Several questions about designing an elven wizard

[comareddin]

In a new campaign we are about to start I am going to play a sun elven wizard. By the end of the campaign which has a high tendency to go epic, I am thinking of having a Wizard5/Incantatrix10/Archmage5. He might specialize in a school I haven't decided yet. So my questions are:

Would this character be effective in a party composing of two other arcane casters?

Do you have any other suggestions of prestige classes that are good for a mage?

What would you suggest that I specialize in and what schools should I choose as forbidden? (If I specialize, necromancy will definitely be a forbidden school.)

Is the new spellcasting prodigy worth it as a feat? (BTW his INT will be 20 after applying the racial bonus)

What feat suggestions would you have for a third level wizard and what else in the coming levels?

What are some must have items for a wizard at certain levels, items that he can afford to pay for?

What spell scrolls would he go after, mainly spells that are not included in the PHB as I am not really familiar with many spells outside PHB?

Please make all your suggestions from WotC products only because our DM has a strict rule about that.

Com

 

[mikebr99]

In a new campaign we are about to start I am going to play a sun elven wizard. By the end of the campaign which has a high tendency to go epic, I am thinking of having a Wizard5/Incantatrix10/Archmage5. He might specialize in a school I haven't decided yet. So my questions are:

Would this character be effective in a party composing of two other arcane casters?

Very effective.

Do you have any other suggestions of prestige classes that are good for a mage?

I think you have enough there...

What would you suggest that I specialize in and what schools should I choose as forbidden? (If I specialize, necromancy will definitely be a forbidden school.)

No specialization... the Incantatrix will already be reducing you by one school as it is.

Is the new spellcasting prodigy worth it as a feat? (BTW his INT will be 20 after applying the racial bonus)

What feat suggestions would you have for a third level wizard and what else in the coming levels?

I would suggest being from Silverymoon, and taking the regional feat Mind over Body... and then all the meta feats you can handle.


Mike

 

[DarkMaster]

Get Elven Racial sub level from the Races of the wild instead of a specialisation.

 

[Tarangil]

If your campaign is going to go epic and there's already spellcasters in your crew why not use some levels as a planeshifter from the manual of the planes. Epic stuff can usually go planar so your knowledge & skills would be invaluable for the rest of the party.