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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dingleberry" data-source="post: 4528000" data-attributes="member: 490">Wow, I apparently haven't been on these boards in a *long* time.  If there's a better place to post this, or if the info's already out there, please point me to it.My gaming buddies and I are finally starting up a new D&D campaign and this is our first foray into 3.5E (we're nowhere near mentally prepared enough to jump to 4E).  I'm planning to play something I never have: a straight-up iconic elven wizard - an academic, fresh out of the wizard college, now itching to do some field work.  Probably an evoker specialist, giving up illusion and enchantment (if for no other reason than I hate dealing with those spells when I DM).  The campaign is in the Eberron setting, and the party will include a war cleric and some kind of front-line heavy, and maybe an NPC tagalong rogue.So I'm looking for the basics: advice on initial build, spell selection, tactics, magic item acquisition. etc.  What works well, what doesn't, what shouldn't but does, what should but doesn't.  We're not limited to the core books, but I don't have anything other than the SRD; I prefer to keep it simple anyway.Thanks!</blockquote>