I have been trying to build a Shadowcraft Mage/Nightmare Spinner/Dread Witch for a BBEG. Trying to build it with either a wizard or cleric chasis and trying to get into a prc as quickly as possible. Let me know if this works and I am using Heighten spell to qualify early for Prcs and feats.
1st level feats Heighten Spell (flaw) dmm heighten (flaw) Apprentice (human) Southern Magician (1st qualify through heighten spell)
1 C Cleric Spontaneous Domain ACF Trickery/Illusion Domains
2 C Cleric
3 Nightmare Spinner
4 Nightmare Spinner (Spell Focus Illusion)
5 SCM
6 SCM
7 SCM
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Using trickery domain and apprentice, I have Bluff and Hide to my class skills list and I use Apprentice to add Intimidate and Sense Motive so I qualify for the feat pre reqs there. I use DMM heighten to bring a spell to 3rd level and cast it with Southern Magician to be able to hit the spell casting qualifications for Nightmare Spinner first. This is the more iffy part of this using dmm heighten and southern magician.
After hitting 4th level of Nightmare Spinner I can cast Dark Way as 4th level spell which is a shadow illusion cleric spell qualifying me for the adaption of a non gnome going into ShadowCraft Mage.
From there its easy to hit most other prereqs for anything else I would want.
Is this done correctly? Did I miss something obvious? I have a feeling I have as my CO-fu is young. Thanks for any feedback/critiques and potential ways to finish this off.
Edit: Re Read Prereqs of using Southern Magician and realized I needed one more caster level to even use the ability. Pushed Full build back 1 level but hitting 3rd level SCM at 7th still.
