So to start off, the character's stats:
Class: Cleric (Death, Undead Domain), Undead Lord ( Yes I've heard it's a trap, but it was chosen for story purposes not for maximising. )
Alignment: L N
Race: Half-elf, Drow Blooded & Drow Magic alternate racial traits
Stats: Str 10, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 15, Wis 18, Cha 18
Traits: Convincing Liar (Bluff), Keeper of the Veil (Disguise), Finding Your Kin (first drawback extra)
Feats: Command Undead (bonus), Half-Drow Paragon, Fast Learner (second drawback extra)
Drawbacks: Paranoid, Umbral Unmasking (no shadow)
Currently at level 2, so there's time to grow, and maybe change a few things around.
So as the title suggests, I'm planning on picking up Agent of the Grave as soon as I can, and hopefully I'll have a good headband of Int, or other Int boosters so I can pick up a number of new spells by then.
Command Undead (spell) is the first on the list, but other than that I'm split on a lot of them.
I'm planing on going the route of elite corp of undead bodyguards rather than the army of shock troops minions.
Maybe turning them into a vampire near the last few levels.
We also put in a magical Items request list, and while I find a lot of items that are good for this sort of build there were too many to pick from. I'd like a second option, and suggestions on which ones to maybe focus on and get first. (Way too many wands....)
We have an NPC Artificer with us, so making items that don't drop isn't an issue.
Oh just to be clear, we're playing in a good campaign, but the DM is willing to let the "evil only" rule slide considering the character's backstory (and they are just being nice about it).
That's also the reason for the Bluff and Disguise as class skills.
The game setting is also going to have a lot of undead wandering around and terrorizing the locals.
High Tech is part of the game setting as well. (That NPC Artificer is an Android for just one example. )
Any and all suggestions, comments, and criticisms are welcome.
Bump.
Deathwatch eyes would be appropriate. Pretty useful as well.
I hadn't seen those before, they do look like they could be useful.
Thanks.