Feat Advice for a Changeling Rogue / Beguiler

[Chester]

Hello,

I'm seeking feedback on my feat selection for a character I'm about to start at level 3, a Changeling Rogue 1 / Beguiler 2.

After playing a Warforged tank that just bashes things, I'm going with a more social character; a lover, not a fighter.

I'm not taking flaws. I'm less interested in power and more interested in enjoying the role playing aspect. I cheesed the flaws last time, so I'm looking for a different experience this time.

That said, I still want to take the feats that work best with the character concept.

I have chosen Quick Change for level 1, and Mastery of Twisted Shadow for level 3. But I'm not convinced. Quick Change (coupled with a shiftweave outfit) gives me the ability to blend in, to make quick escapes when things go wrong, etc. Mastery of Twisted Shadow helps keep me alive in combat situations.

However, I can also make the case for the Spell Focus: Enchantment (1) and Unsettling Enchantment (3) combo. This helps me with the social aspect of the character as well as battlefield support.

Any experience and insight is welcome. Your thoughts?

[The Viscount]

Quick Change is an excellent feat for changelings, because it means you can do something like duck around a corner to change in a single turn.

Mastery of Twisted Shadow is a wonderful feat for a beguiler because it gives you the opportunity to hide and thus make use of cloaked casting.

Spell focus Enchantment is a fine feat, but that's a +1 to the DC of some of your spells. Being able to use mastery of twisted shadow to hide and activate cloaked casting means +1 to the DC of all of your spell, so that should take priority. I'll also mention that even at this level, immunity to some enchantment with protection from x exists, so you're best off investing in something broader.

Unsettling Enchantment is not a very good feat. -2 to AC and attacks is a fairly small penalty, and as a Beguiler you shouldn't care much about either of those. If you're into boosting spell DCs as a focus, Shadow Weave Magic is +1 DCs of enchantment and illusion, and gives you +1 on rolling against SR. It gives you that much because it technically penalizes trans and evoc (except [darkness]) but you have very few of those to penalize.

[ZamielVanWeber]

Unsettling Enchantment is pretty good early on but loses its luster, especially as you are fighting the battle with mind-affecting immunity. At your level I would not recommend it.

Shadow Weave Magic is great as long as you do not make magic items.