If your mage has craft wondrous item and/or craft wand have him make wands or one shot items for the rest of the party.
If you know what you are going to face the Acid arrow spell is awesome. Minor damage, but it keeps damaging and only requires a ranged touch attack and ignores SR. If you hit...
Have you checked out the incantation system in Urban Arcana (also in Unearthen Arcana)?
I've tried to talk my group into trying in instead of the traditional D&D system. Basically anyone can learn an invocation, but they require a certain amount of knowledge (skills) to cast. They also...
It's worth noting that while you start out with a standard human warrior skeleton, there is nothing by the RAW that says you can't replace it with something better (like the skeleton of a half-dragon warrior). It is just restricted by hit dice. Even if your DM restricts you to a commoner...
Here are a few spells that I created for a pale master I played. They might work for you.
Enhance the Animated
Necromancy
Level: Blk 4, Clr 3, Wiz/Sor 4
Components: Remains from Undead the caster has personally animated or created.
Casting time: 10 rounds
Range: Short
Duration: Instantaneous...
What I've contemplated for the fighter was a bonus feat at all odd levels but restricting it to weapon proficiencies or skill based feats (i.e. skill focus, alertness. etc...). This gives them another little perk and it really shouldn't affect balance any. The only drawback I can really see is...
why not just replace it with another feat in the corpsecrafter chain. I don't have my stuff with me at the moment, but the one that provides the +10' mvmt bonus has been really effective for my character.
Once you give in to your necrophilliac urges the feat Ability Focus from the MM1 is also...