please improve my beguiler/mindbender

[Animal]

i know that i'm not creating something unique here. it's intended to be a standard beguiler X/mindbender 1 build. but i need an advice to optimize it. are my stats ok for a spellcasting beguiler? do my feats suck? did i allocate skill points right? what about equipment? what spell to take for advanced learning? thanks in advance.




male half-drow beguiler 5/mindbender 1
NE medium humanoid [human, drow]
Deity: Shar
languages known: common, elven, draconic, illuskan, dwarven, undercommon
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Str 8
Dex 12
Con 14
Int 21 (18+1lvl+2headband)
Wis 10
Cha 12
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HP: 5d6+1d4+12
Initiative: +1
Speed: 30ft.
AC: 15 (10+4chainshirt+1dex)

Fort:+5 Ref:+6 Will:+6 [+2 racial bonus vs. enchantment spells and effects]
immune: magic sleep
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BAB/Grapple: +2/+1
Full Atk: +1 rapier (1d6-1)
Atk options: Feint
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Feats: 4
[Character level]
Shadow Weave Magic [PGF]
Insightful Reflexes [CAd]
Spell Focus [Enchantment]
Unsettling Enchantment [CM]

[Beguiler bonus]
Silent spell
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Skills: 46sp

Bluff 9
Concentration 9
Diplomacy 4+2
Gather Info 4+2
Knowledge (arcana) 1
Knowledge (local) 8
Move Silently 8
Search 8+1
Sense Motive 4
Spellcraft 1
Tumble 4
UMD 8
Sleight of Hand 6
Intimidate 4

Skill tricks:
Conceal Spellcasting
Collector of Stories
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Spells/day:
0 - 6
1 - 8
2 - 6
3 - 4
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SQ and Racial traits:

[Half-drow]
Low-light vision
Darkvision 60ft.
Drow blood

[Beguiler]
Armored mage (Ex)
Trapfinding
Cloaked casting (+1 DC) (Ex)
Surprise casting (Ex)
Advanced learning: (Ex)

[Mindbender]
Telepathy (Su)

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Equipment:
Heward's Handy Haversack (DMG) 2k gp 5lb
Headband of Intellect +2 (DMG) 4k gp -
Panic Button (Escaping) (CS) 750 gp -
Mithral Chain Shirt 1,1k gp 13lb
Drow House Insignia (Shield) (RoF) 360 gp 1lb
Hand crossbow 100 gp 2lb*
20 bolts 2gp 2lb*
Hand crossbow blade (CS) 4 gp 1/2lb*
Rapier 20 gp 2lb
Kammarth drug (LoD) 80 gp -*
Longspoon Masterwork Theives' Tools (CAd) 150 gp 1lb*
Hand of the Mage (DMG) 900 gp 2lb*
Lesser Rod of Metamagic Extend (DMG) 3k gp -
Caltrops x2 2 gp 4lb*
Spell component pouch 5 gp 2lb
Drow poison (RoF) x3 225 gp -*
+302 gp*

* - stored in Haversack

light: 26lb. medium:27-53. heavy:54-80

 

[Animal]

what, is it so good? or so bad?

 

[Kat']

If you're using point-buy, I'd say lower Cha and increase Dex, that way you won't need to worry about Insightful Reflexes. Reflex save is considered the least important of all; grab a Cloak of Resistance later on and you'll be fine.

Know: Arcana and Spellcraft are important skills. Max them. I'd leave Sleight of hand and Gather Info to the party's rogue or bard. And Know: Local isn't that important. Handy, sure, but no priority.

 

[Haffrung Helleyes]

conceal spellcasting

I think that he's maxing out sleight of hand for his conceal spellcasting skill trick. Doesn't that one rely on a sleight of hand check?

Ken

 

[Animal]

If you're using point-buy, I'd say lower Cha and increase Dex, that way you won't need to worry about Insightful Reflexes. Reflex save is considered the least important of all; grab a Cloak of Resistance later on and you'll be fine.

Know: Arcana and Spellcraft are important skills. Max them. I'd leave Sleight of hand and Gather Info to the party's rogue or bard. And Know: Local isn't that important. Handy, sure, but no priority.

yes, i'm using point buy. and what feat would you recommend me to take instead of insightful reflexes? are other feats ok? i took 4 ranks in gather info and intimidate to qualify for mindbender. do you think spellcraft is really important for a beguiler? what skills on my list are less important?

I think that he's maxing out sleight of hand for his conceal spellcasting skill trick. Doesn't that one rely on a sleight of hand check?

that's right. i thought that conceal spellcasting is a great tool for a subtle enchanter.