expert advice and commentary needed please! Level Progression Issues

ZethVorador

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Hey everyone!

Ok so first I will give you the character and below all the character info is my question. Someone from the site recommended I post the char along with my question.

Phae’Loth Baenre “Agent of the house”

Name: Phae’Loth Baenre
Race: Drow
Class: Level 5 Rogue, Fighter 1 (Drow ACF), Level 3 Assassin.
Speed: 30 Ft
Size: Medium
Languages: Common, Elven, Undercommon, Drow Sign, Draconic, Abyssal, Goblin
Alignment: Neutral Evil
Religion: Lolth

Strength-14 (+2)
Dexterity-20 (+5)
Constitution-13 (+1)
Intelligence-19 (+4)
Wisdom-13 (+1)
Charism-13 (+1)

Fortitude saves: +4
Reflex save: +12
Will save: +6
Initiative: +7

HP:50

AC: 20
Spell Failure: 5%
Armor Check Penalty: 0
Spell Resistance: 11 + Character Level

Base Attack Bonus: +5

Racial Traits:
Immune To Magic Sleep Effects, Darkvision 120', Spell Resistance 11+CL, +2 Will save vs mind affecting Spells, Racial Proficiencies, Racial Skill bonuses, Racial Spells, Find hidden doors, Light blindness.

Class Traits:
Sneak Attack 5D6, Trap Finding, Penetrating Strike, Improved Uncanny Dodge, Death Attack, Poison Use, +1 Save vs Poisons and Assassin Spells

Armor:
+1 Muffled Twisted Silk

Weapons Equipped:

+1 Keen Elven Thin Blade With Wand Chamber
+1 Hand Crossbow
Hand Crossbow Blade
Elbow Blade
Collapsible Baton
2 Garrotes

Sneak Attack Damage
-5D6+Character Level and Re-Roll 1’s

Proficiency: Simple Weapons, Hand Crossbow, Rapier, Sap, Short Sword, Light Armor, Any Dagger, Dart, Shortbow, Composite Shortbow and Elven Weapons.

Feats:
Versatile Fighter
Weapon Finesse
Improved Weapon Familiarity
Craven
Hand Crossbow Focus

Potential Feats
Sickening Strike
Aleval School
Dark Stalker
Telling Blow
Practiced Spellcaster
Staggering Strike
Skill Focus
Disemboweling Strike


Spells:

3 1st Level and 2 2nd level spells per day
Darkness, Faerie Fire and Dancing Lights 1/day at CL-Racial
Grease-2/day-Wand
Expeditious Retreat-2/day-Wand
Shadow Double
Stupor
Shock and Awe
Bloodletting
Wraithstrike
Ice Knife
Invisibility
Nightmare Terrain
Toxic Tounge

Next Spell choices
2nd level- Spider Climb(DMG), Animate Weapon( CM)
3rd Level- Fangs of the Vampire King( LM), Sadism( BVD), Vital Strike( CM)
4th Level- Death Sight (CM), Unseen Strike (CM)

Magc Items
Hewards Handy Haversack
Vanisher's Cowl
Shadow Cloak
Bracers Of Murder
Dimension Strider Boots
Belt of Disguise Self
10 Blessed Bandage
Ever Full Mug
Everlasting Rations

Skill Tricks
Listen to This
Second Impression
Twisted Charge
Wall Jumper

Wanted Skill Tricks: Hidden Blade, Acrobatic Backstab

Notes-

Penetrating Strike- Cause half sneak attack damage to creatures immune to sneak attacks, Dungeonscape Pg 13)
Drow Fighter ACF (DU, p 58): Gain +2 initiative and Dex to damage against flat-footed enemies, lose heavy armor and tower shield proficiency.


Question: Where to now?

I took a long look at a lot of things and have 6 rather complex solutions. As to what direction I should go with this character.

Setup 1

Rogue 5/ Fighters 2/Assassin 8/Class*/Mindbender 4

Setup 2

Rogue 5/ Fighters 2/Assassin 8(10**)/Psion 3(5**)/Cerebremancer 2

Setup 3


Rogue 5/ Fighter 2/Assassin 8/Lurk 5

Setup 4

Rogue 5/Fighter 2/Assassin 8/ Trapsmith 2/ ***3

Setup 5


Rogue 5/Fighter2/Assassin 8/Jaunter4/***1

Setup 6

Rogue 5/Fighter 2/Assassin 8/Spell Thief 5

*-Any single level class that grants Charm Person
(Bard, Urban Druid, Wizard, Sorcerer, beguiler)
**-Cerebremancer increases spellcasting/manifester level
***-Unknown Class (Unseen Seer maybe)

My current issues are:

1.In order which would be the "best" to "worst"?
2.Any that should be cut altogether?
3. Advice on filler for the Setups with a *** in them
4. Any way in 5 levels to incorporate effective Shadow Magic?

As always all comments are appreciated. Thanks for all the help in advance.

Quick note-TOB is not in this campaign (No swordsage, crusader etc). Almost every book is allowed but TOB. Also the character is working with the Drow society (Females as rulers) and is a devout servant of Lolth.



EDIT: My current plan sits at Rogue4/Fighter1/Assassin5/Psion 5/Cerebremancer 5
 
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Please feel free to comment on the original questions above.

The two I seem to be seriously considering are:

1)Rogue 4/Fighter1/Assassin 5/Psion 5/Cerebremancer 5
Levels:
1-4:Rogue 4
5:Fighter 1
6-8:Assassin 3
9:Psion 1
10:Assassin 4
11-12:Psion 3
13:Assassin 5
14-15: Psion 5
16-20: Cerebremancer 5

The second is:
Rogue 4/Fighter 1/Assassin 5/Shadow Caster 5/Nocturomancer 5
Same levels as above just swap Psion for shadow caster and Cerebremancer for Nocturomancer
(Note-We house rules Shadowcasters gain two spells per level like wizards)
 

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