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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steel_Wind" data-source="post: 5732831" data-attributes="member: 20741">Yeah there are a few things wrong here Morrus.First: you can choose to have a familiar, or you can choose an Arcane Bond. You cannot choose to have both; it's one or the other.You should, by the way, choose the Arcane Bond over a familiar unless there is some important reason for your character concept as to why you don't want to.Secondly, you do not choose a spell for your Arcane Bond. The reason why Arcane Bond is so powerful is because it allows you to choose  -- when you cast the spell with your arane bond -- any spell of any level that you know (that is not from an opposed school).You will see that as a Wizard character avances in level to the point where he knows literally 400+ spells, the arcane bond can be used once per day to cast any of those spells spontaneously without preparation. It is for this reason, imo, that Arcana Bond is one of the most (if not THE most powerful) abilities in the entire game. As a Wizard, you get the ability to learn as many spells as you can (which is literally unlimited) - and with Arcane Bond you get the Sorceror's flexibility to cast one spell per spontaneously (but it cannot be from your opposed schools).So while you might choose to use your Arcane Bond to cast Shield when you need it, you might choose to cast something else. Yon't need to specify which spell goes with your bond before hand. You specify it at the time you use it. It's a far more powerful ability than you have it pencilled in for.I see that you have chosen 2 traits, but I do not see where you have chosen your 2 feats. The feats are the most important aspects of the character build and you should specify them. Did you change the ones on Ezren's character sheet?You might consider changing your cantrips. If you buy Liquid Ice from the Adventurer's Armory for about 40 g.p., that component acts as a focus (so it is not used up when the spell is cast, giving you unlimited uses of the Liquid Ice as a spell focus) granting you +1 to damage from Ray of Frost. As an attack spell 1D3+1 (range touch, no save) every round is not bad for a 1st leel character and is probably better than Daze (YMMV). And yes you can crit with a Ray of Frost, too (3d3+3 if you roll a Nat 20 to hit). The link to Liquid Ice can be found <a href="http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG/prd/advanced/advancedGear.html" target="_blank">here</a>.While Mage Hand is an otpion, Prestidigitation gives you a less powerful mage hand as part of the spell, but also allows you to do a number of minor magical effects which are limited only by your imagination and the GM's discretion. If you are wondering where the world of Harry Potter lives within Pathfinder -- it is found mostly within the discretionary effects permitted by that spell) Generally, Prestidigitation is a FAR better spell to prepare than Mage Hand, as the difference of increased weight for a Mage Hand (5lbs object) vs the telekenetic ability which is part of Prestidigitation (1lb weight limit)  almost never matters, but sacrificing the rest of the Prestidigitation spell effects (every round!!) can often matter a lot.Unless, of course, you think you will be going up against undead. At which point, choose Disrupt Undead over Prestidigitation, every time, for a 1d6 ranged touch attack vs the undead, every round. (Damned useful cantrip.) Snazzier than a crossbow!</blockquote>

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