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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Crunchy Frog" data-source="post: 2251891" data-attributes="member: 11823">Cloak of Charisma +4 (16K)Amulet of Health +4 (16K) (Needed to offset a sorc's low HP)Metamagic Rod: Empower, Lesser (9K)Ring of Protection +1 (2K)Gloves of Dexterity +2 (4K)2000 left for scrolls and mundane equipment.This assumes that you have Mage Armor as a 1st level spell and cast it on yourself every day.  If not, replace the gloves +2 with Bracers of armor +2.I don't have Complete Arcane (yet), but if Vestment of Restance is OK, get a +1 and have 1000 left over to play with.Alternate choice: If you can't count on having enough fighting types to keep you out of melee, try:Cloak of Charisma +4 (16K)Amulet of Health +2 (4K)Metamagic Rod: Empower, Lesser (9K)Ring of Protection +1 (2K)Gloves of Dexterity +2 (4K)Ioun Stone +1 AC (5K)Ring of Force Shield (+2 shield bonus to AC)  (8500)with 500 left over.  If you're getting attacked often with weapons, 3 points of AC are a good trade for 10 hp -- it pays off once the little AC boost prevents one hit.Edit: I keep forgetting about mithril bucklers (no ASF %).  If your DM permits it, dump the Gloves of Dex in favor of a mithral buckler +1.Also, as Jack Simth suggested, a small bag of holding is good for hauling around your 1000 gp focus if you plan on Scrying.  And do plan on scrying, unless someone else in the party will handle it instead.</blockquote>