Low level spell combos/tactics

[Arravis]

Ventriloquism and Improved Invisibility make an amazing combo. Since you can throw your voice a fairly good distance, it lets you cast spells with a verbal component without any hassles . Heck, make it sound like the fighter is casting or that nearby cricket... . Anyway, I've always found the combo to be great fun .

 

[Zappo]

I have once used Grease on a powerful undead foe that was climbing down a cliff face, causing it to plummet to its near-destruction.

My current character is also fond of using Still Image to hide the entire party, by creating the illusion of a big boulder all around them or something like that.

 

[Beholder Bob]

continual flame on a rubber ball, bounce it down the hall for suprise 'see ya' effect.
floating disc with silent image - a sphere of darkness (sphere of a...), a floating creature (beholder), a moving wall, a wall of near opaque gelatin (gelatin cube - watch it wiggle) to cover your approach.
put caltrops on the disc, a lot of them. you can will the disc higher then 3' up, which effectively dismisses the disc, dropping caltrops as a free action.
cover disc with blanket or such, have your midget friend hide beneath it as it sweeps towards your foes. Put a maniqin on top, x legged, and use ventriloquism or magic mouth to be mr spooky. put 2 continual flame rubber balls in its eye sockets for extra scary.
unseen servant apply poison to caltrops, then put them on the disc, or sheeth the weapon (now only risk in poisoning self is while wielding).
mage hand a paper/balsa wood frame decorated to look spooky (floating head or hand) or carry a bag of marbles, caltrops, alchemist fire, thunder stones, etc. hand drops stuff behind/in the middle of foes. true chaos, magic mouth on marbles/caltrop/whatever - "surrender, your surrounded", in orcish "were giving up" or in goblin "spare our lives, we'll serve you". not good for morale of troops!