The Pale Crafter

[Jiirix]

This is a build I'll going to play as my main crafter. I haven't started crafting yet and decided to make a toon with the marks of making for the +10 bonus to crafting. First I was toying around with fighter builds because of the many bonus feats they get. But I ended up with a wizard because those can use the marks a little bit more when assigned to a WF tank. (I wish the mark of making was available for warforged.) And I hope to TR into an artificer once they are unlockable by favour in U12 and the past life of a wizard aids them better then the fighter one.
Your thoughts?

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Level 20 True Neutral Human Male
(20 Wizard) 
Hit Points: 252
Spell Points: 1634 
BAB: 10\10\15\20
Fortitude: 10
Reflex: 5
Will: 11

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             14                    14
Dexterity             8                     8
Constitution         16                    19
Intelligence         18                    31
Wisdom                8                     8
Charisma              8                     8

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 3
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7

                 Feat/Enhancement
                  Modified Skills
Skills             (Level 20)
Balance                 10
Concentration           27
Diplomacy               10
Haggle                  10
Hide                    10
Jump                    13
Move Silently           10
Repair                  13
Search                  11
Spot                    10
Use Magic Device        10

Level 1 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Extend Spell
Feat: (Human Bonus) Least Dragonmark of Making
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Level 3 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell
Level 5 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Spell Focus: Necromancy
Level 6 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Lesser Dragonmark of Making
Level 9 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Dragonmark of Making
Level 10 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Empower Spell
Level 12 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Spell Focus: Necromancy
Level 15 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Quicken Spell
Feat: (Selected) Spell Penetration
Level 18 (Wizard)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Spell Penetration
Level 20 (Wizard)
Feat: (Wizard Bonus) Heighten Spell

Enhancement: Wizard Master of Magic
Enhancement: Extra Dragonmark Use I
Enhancement: Human Adaptability Intelligence I
Enhancement: Human Greater Adaptability Constitution I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III
Enhancement: Corrosive Spellcasting I
Enhancement: Glacial Spellcasting I
Enhancement: Charged Spellcasting I
Enhancement: Combustive Spellcasting I
Enhancement: Kinetic Spellcasting I
Enhancement: Deadly Acid I
Enhancement: Deadly Ice I
Enhancement: Deadly Shocks I
Enhancement: Deadly Flame I
Enhancement: Deadly Kinetics I
Enhancement: Acid Manipulation II
Enhancement: Frost Manipulation II
Enhancement: Storm Manipulation II
Enhancement: Flame Manipulation I
Enhancement: Force Manipulation I
Enhancement: Repair Manipulation I
Enhancement: Wizard Spell Penetration III
Enhancement: Wizard Energy of the Scholar IV
Enhancement: Wizard Intelligence III
Enhancement: Wizard Wand and Scroll Mastery I
Enhancement: Shroud of the Lich
Enhancement: Wizard Pale Master III
Enhancement: Shroud of the Vampire

[Luckness]

I started a reply but then I read that you planned to TR into artificer. Looks good. I think the choice of class for a first life before artificer will mostly depend on what you enjoy playing. Wizard is a good past life for artificer anyway. I hope you have fun with it.

I think I'd rather just use a single +1 intelligence tome on this character. Possibly another +1 constitution. A cheap way to get more Int/Con alongside human adaptability.

[Jiirix]

I started a reply but then I read that you planned to TR into artificer. Looks good. I think the choice of class for a first life before artificer will mostly depend on what you enjoy playing. Wizard is a good past life for artificer anyway. I hope you have fun with it.

I think I'd rather just use a single +1 intelligence tome on this character. Possibly another +1 constitution. A cheap way to get more Int/Con alongside human adaptability.

Luckyly I have enough tomes on my mules, I will use what ever brings me to an even score. The other past life feats that would be good for an arti are ranger for the crossbow damage and perhaps rogue for some SA damage. But I cant think of a rogue or ranger build with 3 square feats for the marks of making.