Best way to get into JPM?

[Zephyros]

We r starting a campaign in two weeks, and am gonna play the elven gishy dude...

So I reeeeeally need your advice.

I am thinking of some alternative ways..

1. 1 Warblade/ 5 Wizard (the classic)
2. Crusader / Battle (or stalwart) Sorcerer?
3. Full caster with martial study feats??


Plz give me a solid build... I need it

Another question I have is if Arcane wrath and Arcane Strike stack.

Thanks in advance.

edit: stats 18 18 14 14 14 16 (damn f*ckin' lucky ).
almost all books allowed

[ZeroNumerous]

I, personally, favor Crusader for JPM gishing.

But if you still want those caster-levels then I suggest stalwart sorcerer for that BAB bump.

[Begle1]

What's JPM?

[Jack Mann]

Jade Phoenix Mage, a gish prestige class from Tome of Battle.

The capstone ability allows you to explode one a week.

[Tokiko Mima]

Jade Phoenix Mage, a PrC from the Tome of Battle: Book of Nine Swords, I suspect.

Edit: Simu'ed! Great minds think alike, though.

[brian c]

It depends what you want your character to do after you have levels in JPM- do you want to be a spellcaster with melee effectiveness if needed, or are you going to be fighting more often?

I'm DMing a Tome of Battle campaign right now, and I'm going to have an NPC Jade Phoenix Mage, going in as a straight Battle Sorcerer (picking up maneuvers with Martial Study). You get more caster levels at the expense of some metamagic feats, but caster level is generally more important.

[Krimm_Blackleaf]

Usually, when I'm making JPM's, if I want them to bring the pain to their enemies, I use warblade/wizards. If I want a decent tank I use crusader/sorcerers or wizards. An epic character I made recently was a Wizard/Crusader/Abjurant Champion/Jade Phoenix Mage who seems an effective tank, actually.

In a campaign I have been DMing there is a Swordsage/Warmage/Ebon Phoenix mage(evil variant for the Jade's good). He's rather good at dishing out damage when he needs to.

[Fax Celestis]

I hear good things about Duskblade 5/Warblade 1/JPM X.

[Zephyros]

Duskblade huh?

That would be like a heavy spell-slot consuming monster (use spell with wrath and channel another in your blade? rofl... and then discharge it with a strike??? DM with headache )