Need some help

[Gambill]

I mainly need help with which skills to take and what feats to take. This in only my second character and first Wizard build. Also the highest level I have gotten to so I don't know what is needed for higher level quests.

I am currently a lvl 15 Human Lawful Good Male Wizard (32-point build)

Stats without enhancement bonus
STR - 10
DEX - 10
CON - 14
INT - 21 +4 feat bonus
WIS - 10
CHA - 8


I have currently been investing the following skills:

Main Skills:
Balance
Concentration
Diplomacy
Heal
UMD

with a couple of points going to Haggle, Jump, Repair, Search & Tumble

I have the following Feats:
Empower Spell
Extend Spell
Heighten Spell
Greater Spell Penetration
Improved Mental Toughness
Insightful Reflexes
Toughness
Spell Focus: Necromancy

I know that I have taken some bad skills and feats along the way and I intend to use a heart of wood to correct these issues. I plan on focusing on fire and cold spells since I have heard those are the most effective agains most foes. I could also use some help with which enhancements that are "must have".

Also, does it matter at which level you use tomes at? I intend to get the +2 tome of supreme ability soon and I will hold off if it won't result in much.

Some help will be greatly appreciated and sorry for the long post. If any more info is needed to help let me know.

[Newtons_Apple]

I mainly need help with which skills to take and what feats to take. This in only my second character and first Wizard build. Also the highest level I have gotten to so I don't know what is needed for higher level quests.

I am currently a lvl 15 Human Lawful Good Male Wizard (32-point build)

Stats without enhancement bonus
STR - 10
DEX - 10
CON - 14
INT - 21 +4 feat bonus
WIS - 10
CHA - 8


I have currently been investing the following skills:

Main Skills:
Balance
Concentration
Diplomacy
Heal
UMD

with a couple of points going to Haggle, Jump, Repair, Search & Tumble

I have the following Feats:
Empower Spell
Extend Spell
Heighten Spell
Greater Spell Penetration
Improved Mental Toughness
Insightful Reflexes
Toughness
Spell Focus: Necromancy

I know that I have taken some bad skills and feats along the way and I intend to use a heart of wood to correct these issues. I plan on focusing on fire and cold spells since I have heard those are the most effective agains most foes. I could also use some help with which enhancements that are "must have".

Also, does it matter at which level you use tomes at? I intend to get the +2 tome of supreme ability soon and I will hold off if it won't result in much.

Some help will be greatly appreciated and sorry for the long post. If any more info is needed to help let me know.

I actually don't see a lot wrong with this. Try to get Maximize - guess i'd drop improved mental toughness.

[Montrose]

I mainly need help with which skills to take and what feats to take. This in only my second character and first Wizard build. Also the highest level I have gotten to so I don't know what is needed for higher level quests.

I am currently a lvl 15 Human Lawful Good Male Wizard (32-point build)

Stats without enhancement bonus
STR - 10
DEX - 10
CON - 14
INT - 21 +4 feat bonus
WIS - 10
CHA - 8


I have currently been investing the following skills:

Main Skills:
Balance
Concentration
Diplomacy
Heal
UMD

with a couple of points going to Haggle, Jump, Repair, Search & Tumble

I have the following Feats:
Empower Spell
Extend Spell
Heighten Spell
Greater Spell Penetration
Improved Mental Toughness
Insightful Reflexes
Toughness
Spell Focus: Necromancy

I know that I have taken some bad skills and feats along the way and I intend to use a heart of wood to correct these issues. I plan on focusing on fire and cold spells since I have heard those are the most effective agains most foes. I could also use some help with which enhancements that are "must have".

Also, does it matter at which level you use tomes at? I intend to get the +2 tome of supreme ability soon and I will hold off if it won't result in much.

Some help will be greatly appreciated and sorry for the long post. If any more info is needed to help let me know.

Here's my $0.02 - opinions will vary.

If you plan on keeping insightful reflexes you should drop your dex to 10. Your AC will never be high enough to matter at level 15+ and your reflex save will be based on int, so there is no reason to have a 10 in dex.

Then drop your str to an 8 as well. You will almost never be in melee combat, and unless you are having trouble carrying all your equipment there is no reason to worry about your to-hit and damage.

This will give you 4 points for stats, which is enough to raise your CON to a 16. That will net you a +1 fort save and +1 hp/level, both of which are nice.

I would drop SF:necro and instead take maximize. I'd also pick up quicken when you get your next metamagic feat at level 20. At level 18 I'd take spell penetration.

As far as enhancements go, if you want to focus on fire/ice you should definitely take all the enhancements that boost damage, crit chance, and crit amplitude. Other enhancements I'd recommend are the toughness line, spell pen (at least level 1) and the efficient metamagic line.

[Muldamai]

^^ What he said ^^

And, you get 80 enhancement points to play with, I can only get to Maximize II on my WarForged along with all the other fun stuff to get. Level 15, you should for the most part be able to run around and leave Maximize on all the time. It might seem like a spell point waste, but you rarely have to cast twice.