High-level Abilities in One Character...

[Wystan]

I would most likely suggest that you then create a mage/rogue hybrid prestige class that gained these spell like abilities every other level instead of the requisite caster level increase for that level.

Hmm.

Let me see:

Requirements: Dodge, Spot 6 ranks, Search 6 ranks, Ability to cast non-spontaneous arcane spells, Uncanny Dodge.

Level 1 special: Improved Uncanny Dodge (if the character already has improved uncanny dodge they get Sixth Sense instead.*)
Level 3 special: Evasion, analyze Dweomer 3x per day
Level 5 special: Improved Evasion, Analyze Dweomer at will
Level 7 special: True seeing 3x per day, Greater Arcane Sight 3x per day
Level 9 special: True seeing at will
Level 10 special: Sixth Sense (If the character gained Sixth Sense earlier, they instead get Foresight Contineous at will), Greater Arcane Sight at will

 

[hbarsquared]

I do like that progression (what is the Sixth Sense special ability), but tha is a loss of five caster levels... Hmm...

How about a similar progression with full effective caster level, but not spellcasting?

For instance, a wizard6/PrC10 would have a caster level of 16, but the highest level spells he could cast would be 3rd-level.

Perhaps that's too harsh.

Or +1/level caster level, and +1/every other level spellcasting?

 

[Rystil Arden]

I do like that progression (what is the Sixth Sense special ability), but tha is a loss of five caster levels... Hmm...

How about a similar progression with full effective caster level, but not spellcasting?

For instance, a wizard6/PrC10 would have a caster level of 16, but the highest level spells he could cast would be 3rd-level.

Perhaps that's too harsh.

Or +1/level caster level, and +1/every other level spellcasting?

If you're just worried about caster level and not spellcasting, just take the feat for +4

 

[Iku Rex]

Some random thoughts.... I could get into more detail, but you'll have to be more specific about books allowed and the "twink factor" you can live with first.

Abilities I want:
true seeing, continuous

Helm of Vision (Defenders of the Faith). Continuous true seeing, +1 insight to AC, 91600 gp.

Uncanny Dodge/Improved Uncanny Dodge

Weapon of warning (Magic of Faerun, +1 ability), you won't loose your Dex bonus to AC if caught flat-footed.

Divine Oracles (Complete Divine) gain UD/IUD at level 4 and 6.

I vaguely remember seeing a cleric domain or some initiate feat that grants uncanny dodge... (??)

Foresight, continuous (or rather, just the "never surprised, never flat-footed")

Continuous foresight requires a persistent spell exploit (incantatrix [Player's Guide to Faerun] lv 3 or spelldancer [Magic of Faerun] lv 1).

10th level divine oracle grants immunity to surprise.

Evasion/Improved Evasion

Evasion can be gotten from the ring.

2nd level divine oracle prescient sense grants evasion in any armor.

3rd/8th level loredelver (Races of Destiny) grants both.

greater arcane sight, continuous

I'm thinking persistent spell exploit again.

Also, 9th lv loredelver (at will).

analyze dweomer at will

Tricky. Can't think of anything. What PrC are you talking about?

 

[hbarsquared]

Iku Rex -

I believe I must have gotten greater arcane sight and analyze dweomer mixed up for the loredelver prestige class. That was the one I was thinking of!

I like the Helm of Vision, and it works perfectly. Was it updated to 3.5?

Divine Oracle sounds perfect, too. But that was only for divine spellcasting, right? How much of a break would it be to make it arcane spellcasting, instead?

What do you mean by "persistant spell exploit" and the use of incantatrix? Do you mean, reducing metamagic spell level increase several times and applying Persistant Spell to foresight?

Thanks.

 

[Azrael]

I'm pretty sure you can still be a divine oracle if you are an arcane caster. The progression doesn't specify divine spellcasting levels. It even mentions arcane casters in the background bit of the class

 

[Iku Rex]

I like the Helm of Vision, and it works perfectly. Was it updated to 3.5?

I don't think so.

Divine Oracle sounds perfect, too. But that was only for divine spellcasting, right? How much of a break would it be to make it arcane spellcasting, instead?

Divine Oracle adds to any spellcating class. And it's easy to qualify for if you have knowledge (religion) as a class skill.

What do you mean by "persistant spell exploit" and the use of incantatrix? Do you mean, reducing metamagic spell level increase several times and applying Persistant Spell to foresight?

At 3rd level an incantatrix can apply a metamagic feat to a "peristent" (on-going) spell effect by making a spellcraft check. Cast foresight, then make it peristent at no cost. Of course, the spellcraft DC to make a 9th level spell persistent is 18+(3x15)=63, so it requires a bit ))of min/maxing if the DM won't let you buy a +spellcraft item. Or, you could burn a moment of prescience every day for the +20 boost to one check.

 

[Rystil Arden]

Or, you could burn a moment of prescience every day for the +20 boost to one check.

You can't use Moment of Prescience here because it is not an opposed skill check, it is against a set DC.

 

[Iku Rex]

You can't use Moment of Prescience here because it is not an opposed skill check, it is against a set DC.

You're right. I didn't read it closely enough.

 

[Rystil Arden]

You're right. I didn't read it closely enough.

No worries. I had to deal with this because I have a level 20 player who wants to be able to perform a ritual with a DC 100 Spellcraft check without a chance of possibly failing. Since I don't allow non-epic +Spellcraft items, it won't be easy for her, and she was looking into that spell, but it won't work. Nevertheless, she has it planned out, using a Marshal from the Minis Handbook to add the Marshal's Cha bonus to the roll.