Good ECL 1 arcane caster?

[0-hr]

I'm thinking of making an arcane caster for an upcoming game and would like to try a different race. We're allowed to use any races up to ECL3, but I want to stick with ECL1 so as to get to the good spells all the sooner. What are some good ECL1 races out there that make good casters? I'd prefer wizard, but a sorcerer isn't out of the questions.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

 

[Lazybones]

I don't have my books here, so this is totally off the top of my head, but don't Sun Elves from the FRCS get a +2 intelligence bonus? Plus there's a cool FRCS feat that allows a wizard to use INT instead of CON for hp bonuses and gives them an extra HP every time they learn a metamagic feat.

 

[Donatello]

Human, Dwarf, Elf, Halfling....

You get my point, I think.

Although if you want to go a bit wacky, Kobolds make really nasty sorcerers.

 

[0-hr]

Ya, I get yer point. My goal is to play something a bit new (ie. not in the PHB). I'll look up the Sun Elves and Kobolds though, thanks for the info (kobold certainly sounds a lot more fun )

 

[Crothian]

Smoke Para Gensai from Dragon297. Bonus to Int and Dex, and only minus is Cha.

 

[kingpaul]

I'm thinking of making an arcane caster for an upcoming game and would like to try a different race. We're allowed to use any races up to ECL3, but I want to stick with ECL1 so as to get to the good spells all the sooner. What are some good ECL1 races out there that make good casters? I'd prefer wizard, but a sorcerer isn't out of the questions.

Any advice would be much appreciated!

The Nevae, from THG's Bluffside: City on the Edge, are nice. They're 1/2 drow, 1/2 surface elf; ECL +1; favored class: sorcerer. I like'em.

 

[mikebr99]

I don't have my books here, so this is totally off the top of my head, but don't Sun Elves from the FRCS get a +2 intelligence bonus? Plus there's a cool FRCS feat that allows a wizard to use INT instead of CON for hp bonuses and gives them an extra HP every time they learn a metamagic feat.

Yup... Sun elves get +2 to INT and -2 to CON.

The feat is called Mind over Body. It allows you to substitute your INT bonus for 1st level hitpoints instead of CON. After 1st, you go back to using CON bonus to hps. The feat also gives you a bonus of 1 hp for every meta feat you choose.

Another good choice would be the Air Genasi from FR.

 

[Jarval]

Smoke Para Gensai from Dragon297. Bonus to Int and Dex, and only minus is Cha.

Also from Dragon 297 you have the Axani (lawful planetouched, +2 Int, +2 Wis) and the Cansin (chaotic planetouched, +2 Int, +2 Cha). The Dust para gensi could also make a good Wizard having +4 Dex, +2 Int, -2 Con, -2 Cha.

Fire Gensai (from the FRCS and Dragon 293) have +2 Int, -2 Cha.

Hope this helps.

 

[Happiest_Sadist]

Planetouched. Tieflings make great wizards (+2 dex, +2 int, -2 cha) Aasimar make good sorcs (+2 wis, +2 cha)

Sean K Renyolds's Air&Fire Elemarns would work too for wizards (+2 dex, +2 int, -2 wis)

 

[Limper]

Sun Elf (a must if using point build), lvl one feat should be Prodigal Wizard.... can't go wrong with a 22 effective starting Int. And this doesn't cost any ECL points.