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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gaiden" data-source="post: 507882" data-attributes="member: 103">Elder-Basalisk - you are the bomb.Such a good analysis.  I am impressed - and that does not happen very often. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />With regard to a bunch of the feats listed, they are all contingent upon spell choice.  I was planning on taking at least a few attack spells, but did not know which ones I should be taking so did not list them.  I thought about Eschew Materials because I think you have to have the material components in hand when casting a spell and for a shield and sword wielding combatant, it would be complex to switch back and forth for having the free hand to hold the components.  I included it on my definite list because I know my DM would care about that.My new feat list based on what you said would be:Definites:Still SpellArcane PreparationCooperative SpellPower AttackExtra Turningx2Divine MightEschew MaterialsContendors for the other 4:Combat CastingCombat Reflexes, Expert TacticianLeadershipExtend Spell, Persistant SpellQuicken SpellI leave the metamagic feats on there for their usefulness to be measured based on the spells I will outline below.Last night I went through all of the spells in the PHB and came up with two different lists.  One for all of the spells without S components and one for all the spells that would be cool to have.  Remember that any spell that I take that has S components is going to be effectively one level higher (unless it has a long duration and I can cast it in the morning before I put on my armor).  This means that it will have to be so effective that I can deal with casting it two levels later.List of Spells with no Somatic Component:(anything with a * is a spell that I would want take)(this list is not complete - it only inlcudes spells on the Sorcerer list)0th - flare*1st - featherfall*, true strike*2nd - Blindness/Deafness*, Blur*, Knock3rd - Suggestion4th - Dimensional Door, Lesser Geas, Polymorph Self*, Shout*5th - Teleport6th - Geas7th - Teleport w/o Error*, Power Word Stun8th - Mass Charm, Otto's Irresistable Dance, Power Word Blind9th - Mordenkainen's Disjunction, Power Word Kill, Prismatic Sphere, Time Stop*, Wail of the BansheeList of Spells that I would want (taken in the order listed):(anything with * indicates that the spell has no S component)1st (5) - True Strike*, Featerfall*, Shield, Grease, Magic Missile2nd (5) - Blur*, Web 3rd (4) - Haste 4th (4) - Polymorph Self*, Shout*, Fireshield5th (4) - Wall of Force6th (3) - Geas*, Tensor's Transformation, Greater Dispelling7th (3) - Teleport without Error*, Limited Wish8th (2) - Mind Blank9th (1) - Time Stop*List of Spells that seem useful and I need to decide on listed in order of seemingly most useful:2nd - Glitterdust, blindness/deafness, See Invisibility (again, thinking of simply getting magic item), Melf's Acid Arrow, Rope Trick, Knock (thinking I can just get a magic item to do this), 3rd - Vampiric Touch, Stinking Cloud, Blink (I don't like that 20% of my attacks and abilities won't work with blink so I did not include in on my list of definites), Slow, Suggestion, Fireball4th - Stoneskin, Charm Monster, Evard's Black Tentacles, Dimensional Door (would probably get rid of Teleport without Error if I took this), Otiluke's Resilient Sphere, Minor Globe of Invulnerability, Improved Invisibility, Enervation (not sure if the best spell to take if I am a paladin), Polymorph Other5th - Feeblemind, Telekinesis, Cone of Cold, Stone Shape,  Teleport7th - Banishment, Power Word Stun, Delayed Blast Fireball, Ethereal Jaunt8th - Otto's Irresistable Dance, Sun Burst, Mass Charm, Power Word Blind</blockquote>

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