Ok I need a bit of help to fix the last touches of the build of the mage I'm gonna start playing in a couple of weeks, any general advice on how to make it better is welcome, the main issue I feel the build has is a "slow" and "bumpy" progression of bonuses to Spell DC in the 4-6 level range. And 2 empty feats that I'd like to fill with something useful.
Race: Silverbrow Human (extra feat and dragonblood subtype for Draconic Aura)
Alignment: Neutral or Chaotic Good (so no evil stuff)
Flaws: Noncombatant [UA], Vulnerable [UA]
Class CL Spell DC Class Feat Feat 1 Wizard 1 2 Scribe Scroll, Immediate Magic Eschew Materials, Snowcasting, Draconic Aura (Energy, Cold), Spellcasting Prodigy
2 Wizard 2
3 Wizard 3 3 Cold Focus
4 Wizard 4
5 Wizard 5 Spontaneous Divination
6 Human Paragon 5 Adaptive Skill (Any metamagic or item creation feat)
7 Human Paragon 6 4 Bonus Feat: Craft Wondrous Item
8 Human Paragon 7 5 +2 INT
9 Academy Sorceror 8 6 Arcane Thesis: Cryomancy Spell Focus (Conjuration)
10 Academy Sorceror 9
11 Academy Sorceror 10 Bonus Metamagic: Heighten Spell
12 Academy Sorceror 11 8 Arcane Thesis: Cryomancy Skill Focus (Spellcraft)
13 Archmage 12 Mastery of Shaping
14 Archmage 13 9 Mastery of Reach
15 Academy Sorceror 14 Greater Cold Focus
16 Academy Sorceror 15 Bonus Metamagic: Invisible Spell
17 Academy Sorceror 16 10 Arcane Thesis: Cryomancy
18 Academy Sorceror 17 (Some other feat)
19 Academy Sorceror 18 Bonus Metamagic: Chain Spell
20 Academy Sorceror 19 12 Arcane Thesis: Cryomancy
Notes: * Spellcasting Prodigy is the version from Dragonlance: Age of Mortals that also adds to Spell DC
* Academy Sorceror is also from Age of Mortals, I qualify for it with Spontaneous Divinations (requires among other things "being able to cast 2nd level arcane spells without preparing them").
* Icemail Armor (
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/fw/20030323a ) gives another +2 DC to Cold Spells
* Cold Focus has been ruled to count as a Spell Focus (school) feat for the purpose of qualifyng for Archmage.
Books:All books except Tome of Battle and anything Psionic (DM still hasn't read 'em, so for now they're out, they will probabily be inserted in the game later on, but I'd like to do something that doesn't count on that)
All setting books included.
All WoTC articles on the website.
Dragon Magazine needs permission.
The Rest of the Party: (not sure it's relevant, but here it goes)
* Cloistered Cleric, an healbot (Radiant Servant of Pelor + Spontaneous Domain Casting (Healing), possibly Persisted Lesser Mass Vigor, no other info for now)
* "Divine" Archer (Cleric or Archivist, DMM:Persist or "Divine" Anima Mage or some other way to persist stuff)
* Rogue (not much info on this one yet, should be a random skillmonkey with some backstabbing optimization)
* Unoptimized Fighter ( O_o yes, seriously )
* Possible sixth member with a Wildshape-focused Druid or a Blasting "Cheap Metamagic" "Magic Missile" Sorcerer