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Swordmage?

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Me and a few friends are going to play D&D soon (3.5). My DM says I can play any thing as long as its from one of the books. Basically I'm looking for a 3.5 swordmage if there is any expansion book with any thing like this as a class I'd really like to know where to look. or if some one could point me in the right direction.

any thing similar will work too Eg. a battle mage or like the red mage from final fantasy.
any help would be greatly appreciated.
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If online enhancements from the official WotC website count as "from the books", nothing beats the "ultimate" gish build in my view:

Wizard 6/[url='http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/prc/20070327']Swiftblade 9[/url]/Abjurant Champion 5. It ends up with 18 BAB, 9th lvl wizard spells, ridiculous AC, quasi permanent: 50% misschance not subject to Trueseeing for physical attacks and targeted spells, freedom of movement, and, as delicious capstone: an extra standard action.

For a more Redmage build, there's the Warmage 10/Rainbow Servant 10: You end up with 9th lvl offensive wizard spells and 9th lvl Cleric Spells.

If you want to keep things simple and less technical (and the more short-sighted players from accusing you of "powergaming", as if that's bad), there's the Duskblade 20: full BAB, armoured, channels spells into melee attacks. Not as versatile as the above two.

Let me know which of these intrests you.
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Uhm I'd be the most interested in the first. It looks the most like what I'd want to play.

But I think my DM would be the most okay with the last one I'm not very experienced with D&D also so what ever one would help some one like that would probably be the best. for some one relatively new to the game
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If you're new to the game, I recommend Duskblade. The others require you to know and understand, as a player, a plethora of spells, and they tap from a lot of different sources. Dictom Mortuum, a prime handbook writer, has a very good beginner's guide to the [url='http://dictummortuum.blogspot.be/2011/08/duskblade-handbook.html']Duskblade[/url].
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Thanks so much for all the help.
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I read earlier your DM said "No" to the Duskblade. Why? It's absolutely not too powerful, on the contrary. But glad I could help you.
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