Building a wizard

[Phoenix1664]

Ok first off i know there have been a few threads about building a wizard and i have had a look but any help here would be great guys and gals.

Right basicaly we are going to start a new camp soon and i have decided to be a caster as i have not been one before.

So for a race i was looking at Sharakim as wizard is favoured and i like the sound of them but i was thinking of just going human for the feat. Also i have been looking into removing my familiar for the use of Abrupt Jaunt as there will only be a few of us so i can get out of trouble fast.

I dont think i want to specialise as i want to be a summoner and damager. but i dont know what feats and things would go well with it along with prestige classes. as we are going to start about lvl 12 i think.

We can also decide what items and everything we have collected along the way and i have never gon that deep before in character creation. Anyone got a wizard build or know what is really good to do up to a lvl that high?

Ow on the prestige thing i did look at becoming an alienist to make my summons Pseudonatural as they get a large buff.

We are playing 3.5e core.

[nedz]

It might be an idea to re-post this in the 3.5 sub-forum, simply because you will get more responses. You can get the mods to move it instead by reporting your original post and asking them.

[Flickerdart]

So for a race i was looking at Sharakim...Abrupt Jaunt...alienist ...We are playing 3.5e core.
None of those things are core.


i have not been one before ... we are going to start about lvl 12 i think
If you are new to casters, playing a wizard will not pan out well for you. They need a lot of book-keeping, and have many moving parts.


becoming an alienist to make my summons Pseudonatural as they get a large buff
Alienist sucks, since it reduces what creatures you can summon, and Pseudonatural is a weak template (the one in the SRD is not the one you get). Malconvoker is an awesome summoning prestige class, on the other hand.


Abrupt Jaunt...I dont think i want to specialise
Only Conjuration specialist wizards can take Abrupt Jaunt. However, that's fine - conjuration is a great school for both summoning (the summon monster and planar binding lines) and damage (with orb of acid and its elemental friends).

[ExLibrisMortis]

Assuming '3.5 core' means '3.5 first-party' instead - based on PrC preferences - a good wizard summoner might be a (focused) specialist (abrupt jaunt, spontaneous divination) conjurer 5/master specialist 4/thaumaturgist 5/malconvoker 9 (just in that order). Just be sure to pick lesser planar ally as your master specialist bonus spell, and your prerequisites fulfill themselves - you can also lose two wizard levels and use some form of heightening to get a fourth-level bonus spell when you only have third-level slots.