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I prefer the good ol' blockbuster wizard build.
-Admixture wizard, your fireball is any element you want 3+int times a day and you get some extra damage
-magical lineage for your fireball because yo dawg I heard you like metamagic
-spell focus (evocation) as a tax for:
-spell specialization, now you get +2 caster level of fireball
-heighten spell as a tax for:
-preferred spell, now every spell is secretly a fireball with spontaneous metamagic at no casting time increase
-intensify spell, because 10d6 is for amateurs
-dazing spell, because unless they have evasion they just lost 3 turns
-spell penetration and greater, just say no to spell resistance
-spell perfection, because I heard you like tossing out dazing intensified empowered fireballs from a 5th level slot, and now your spell penetration bonuses are doubled
-quicken spell, because a great follow up to the aforementioned 5th level dazing intensified empowered fireball is another intensified empowered fireball as a swift action
-rods of maximize spell, because with spell perfection it's gonna be hard for you to actually need to use any spell slots higher than 6th for your fireballs and lets just jack up the damage for free even more
-one level dip into orc bloodline sorc with the blood havoc bloodline mutation: get +2 damage per die no matter what element. That's +30 from an intensified fireball. Plus, you're still getting +1/2 your wizard level to damage.
There are some newer metamagic feats for fireball, especially Planar Adventures has a few gems:
Apocalyptic Spell: turn area into difficult terrain
Blissful Spell: debuff AB & damage
Tumultuous Spell: push targets into random directions
Get the callous caster betrayal/teamwork feat and leadership. Adds shaken to the debuffs you can throw around, also allows immediate action movement via fireball for your cohort. Or for other allies who get the callous casting feat I guess.
If you have the phoenix bloodline arcana then fireball can be a beneficial spell; the blissful spell metamagic could apply either way depending on how you cast it.
Lingering spell makes a fireball (very temporary) battlefield control.
With all the metamagic being considered in these posts you're going to have to use metamagic rods of course.
I prefer the good ol' blockbuster wizard build.
-Admixture wizard, your fireball is any element you want 3+int times a day and you get some extra damage
-magical lineage for your fireball because yo dawg I heard you like metamagic
-spell focus (evocation) as a tax for:
-spell specialization, now you get +2 caster level of fireball
-heighten spell as a tax for:
-preferred spell, now every spell is secretly a fireball with spontaneous metamagic at no casting time increase
-intensify spell, because 10d6 is for amateurs
-dazing spell, because unless they have evasion they just lost 3 turns
-spell penetration and greater, just say no to spell resistance
-spell perfection, because I heard you like tossing out dazing intensified empowered fireballs from a 5th level slot, and now your spell penetration bonuses are doubled
-quicken spell, because a great follow up to the aforementioned 5th level dazing intensified empowered fireball is another intensified empowered fireball as a swift action
-rods of maximize spell, because with spell perfection it's gonna be hard for you to actually need to use any spell slots higher than 6th for your fireballs and lets just jack up the damage for free even more
-one level dip into orc bloodline sorc with the blood havoc bloodline mutation: get +2 damage per die no matter what element. That's +30 from an intensified fireball. Plus, you're still getting +1/2 your wizard level to damage.
Nice, except that you are looking at 9 feats, so forget doing anything else cool.....
Nice, except that you are looking at 9 feats, so forget doing anything else cool.....I prefer the good ol' blockbuster wizard build.
-Admixture wizard, your fireball is any element you want 3+int times a day and you get some extra damage
-magical lineage for your fireball because yo dawg I heard you like metamagic
-spell focus (evocation) as a tax for:
-spell specialization, now you get +2 caster level of fireball
-heighten spell as a tax for:
-preferred spell, now every spell is secretly a fireball with spontaneous metamagic at no casting time increase
-intensify spell, because 10d6 is for amateurs
-dazing spell, because unless they have evasion they just lost 3 turns
-spell penetration and greater, just say no to spell resistance
-spell perfection, because I heard you like tossing out dazing intensified empowered fireballs from a 5th level slot, and now your spell penetration bonuses are doubled
-quicken spell, because a great follow up to the aforementioned 5th level dazing intensified empowered fireball is another intensified empowered fireball as a swift action
-rods of maximize spell, because with spell perfection it's gonna be hard for you to actually need to use any spell slots higher than 6th for your fireballs and lets just jack up the damage for free even more
-one level dip into orc bloodline sorc with the blood havoc bloodline mutation: get +2 damage per die no matter what element. That's +30 from an intensified fireball. Plus, you're still getting +1/2 your wizard level to damage.
Here's the fun thing, you still have full wizard casting available. That fly spell? Could also be a fireball. Teleport? Secretly a fireball. Black tentacles? Fireball. Summon monster VII or just drop a nuke on em. Wizards are all about option and now all your options have the option to be a fireball.
*Magic Trick: Fireball
- Alchemist's Inferno (Craft [Alchemy] 9 Ranks, Spellcraft 9 Ranks)
This one isn't worth, you 1/2 the damage to add a "Catch on Fire" effect with failed Reflex saves.
- Cluster Bomb (Spellcraft 6 ranks)
This is one of the main reasons why I'm selecting Magic Trick. This allows Fireball to scale infinitely every 2 levels. If a creature is effected by more than one cluster, they only need to roll reflex once. Focusing everything on 1 target or using multiple blasts to clear a wave of enemies makes this a GREAT Choice for Fireball Builds. Super versatile. Combines well will Widen Spell and....
- Concentrated Fire (Selective Spell or Widen Spell, Spellcraft 6 Ranks)
ANOTHER Great Choice for Fireball - decreasing the spell width for power buff also means you're less likely to accidentally scorch the fighter in the middle of your Fireball. 5ft. Radius is still a 10ft. Diameter, so you might still need Selective to avoid smoldering someone. Using Widen Spell + Custer Bomb Trick + Concentrated Fire Trick = a 5ft. Radius, 5d6 Fire Damage expulsion for every 2 levels.
- Sculpt Flames (Reach Spell, Selective Spell)
Not as impressive as the above two, but its a free option if you took Selective Spell on your feat list.
- Where There’s Smoke (Craft [alchemy] 6 ranks, Spellcraft 6 ranks)
Just... Just no... No... Just No...
Crossblood Sorcerer Orc/Solar = +1 Damage per die to all Spells, or +2 Damage per die for Fire Spells; Immunity to Daze; Darkvision 30 ft.
Don't forget Flumefire if you have the ability to take it with a single dip into Blood Rager.
This is how I made my Fireball Blaster anyway. Not PFS Legal sadly.
Does this mean (just wondering), that each ray of a scorching ray would get +1, or the entire spell gets +1?
Every individual damage roll gets a +1; that is, whenever you roll dice for damage, add +1 to the total.
I was always a fan of using fire spells on water to create steam or ice to make a surface slippery, etc. But that gets into some pretty complex real-world physics equations pretty quick.
There was also the actual making of an attack roll to get the little bead of energy through a key hole or whatever before it turned into a fireball back in the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MgAhJvmc3s
I presume this is where the idea originated?