Wilderness Encarnate (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

Introduction

This optimization uses what is considered SRD here. This makes for a nice flavored or themed character with lenient requirements in most areas.

References

Core Rulebooks and Expanded Psionics.

Game Rule Components

Spells, Powers, Soulmelds, Stances, etc...

Knowledge (Arcana), Knowledge (Religion) and Knowledge (Psionics) are really the main focus of part of this build. The rest is open to flexibility.

Items

No items necessary.

Progression

Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments): The following scores are a recommended baseline or minimum to go for. Str: Any, Dex: 10+, Con: 10+, Wis: 14+, Int: 17+, Cha: 12+

Race (Templates): Human

Starting Racial Traits: Bonus Feat and an additional point alotment to class skills, x4 at 1st character level.

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Feats	Class Features	Special
			Fort	Ref	Will
1st	Druid 1	+0	+2	+0	+2	Recommended: Spell Focus: Conjuration and Augment Summoning	Animal Companion, Nature Sense, Wild Empathy	Talk to your DM about allowing the 3 Knowledge skills to be class skills for your character. If not then take them as cross class skills as part of the selection. Also ask if your character can possess some sort of large toad as its Animal Companion, that is, if you decide to go with Toad for Wizard levels. Otherwise go nuts with what you want. The Feats grant a boost in stats to 'Summon Nature's Ally'.
2nd	Druid 2	+1	+3	+0	+3		Woodland Stride	Make sure to keep maxing ranks in the knowledge skills until level 6.
3rd	Druid 3	+2	+3	+1	+3	Recommended: Toughness	Trackless Step	Toughness grants a nice bit of boost as from here on the HP cap per level gets lower.
4th	Druid 3, Wizard 1	+2	+3	+1	+5		Scribe Scroll, Summon Familiar	Specialize as a Conjurer and it is STRONGLY recommended to take Toad. Especially if the DM allows a giant toad and allows both as an Animal Companion and Wizard's Familiar for said toad. Put the +1 into whatever is most important. The scores written above is a guideline to what the minimum is. It would be wise to at least meet that minimum.
5th	Druid 3, Wizard 2	+3	+3	+1	+6
6th	Druid 3, Wizard 3	+3	+4	+2	+6	Recommended: Spell Mastery (Pick a few spells) or Endurance		If you have kept up with ranks with the 3 knowledge class skills, you should meet the prerequesites for Mystic Theurge and have most all for Cerebremancer.
7th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 1	+3	+4	+2	+8		Wild Surge +1, Psychic Enervation	This and 2 more levels. Make sure you have at least 6 ranks in the 3 knowledge skills.
8th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 2	+4	+4	+2	+9		Elude Touch	+1 to whatever ability score you feel needs it most.
9th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3	+5	+6	+3	+9	Diehard (If you picked endurance) or Psionic Body	Wild Surge +2	Diehard is nice in that you can still act even when at 0 or negative HP. BE WARNED: -10 is still death.
10th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 1	+5	+6	+3	+11		+1 effective level to Wizard and Druid	Now we focus on prestige classes.
11th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 1, Cerebremancer 1	+5	+6	+3	+13		+1 effective level to Wilder and Wizard
12th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 2, Cerebremancer 1	+6/+1	+6	+3	+14	Any feats from this point onward, pick whatever you like	+1 effective level to Druid and Wizard	+1 to any ability score
13th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 2, Cerebremancer 2	+7/+2	+6	+3	+15		+1 effective level to Wilder and Wizard
14th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 3, Cerebremancer 2	+7/+2	+7	+4	+15		+1 effective level to Druid and Wizard
15th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 3, Cerebremancer 3	+7/+2	+8	+5	+15		+1 effective level to Wilder and Wizard
16th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 4, Cerebremancer 3	+8/+3	+8	+5	+16		+1 effective level to Druid and Wizard	+1 to any ability score
17th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 4, Cerebremancer 4	+9/+4	+8	+5	+17		+1 effective level to Wilder and Wizard
18th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 5, Cerebremancer 4	+9/+4	+8	+5	+17		+1 effective level to Druid and Wizard
19th	Druid 3, Wizard 3, Wilder 3, Mystic Theurge 5, Cerebremancer 5	+9/+4	+8	+5	+17		+1 effective level to Wilder and Wizard	From here feel free to pick whatever for 20th level

Highlights

Effective caster levels total to Wizard 13, Wilder 8, Druid 8 by the end of the build. Another level in either prestige class boosts Wizard and the respective base class by 1 more if so desired. Fort and Will saves outpace a Wizard and Wilder of equivalent level. Will again outpaces Druid. Another nice plus is that the character class has an advantage in versatility. In particular, given the recommended action given of the Animal Companion/Wizard's Familiar junction, it may very well be possible for the toad to be a combat pet. If HP is not as great a concern, there is also other possible interesting routes. For example: Choosing a Cat for the Wizard's familiar and at 10th character level asking the DM if the cat can be transformed into a cheetah in some way (If the DM will be lenient enough to treat the combined levels of Mystic Theurge and Druid as effective level of the Druid in this aspect as well).

Munchkin-Size Me

Anything to improve on aspects of the build.

I'd replace Mystic Theurge with Arcane Hierophant from Races of the Wild. It allows you to use your animal companion as a familiar, and stacks with both wizard and druid levels for familiar/companion buffs.

Side Notes

This build is not meant to maximize on some aspect. The 3 classes can effectively be swapped out with any Arcane, Divine, and Psionic class. So long as you meet the pre-requisites of Arcane/Divine Spellcaster Level 2nd and Manifester Level 2nd along with 6 ranks in the appropriated knowledge skills. With this specific build, Human can be swapped out for any race with a starting racial adjustment score of +1 if you want to fill that 20th level with something. However, this would mean adjusting feats taken too.

Limitations

Nothing overly useful in Fort and Reflex saves. Reflex is the Achiles heel of the build (Pun intended). The Animal Companion/Wizard's Familiar junction is to DMs Discretion. Not all DMs will allow psionic classes.

DM Counters

The quickest way is to not allow a psionic class. Antimagic, Antipsionic, and Reflex reliant situations. All 3 and the individual pursuing this build is done.

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