Methods for a human to gain darkvision 60ft at by level 7 using core three books

[Arkhandus]

He could be a feral human. Shocked no one has mentioned this. You automatically become a monstrous humanoid... get a ridiculous number of bonuses.. and all for +1. Mind you.. it's from savage species... but still. If your DM is dumb enough...

He said core 3 books. Feral template isn't core.

A Wand of Darkvision would cost 2,250 GP at 3rd-level caster, getting you 60-ft. darkvision for 3 hours with each use. The spell is touch-range, so the wand's user doesn't have to be the one it's cast on. And since it's a Ranger spell as well as a Sorcerer/Wizard spell, your proposed build would be able to activate the wand as long as you had at least 1 level of Ranger. The Wand should hold you over until someone in the party has the ability to cast the spell directly (and is willing to spend slots on it each day) or until you can afford Goggles of Night (which are in the Dungeon Master's Guide).

Shadowdancer is another core prestige class that grants darkvision, but it would have to wait until something like your 9th character level or later to get that class feature.

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

So are Focused Specialist Wizards...especially if you're trying to focus on making a lot of use out of a small number of closely related spells.

It's a core-only game.

 

[Genesist]

Thanks Arkhandus, very good advice for the darkvision dilema. If I do go non-polymorph and have low rolls then I will likely use human with the wand, and spend the extra feat on power attack.

 

[anest1s]

I am probably missing something, but instead of taking both wizard and sorcerer for more 1st level spells, wouldn't it be wiser to use magic items to enlarge himself?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

It's a core-only game.

D'oh! Forgot that part!

 

[Sekhmet]

You know, I'd probably just carry an Everburning Torch or Sunrods.

 

[Genesist]

The sorc level is for DD, but I am not set on doing DD at all. And the problem with a torch is that then we lose the element of stealth at night, which I'm sure we will want when being hunted by vampires...

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

I am probably missing something, but instead of taking both wizard and sorcerer for more 1st level spells, wouldn't it be wiser to use magic items to enlarge himself?

The wizard build is mostly caster (starts out as full caster, becomes a gish with a few levels) that uses polymorph to be a combatant.

The build with Sorc 1 is simply to qualify for Dragon Disciple, which is one of the few ways in core to just straight up buff your strength score.

 

[Genesist]

People say that Dragon Disciple is terrible. Maybe in a non-core game, but out of the prestige classes in the DMG it seems pretty good to me. The prerequs gives you enlarge person, you get extra spells, some NA, and str/up close weapons that compensate for the medium BAB.

 

[Genesist]

What I was thinking of is that a raging barb can't use combat expertise.