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JCP 05-29-06, 02:32 AM	What's the best way to get the most damage out of a 2 handed fighter? I want to wield a greatsword or other two handed weapon and get the most melee damage. What build? What feats? What classes?
EldonG 05-29-06, 02:58 AM	Greatsword is fine...if you go Goliath or Half-giant, it can be a large greatsword...ultimately, nobody lays the 2-h smack-down like a Frenzied Berserker, but watch the will save! Power Attack, gigantic Str, and a full BAB should be obvious...not doing heavy optimization here, but Goliath Bbn9/FrB10 would be pretty sick.
Dark_W1zarD 05-29-06, 04:07 AM	i prefer TWF.... what do you think about Swashbunker3/fighter2/dervish5/champion of corellon2/dervish5/tempest3 two scimitar,dex and int at damage....really good :)
PhoenixInferno 05-29-06, 04:50 AM	i prefer TWF.... what do you think about Swashbunker3/fighter2/dervish5/champion of corellon2/dervish5/tempest3 two scimitar,dex and int at damage....really good :)What part of "2 handed Fighter Damage" didn't compute for you? Your build is fairly weak anyway, relying almost exclusively on precision damage that won't work vs roughly one-third to one-half of the opponents you could face. As for getting more damage out of a two-hander, crank up the STR and consider using a Bastard Sword or Dwarven Waraxe for Exotic Weapon Master's Uncanny Blow - 2x STR instead of 1.5x. Shock Trooper (Complete Warrior) should let you dump your AC for Power Attack return.
Saion2014 05-29-06, 09:56 AM	And while we're on the subject of the Complete series, Leap Attack (Complete Adventurer) is absolutely beautiful for non-mounted (and even mounted, if your DM buys it) characters, and Combat Brute's Momentum Swing feature (Complete Warrior) is pretty sweet for the second attack. As far as classes go, I'd aim for the Frenzied Berserker, as has already been suggested, and some levels of Ronin, if you can swing it, to get the Banzai Charge ability. Anyone else would be able to hit you very easily, but the poor sap that you hit ain't getting up.
Caelic 05-29-06, 10:03 AM	Speaking of the Frenzied Berzerker's Will save, don't forget to make room for the Steadfast Determination feat from the PHB2--using your Constitution instead of your Wisdom for Will saves will help most fighter builds a lot.
JCP 05-30-06, 10:10 PM	Ok so I need to pick up the PHBII. So Con Mod feat, Iron Will feat maybe--any other way to bump up the will save? I otherwise love the Barb/Frenzied Zerker, probably with some fighter thrown in there--but I'm concerned about attacking my Party while in a Frenzy and becoming annoying for them. Alternatively, I was thinking Samurai 1/Fighter 4/Kensai 10/Exotic Weapon Master1. This is a variant of a build I saw elsewhere on these forums. Essentially Samurai and EWM get me proficiency and uncanny blow with a Bastard Sword that I will wield 2 handed. While only 1d10 as opposed to the 2d6 of a greatsword, uncanny blow lets me double my str bonus on damage, and with focus and specialization plus a decent BAB and imbued weapon, I'm thinking this will do decent damage as well. Thoughts?
Pallin Rahl 05-31-06, 12:22 PM	Power Attack (w/ 2h weapon) + Leap Attack = :love: (+ Shock Trooper = :dancin: ) :D