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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Taren Seeker" data-source="post: 386770" data-attributes="member: 615">If you want an excellent support/buffer, go 2 fighter (for archery feats) and transmuter with conjuration banned. Really, conj is the school you'll miss the least in every day adventuring. Let the cleric summon the celestial dogs, you've got better things to do. You'll want to keep illusion cause of all the great defensive spells like blur, invis, imp invis and mirror image. Make your dex and Int your primary focuses, and pick up PBS, precise and rapid first. Spellcasting prodigy is also a good choice.The archery is great because it lets you use most of your spells for utility and buffing, while you can still be very valuable in direct combat. Also, you can do it from far away, preferably overhead due to a fly spell. Since you're hanging back you can also be the rescue man, with a dimension door ready to bail out a party member who gets into trouble. Also get Boots of Speed if you can, and use your hasted action for counterspelling duty.One of the best spells for you will be Tirumvurel's Energy Spheres when you hit 8th caster level. Being able to deliver an extra 10d4 damage every round with your hasted action is definitely a must. Earlier on, look at using Battering Ram. Not only can you mess up opponents by driving them into hazards, you also will give your buddies the chance to deliver AoO's. Save a Blindness for the enemy wizard, and always pack a slow spell to kill enemy haste or to neuter the big multi attack monster with a crappy Will save.After that, you can either pick up focus in your bow and go for 4 fighter for specialization, or stay the transmuter track. If you're looking for a pure power PrC? After you hit 9th level Tra. try Sacred Exorcist. Cleric BAB and HPs along with full spell casting make this worth it to supplement your archery, but you also get the handy Det evil ability and favored foe. The favored enemy must be outsiders or undead, and you'll get +1 to SR checks against these critters, which is handy due to your reduced caster level. As far as feats, as soon as you hit 4th level spells take Empower to up your (few) damage spells and your stat buffs. Next you should look at extend, since you'll be casting a lot of 1 hr/level spells. At high levels (12th caster) look at chain if you have high DC's. The chain GMW can be worth it alone depending on your campaign's magic level and your party makeup. If not, spell girding can be decent since it helps all those buffs stay up under the storm of dispels your DM is likely to throw at you. Also look closely at craft wonderous. Remember that every stat enhancer you make for your group is one less 2 level spell you have to memorize. You'll want a Headband for yourself ASAP as well. If you want to look more at counterspelling, improved counterspell can be really effective, followed by reactive counterspell.Finally, Scribe scrolls like a fiend. You're the utility guy, so always make sure you've got some extra flys, knocks or det thoughts for those special occasions.</blockquote>

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