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But in this case the rules about class levels aren't what you want them to be.
Your reading doesn't even make sense with your own example: which classes are you adding to it? Your total "class level", as you put it, would be 18, and half of that is 9. Yet you only Quicken 4th lvl Abjurations.
And ...

So...you're wanting a character that's really powerful within the books you provided? That one's pretty standard actually, not too powerful, not too weak.

Now, I can do one of two things, provide suggestions to make THAT character more powerful or create one myself and post it here for you to use ...

A way to increase my initiative modifier using only these books.

PHB (3.5)
DMG(3.5)
monster manual 1 (3.5)
PHB 2
spell compendium
book of the nine swords
complete arcane
complete adventurer
complete champion
complete divine
complete mage
complete scoundrel
complete warrior

Right now im at 14 ...

Well, but the Planar Shepard allows you to wildshape in outsiders. That's Base Attack = Caster level with three good saves while still being able to pump out Druid spells. I'm thinking about a Planar Shepard Wildshaped in a Titan with Bite of the Werebear, and some Wilding Clasps and he still has ...

Once again: A wizard is way better than a Rogue in melee. Shapechange, Polymorph, Tenser's Transformation, Divine Power via Limited Wish.
You could also make a Gish character: it nets you 16+ BAB, spells as a lvl 17 Wizard, and with the right Prestige Classes, an Anti-Magic Field that doesn't ...

Even if you have a lot of experience with it (AKA the +34), you're still jury-rigging the magical device.

A wizard may use a wand in an exact geometrical pattern articulating words and phrases to allow the wand to activate. A rogue may just be hitting it like an old Nintendo cartridge and leaking ...

@Jezus-

Think of it this way, someone with a very basic knowledge of computers, knowing what they do, what some of the programs do, and how to open folders tries to "mess with the insides of a computer."

The instant he opens up that PC, he's not gonna know what the hell he's looking at. He doesn ...

A wizard simply gets himself the time to cast things. (Hence, Timestop. I never assumed the Wizard precast things, except for things that last hour/lvl, which would mean in this case, 22+ hours, or Contingency. He would probably cast this every morning on himself anyway.)
About the Balor summoning ...

Yes, AMF stops from entering as well. Hence the use of a cohort, or reach from a Shapechange/Gated creature.
Rushing the Wizard will be nigh impossible. First and foremost: he'll be flying and have some nasty quickened battlefield control spells.

ok...i have a question for you...if i cast gate ...

You can still only read one scroll per round. Maybe 2 if one of them is custom scribed with Quicken spell, but I think only Artificers can do that, and those aren't on the list of allowed things. Still, getting a scroll from your belt, backpack, boots, hat, whatever, still is a move action. UMD can ...

I've been playing D&D since the last two years before 3.0 came out. I believe it started in 1998.
I'm mostly "shooting down your plans" to pick up the weak points, so that you know what to change/be careful about. So far, you've shown an excellent grasp of D&D-knowledge and how to use it in ...

this one's easy.

Buy two scrolls. One of Contingency, one of Spell Turning. Buy multiple scrolls of each in case you're likely to fail a UMD check. Or if your DM allows it, have the spells crafted into an item that doesn't require a UMD check (Like a potion or bead or other single use command word ...

What stops that wizard from dispelling Ironguard? What stops him from using it himself? What stops the cohort from using a Wooden weapon? The Wizard could just as well Shapechange in to something that can pound you to dead.
You need actions to caste all those scrolls, which is another turn for the ...

UMD: SRD - Skills Charisma-based (bottom page).

If that's your plan to kill a prepared mage, I hope that your Gamebanshee-name is your real name and not a pseudonym. ;)

Seriously, he's immune to Sneak Attack, because of Greater Fortification on Bracers of Armour. (Can be done, according to Sage ...

Skill Mastery doesn't work that way. It only allows the take 10 on skills that normally have an option, but that option might not always present due to combat or some such. UMD specificly states that you never can take 10. Your DM might rule otherwise, but that's a houserule then.
All it'd take to ...

Is there one? if so can someone direct me to it?

Target might be ethereal, which negates 50% of that damage. You can't take 10 on UMD, unless you're an artificer. It's not your UMD that should be high enough, but that of the followers. Maybe they're all lvl 1 wizards? Even then, they'd have to make spellcraft checks to cast a spell from a scroll ...

If she does things like this, your best bet might be a spellcaster, with the craft Contingency feat (Complete Arcane). That allows you an interrupt, preferably Timestop, and work from there. Also, try to optimise your Initiative. I'll dig for a handy link for just that purpose tomorrow.

with use ...

You might want to describe to others what a "BA" character is, as well as the point buy system. Personally, I don't know what BA is, and as for point buy, it's a lot more complicated than what you described.

Go for a Righteous Might/Divine power 7th level cleric with 3 Levels of Monk and 10 levels ...

heres the rules for the challenge:

1 vs 1
level 20
max hit points
760,000gp
point buy system with a base of 8 in each and you cant "buy" higher than an 18 with 30 points to spend and its point for point (so 9 costs 1, 10 costs 2, 11 costs 3...ETC...)
you can only buy 1 tome...PERIOD
no poison
items ...