1: Right, I'll do that. Tanglefoot bags...
2: I thought so.
3: Hmm... I'll look into those.
4: Right, straight Beguiler, taking a level of Mindbender along the way.
5: Yep, I rolled them (ouch). I'll look into swapping Str with Wis... although, roleplaying-wise, it would make sense for him to have a good Wis, since that is related to being sensible, planning ahead, etc. - all traits I imagine for this character.

Thanks for the excellent advice, I'll look into it further soon.