualifies as a good idea is a separate question.

If you are running Fireball though, you'll probably want to either pick up Elemental Spell (at +1 level for +1 damage/die it's actually a decent trade-off) or swap your Draconic bloodline to Gold/Red.

[WombattheDaniel]

Thanks for all the input, everybody. This is what he looks like now:

CN M Elf Hexcrafter/Crossblooded (Orc/Blue Dragon) Tattoo Sorc 20

Traits: Magical Lineage(Shocking Grasp)/Wayang Spell Hunter: Fireball

Drawback/Extra Trait: Pride/Gifted Adept: Frostbite

Racial Trait: Fleet-footed.

Stats:
25 point-buy: 11, 18, 14, 18, 8, 7
20 point-buy: 11, 16, 14, 18, 8, 7
15 point-buy: 11, 16, 12, 18, 8, 7
10 point-buy: 10, 15, 12, 18, 7, 7

1- Hexcrafter1: 1st Level Spells; Arcane Pool; Cantrips; Spell Combat; Racial Feat: Run; Weapon Finesse
2- Hexcrafter2: Spellstrike
3- Tattoo Sorcerer1: Tattoo Familiar: Greensting Scorpion; Varisian Tattoo: Evocation; Craft Magic Arms/Armor
4- Hexcrafter3: +1 INT; Wand Wielder
5- Hexcrafter4: 2nd Level Spells; Hex Arcana: Flight; Craft Wand
6- Hexcrafter5: Bonus Feat: Intensify Spell
7- Hexcrafter6: Hex Arcana: Prehensile Hair; Racial: Slumber; Improved Familiar (Faerie Dragon)
8- Hexcrafter7: 3rd Level Spells; +1 INT; Knowledge Pool; Medium Armor
9- Hexcrafter8: Improved Spell Combat; Empower Spell
10- Hexcrafter9: Ghost Blade
11- Hexcrafter10: 4th Level Spells; Fighter Training; Selective Spell
12- Hexcrafter11: +1 INT; Spell Recall; Bonus Feat: Elemental Spell
13- Hexcrafter12: Hex Arcana: Retribution; Racial: Ice Tomb; Dazing Spell
14- Hexcrafter13: 5th Level Spells; Heavy Armor
15- Hexcrafter14: Greater Spell Combat; Spell Perfection (Fireball)
16- Hexcrafter15: +1 INT; Bane Blade
17- Hexcrafter16: 6th Level Spells; Counterstrike; Quicken Spell
18- Hexcrafter17: Bonus Feat: Undecided
19- Hexcrafter18: Hex Arcana: Summon Spirit; Racial: Natural Disaster; Extra Arcana: Hex Arcana: Eternal Slumber
20- Hexcrafter19: +1 INT; Greater Spell Access

I decided to keep Blue Dragon so that earlier on he can still keep his damage up. I also decided that Merciful spell wasn't gonna be a potent as I thought it would be, which allows me to go with Selective Spell and Elemental Spell.

A few questions:

What should my feat at 18 be?

Should I take Ghost Blade? Or should I just craft another weapon that would already have Brilliant Energy?