I could really use some help picking a prestige class for a wizard I'm playing for a present campaign I'm participating in. There are several restrictions I have to observe as (1) the majority of the members of the party I'm playing with, around 4/6 total, have not had prior exposure to D&D and (2) the DM does not want the players with prior experience (including myself) to kill the game for the others by pulling something cheesy and reducing the others to being mere pack mules for the loot.
That said, I am restricted to a single prestige class that I have to complete. I am also only allowed to take up 1 other base class for the purpose of meeting prerequisites and whatever. Note that he is familiar with all the crazy stuff that goes on in the CO boards and won't tolerate anything that he deems "over the top". When I initially voiced my intentioned to become a Shadowcraft Mage, he wouldn't even let me complete my sentence and just screamed "NO".
These considerations in mind, I've found it rather difficult to settle on a prestige class.
Presently, I'm a level 3 Middle Aged Illuminian Wizards. I've yet to settle on my feats.
I was initially considering taking a single level of Sacred Exorcist for Turn Undead and using Southern Magician for some persistent spells. Was thinking of using Aeshkrau to Draconic Polymorph into something with a massive Str score for some added spell slots and using DMM: Persist to make it last all day.
I was also considering taking up an Incantatrix instead but I'm not yet sure how that might fly with the DM. Right now I'm just trying to figure out what other options are out there.
I was considering going for the full 10 levels of Malconvoker, but the idea just makes me miss the Shadowcraft Mage. Plus, the hit to caster levels kinda hurt.
From what he's told us so far, the campaign seems to be set in a howbrew locale in the Forgotten Realms universe, so books from there should be allowed, but he has also voiced out that he was open to other campaign specific books for so long as we run things by him first. Other than that, no flaws allowed and he's still considering whether or not to allow ACF's. That should be about it for restrictions.
Could really use some help here.
Also, I'm trying to map out a spell list. If you guys have any suggestions on spells to learn I'd totally appreciate that.
Thanks in advance, CO.