For those of you who saw either my CO Compilation here or my two threads on 339, the Batman Warmage got the Cleric, Paladin, Warmage, and Sor/Wizard spell lists, spontaneously, while still getting 9th level spells. This was 8 degrees of awesome. It can get better. There is one standard inclusion that will apply ubiquitously, and a couple options that need to be explored.
This will not be repeated again : This is not your average Cheesewrought Instabold. A good degree of cheese and such is included in this build. You have been warned.
With that in mind :
First, the standard variation is that only 1 level of PrC pally is needed now, thanks to Dragon Magic. Awesome, as it isn't a dead casting level. We can even trade out Detect <alignment> for Detect Magic. Secondly, if we keep Rainbow Servant, someone pointed out that there is an adaptation that allows for different domains (i.e. a different creature than a coutal). This can get really nice, really fast, since it's 3 domains, 3 domain powers, and 27 spells known added. Third, if we ditch the Rainbow Servant, Contemplative has fishy language about how and what it adds. One reading would imply a Warmage adds the entire cleric list from a single level. This would be absolutely fantastic, as it would save 9 levels. War Mage PrC and War Weaver both come to mind, as does Maxed out Incantatrix. Maybe a mix, with Metaphysical Spellshaper to boot. War Mage especially with Incanta and MP SS would make for some sick blasting potential, and have awesome BFC/SoL/Buffs to boot. So the real questions are A)what are your top 3 picks for domains, and B)assuming Contemplative works as above, what are good picks for the other levels? I'm leaning towards adding action economy and then damage for grins, to keep with the flavor originally intended. He's got the versatility thing down pat. Hell if it's a kobold, he's got all of em from Child of Eberron. For the action abuser, War Weaver I'd see as manditory, even if it costs a 9th level slot (as that gives us easy use of mass buffing and mass buffing on top of it on the fly from blowing the prepared tapestry). Thoughts?
~Kell
P.S. Once I know for sure if some of these work, I'll rewrite my Warmage guide from 339 and post it here. Chris needs some company in the spontaneous Batman department!
EDIT : Cleaned up code.