Various Wizard advancements?

[Kobold-Bard]

As a group of BBEG's in my D&D 3.5 campaign I want a group of eight mages, each one with a different specialisation.

While I know I could just specialise them and pick different feats I was specifically looking for some prestige classes to focus their abilities. Example: Wizard/Cleric/True Necromancer for my Necromancy specialist, but if a better option exists please post it.

Also if you feel the urge then they don't have to start as a wizard eg. warmage for the evoker.

If you can then please make them 20 level advancement lines and I'll just power them down as and when my guys get to them.

Thanks in advance.

[Adumbration]

The Master Specialist prestige class from Complete Mage might be appropriate.

[JaxGaret]

Just some thoughts off the top of my head:

Abjuration - Initiate of the Sevenfold Veil, Abjurant Champion
Conjuration - Wayfarer Guide, Malconvoker
Divination - Loremaster, Divine Oracle
Enchantment - Harbinger/Sublime Chord/Mindbender
Evocation - Warmage, War Wizard of Cormyr
Illusion - Beguiler, Shadowcraft Mage
Necromancy - Dread Necromancer, Death Master
Transmutation - Child of Night, Master Transmogrifist

Master Specialist for all of them.

[Weiser_Cain]

Toned down versions of the Red Wizards of Thay?

[The Glyphstone]

Toned down versions of the Red Wizards of Thay?

toned down? There must be a more powerful version of the PrC in the FRCS or something, because the one in the DMG is trash.The only broken part is Circle Magic.

[Weiser_Cain]

I was referring to the Zulkirs in particular and circle magic is core to the power of Red Wizards, that and super specialization And specialization is what he's asking for not class criticisms.

[Edea]

toned down? There must be a more powerful version of the PrC in the FRCS or something, because the one in the DMG is trash.The only broken part is Circle Magic.

The original 3.0 Red Wizards got -ridiculous- Save DC adjustments to spells from their specialty school, to the point where saving against their spells was nigh impossible.

At OP: I remember doing this with the Circle of Nine from the Legacy of Kain series, neat idea. Master Specialist is probably your best bet as far as prestige classes are concerned.

[AstralFire]

You want Dread Necromancer. True Necromancer is mediocrity city.

[Kobold-Bard]

Master Specialist looks very promising, and I may look into some of those suggested by Jaxgaret.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

[sonofzeal]

Hmm.....

Focussed Specialist Wizard 5 / Red Wizard of They 5 / Master Specialist 10 = ???

[mostlyharmful]

Hmm.....

Focussed Specialist Wizard 5 / Red Wizard of They 5 / Master Specialist 10 = ???

Probly more like Wiz3/MS10/Red7. So long as you don't get to greater circles it's mostly ok-ish in a campaign so long as you don't have caster minions able to contribute above 3rd level spells for your pool.

[Kaiyanwang]

UA adds options to specialize further the wizards: you gain features linked to your specialization renouncing to the familiar, bonus feat and so on.

If they WORTH, is up to you. PHII has similar alternative class features, as familiar substitution.

Anyway, Master Specialist is a MUST, IMHO.