Help a Lazy guy make a Sorceror / Wizard

[Rashak Mani]

I ended up taking education and went for the elemental savant. I choose one fire spell a level and so forth. We went against drows. All my group had darkvision... at 4th level Elemental Savant gets darkvision. Pretty neat. Our group hunts in the dark...

I used Exploding Cascade very well... neat spell. Its a 4th lvl equivalente to Fireball but you cover continuous line of lvl x 5ft squares. Fireball for closed areas or close combat !

Wall of Force is pretty abusive... strong 5th lvl spell.... will open a new thread on it.

 

[Dragonblade]

Firebrand is in Magic of Faerun and that spell is awesome! I also recommend Mestil's Acid Sheath also in Magic of Faerun! Really nasty for those bad guys that like to attack spellcasters!

I also recommend one of the Lesser Orb spells from Tome and Blood to pick as a 1st level spell. Like Lesser Fire Orb. Better than Magic Missile IMO.

As far as PrC's go, choose the Elemental Savant. It's hands down one of the best PrC's there is bar none. Both from a power gamer perspective and a cool role-player perspective.

The Guild Wizard of Waterdeep can be cool too. But its power is too contingent on what your DM will let you get away with. If you have a strict DM that class isn't very good. If you have a loose DM then that class can be awesome, especially for a Sorcerer since it gives them access to a lot of cool spells that would never be able to cast otherwise due to their limited spell lists.

 

[Rashak Mani]

Found it !! It wasnt in the books index... wierd. It looks like a split up fireball that can hit many different places... neat.

Still prefer my 4th lvl exploding cascade... better to hit targets in combat than 5ft wide explosions and blast.

 

[Dragonblade]

Wall of Force is a good 5th level spell.

But if you are an Elemental Savant, you need to pick Air as your element. Since you eventually get the movement modes of a medium elemental you will eventually be able to fly 100'/rnd with perfect mobility as a natural ability! Can't beat that with any of the other elements!

 

[Dragonblade]

Firebrand is better than exploding cascade. Exploding cascade must be in a continuous straight line, meaning you may not be able to hit everyone you want to hit and may hit party member's unintentionally.

Firebrand hits only the foes you SPECIFICALLY target, up to 15 of them, regardless of where they stand, each one taking up to 15d6 damage!! You can't beat that spell!

 

[Rashak Mani]

Line has to be continuous... NOT straight... you can zigzag thry the battle field picking only your enemies. 4th lvl.

Firebrand sure is a very good spell... those 5ft rad can even be used to hit multiple targets each.... yet 5th lvl is very costly... but better than an empowered fireball and its limitations.

 

[laiyna]

To go back on topic for a sec, I would put see invisibility somewhere on the spell list.

Laiyna

 

[Rashak Mani]

A 5ft rad burst can be placed in the middle of 4 squares cant it ? That means each firebrand "ball" can hit in theory 4 people standing together... or in tight combat against a single square only ?

Wow... neat spell... typical FR a little over the top spell...

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

For wizards, I would suggest Loremaster, at least if it fits your ideas... You lose no special abilities except perhaps the familiar...

 

[MeepoTheMighty]

A 5ft rad burst can be placed in the middle of 4 squares cant it ? That means each firebrand "ball" can hit in theory 4 people standing together... or in tight combat against a single square only ?

Wow... neat spell... typical FR a little over the top spell...

I think the spirit of the spell is one burst per square, but it depends on how your DM interprets it I think firebrand is a little powerful for its level, personally.