sorcerer vs beguiler vs rogue

[Jack_Simth]

If I may:

Sorcerers can be the best at buffing and party support, particularly when backed up by War Weaver. Everyone's got craptons of buffs. Repeatable for an insane number of times, since you're a sorcerer and not a wizard. War Weaver lets you drop a NUMBER of buffs on the whole PARTY as a single move action. Choose the right ones, and dayum. This gets even better when you get to pick up things like Arcane Disciple to pick up the few buffs clerics get that Sorcerer's don't get access to.

When you cast a spell from the wand, you're the caster. That Wizard with a wand of Bull's Strength? Yeah, he can cast it into his Weave. Fifty times, before he needs a new wand.

Also - this is a tangent, but the Sorcerer has a different wording in the spellcasting entry than any other class; exactly as the text is written, the Sorcerer is not limited to the Sor/Wiz spell list.

Rogues are skillmonkeys and situational damage output. With the right build, they can compete with even a FB build as far as raw damage output, as long as your opponent isn't immune to precision-based damage. Paired with something that gives them a LOT of attacks (Master Thrower's Palm Shot, for example), and they can be pretty sick.

Dual-wield Effect spells that make them touch attacks. One of my favorites for this is the Druid's Produce Flame. Seven touch attacks/round, at range, at 20th. Plus one, if you're Hasted by either boots or a friendly caster. Pure Core, too. Tends to one-round most things, provided you cast the two Produce Flame spells before the battle starts (and the duration is enough that you can usually get away with that).

Beguilers are skillmonkeys and lockdown magic. They don't get sneak attack, they don't generally need it. They can shut down hordes of opponents, and some scarily nasty ones too. Immunity to mind-affecting is their bane, just like immunity to precision-based damage is the Rogue's. For Ultra-Cheeze and uber late-game power for drastically reduced short-term power, go with Rainbow Servant to get all cleric spells added to your list.

Drastically reduced Long-term power, too - depending on whether or not your DM buys the "text trumps table" that's at the front of the errata. The table for the Rainbow Servant says it loses four caster levels. The text for the Rainbow Servants Spells Known/Spells per day says you get an increase in spells known and spells per day at "every" level.