Question: Any way to get Turn Undead (can't be Rebuke Undead) for a full arcane spellcaster (like Sorcerer/Wizard) other than dipping Cleric 1 or Sacred Exorcist (at level 10)? One loses a caster level, the other is very late.As always, the bolded parts are important, the non-bolded parts are explanation.
New find as far as I can see:
Using Sacred Vitality (Libris Mortis Divine Feat) to negate all ability damage for 1 minute (among other things), in order to get 10 rounds of free metamagic from the Metaphysical Spellshaper class ability.Sort of like Metaphysical Spellshaper + Binding Naberius/Being a Necropolitan, but better (costs a feat instead of a level and possibly undead drawbacks). The advantage over Binding Naberius is not losing a caster level and can as much metamagic as possible (rather than zapping three stats and then tapping out). The advantage over Necropolitan (there isn't much), is no undead vulnerabilities or stigmas.
Perhaps the most obvious trick is replacing Divine Metamagic: Persistent Spell. Now you get 10 Persisted spells (+whatever else metamagic you have) per turning attempt, rather than 1 Persisted spell per 7. Probably more Persistent Spell applications than you have spell slots.
In the first round of combat, you're stuck to a single quickened spell (standard action -> Sacred Vitality, swift action -> quickened spell).... Unless your DM is nice and allows Quicken Turning feat (Libris Mortis) to make that Standard action Divine Feat activation into a free action (it doesn't work Rules As Written in the slightest). This is highly likely since your DM is already allowing Metaphysical Spellshaper and free metamagic.
Thus two builds, a simple one just using Cleric, and the same build dipping Cleric 1 then progressing afterward as a Wizard. The Cleric misses no caster levels, while the Wizard misses 1. The trick starts at level 6 or 7.Human Cleric 5/Metaphysical Spellshaper 3/ Cleric More
1: Irresistable Spell, Persistent Spell, Extend Spell (Planning Domain), Extra Turning (Undeath Domain, Libris Mortis)
3: Sacred Vitality (Libris Mortis)
6: Quicken Turning (Libris Mortis)
7: Quicken Spell (MPSS bonus)
9: Fortify Spell
12: Metamagic feat
15: So on
18: So on
Human Cleric 1/ Wizard 5/Metaphysical Spellshaper 3/ Wizard More
1: Irresistable Spell, Persistent Spell, Extend Spell (Planning Domain), Extra Turning (Undeath Domain, Libris Mortis)
3: Sacred Vitality (Libris Mortis)
6: Quicken Turning (Libris Mortis)
6: Quicken Spell (Wizard bonus)
8: Fortify Spell (MPSS bonus)
9: Metamagic feat
12: So on
15: So on
18: So on
Some credit goes to
Bananaphone for answering a simple question about a year ago which clued me into a MPSS combo without Binding Naberius or Necropolitizing.