my upcoming shade 'sin partially revealed. feat and spell suggestions appreciated.

[Salhan]

So, I was invited to join a relatively high level (FR) campaign as a stand-in for some out-of towners, and after a couple days of almost religious pondering I've decided to make a Human Shade Rgr6 / Asn5. As assassins go it's a melee char, so I chose TWF for fighting style, did skills and feats, a short backstory, rolled HP and off we go.

NOTE: after adjustments for level, items (and shadowy conditions), all stats are 15ish.

Q1: I like to prepare some things ahead and the next level is a feat level. This is what the character has so far:

* Improved toughness (+4 Ecl made me worry about HP)
* Weapon focus: Long Sword
* Blind Fight
* Combat Reflexes
* Improved Initiative
* Improved Critical: long sword
* Live My Nightmare (found this one Very Appealing, and scary as hell)
* ITWF (well, not exactly, but the ranger ability is close enough)
* Endurance (another one from Rgr listing)
* Track (from ranger class ability list)

note: I took 2 flaws to gain more feats than regularly available.
note: ranger bonuses in the list.
I'm thinking: quickened spell-like ability: Invisibility for the CL 12 feat. so I'd appreciate some feat suggestions. What'd be fun? Cool but unneccessary? Just plain silly, but workable (at least sort of?)

Q2: The Spell Issue. This is kinda annoying - the choices are sooooo limited. This is what I got now:


1st
* True Strike
* Feather Fall
* Obscuring Mist
2nd
* Darkness
* Alter Self
3rd
* Deeper Darkness

so, there's s known spell slot empty for every available level. what to do, what to do?

Remember, there are ranger spells to cover up some losses with lvl 1 spells. I don't have a clue what would be nice/effective/beautiful. My feelings are towards any [shadow] type spell. What's out there?

Q3: What class/PrC next level? I still have lv 5 assassin skill points (7) unused, so I can adjust a bit to gain the required ranks.

 

[John Q. Mayhem]

Just one comment: Isn't Live My Nightmare awesome?

 

[Salhan]

absolutely. super scary fun. our wizard's poor cohort had the pleasure of trying to scan my character with detect magic during the first session. everybody keeps their distance now.

 

[Salhan]

hmmh. 44 views, only 1 reply. *sigh* it's always the same.

For the feat, I'm now choosing between double hit, shadow weave magic (for flavor) and that quicken spell-like ability for invisibility.

Come on folks! Where do all assassin spells lurk? I'm pretty sure my DM's going to accept Shadow hands from... uhh... can't remember. Asn handbook? for 1st level, and Find the Gap from Draconomicon for the missing 3rd lvl slot.

The 2nd level spell slot is still unused. Please, oh please, good folks. Help me with this spell issue. Argue against the feat choice. Make the day of an old gamer.