Thanks for the feedback.
What I'm trying for (in detail, this time), is a chained fell drain magic missile, cast at +6 caster level (Practiced Spellcaster and Arcane Thesis), that takes up the lowest spell slot possible. Any suggestions on other classes I can mix in? Currently, I only have access to the SRD, and so it won't help if you give me non-core classes.
To clear one more thing up: if I was to apply Shape Spell to a magic missile, would the entire Magic Missile be altered to fit the area, or would it be each missile? The rules seem a little ambiguous on this point.
This could be the start of something beautiful...
Edit: Almost forgot to post this; this is the tentative 1-20 build. My DM allows feat swaps, but only for your first class, and I'm playing human, so
1. Wizard- replace Scribe Scroll with Arcane Thesis (Magic Missile), replace Familiar with Metamagic School Focus (Evocation), Practiced Spellcaster, Fell Drain
2. Wizard
3. Cleric- Divine Metamagic
4. Wizard
5. Wizard
6. Wizard- Chain Spell, Spell Mastery
7. Wizard
8. Wizard
9. Wizard- Extra Turning
10. Wizard
11. Wizard- Magic of the Land
12. Wizard- Versatile Spellcaster
13. Cleric
14. Wizard
15. Cleric- Residual Magic
16. Wizard
17. Wizard
18. Wizard- Fortify Spell, Quicken Spell
19. Wizard
20. Wizard
He can strike out with a four-missile fell-draining magic missile at level one. Cleric was added because it allows
turning; I took 3 levels so that I can pick up the slack from our party's cleric, who sometimes forgets she can cast spells
. Sorry about the digression. The Chain Spell is for making small armies cry; 5 missiles ricocheting 12 times each, draining a level each hit? That can't miss? Thanks for your time.