A question about a support character [Archive] - Wizards Community

A question about a support character [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Pegasos989
06-12-06, 08:53 AM Soo... I am making a character who is going to be a support character, so I am not aiming to maxium damage output or anything like that.

I was thinking about making a bard, but as the group has no rogues (nobody to find traps) I will propably need to take him a level of rogue too.

Should I just take one level of rogue and go with bard for the rest, or take a level or two more rogue for evasion and uncanny dodge?

And how do you think I should put the starting ability scores?
Cha highest, then Int, Dex, Con, Wis, Str lowest?

Oh, and this starts at 4th level, but will propably, unless DM rolls mean crits, go for quite a while after it.

And feats? Any suggestions on what to chose for this guy? Been thinking of craft wondrous items (there is some nice itemsI can think of for a support character) but what else?
JonnySpaz
06-13-06, 12:33 PM If all you want to do is make everybody in the party better, and give them a crap ton of bonuses, cherry pick from a bunch of classes. Marshal, Dragon Shaman, and Bard are all good choices.
However, my personal favorite is Druid/Archivist/Spirit Shaman. Max out your 1st and 2nd level spell slots, and fill them up with Snake's Swiftness and Snake's Swiftness mass. You can have all the +'s you want from the Marshal, Dragon Shaman or Bard, but giving everybody in the party an extra attack every round is priceless.
Fanged Fremont
06-13-06, 12:47 PM I have a radiant servant of pelor with a vow of peace (not the feat, just a RP thing) and a level in heirophant for divine reach. First round, Righteous Wrath of the Faithful. Extra Attack and +3 morale to hit and damage. Next round, Recitation, +2 luck to hit, ac, and saves and +3 for my main char. Seems to work out pretty good since after the 2nd round he's usually off healing everybody.

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Pegasos989 06-12-06, 08:53 AM	Soo... I am making a character who is going to be a support character, so I am not aiming to maxium damage output or anything like that. I was thinking about making a bard, but as the group has no rogues (nobody to find traps) I will propably need to take him a level of rogue too. Should I just take one level of rogue and go with bard for the rest, or take a level or two more rogue for evasion and uncanny dodge? And how do you think I should put the starting ability scores? Cha highest, then Int, Dex, Con, Wis, Str lowest? Oh, and this starts at 4th level, but will propably, unless DM rolls mean crits, go for quite a while after it. And feats? Any suggestions on what to chose for this guy? Been thinking of craft wondrous items (there is some nice itemsI can think of for a support character) but what else?
JonnySpaz 06-13-06, 12:33 PM	If all you want to do is make everybody in the party better, and give them a crap ton of bonuses, cherry pick from a bunch of classes. Marshal, Dragon Shaman, and Bard are all good choices. However, my personal favorite is Druid/Archivist/Spirit Shaman. Max out your 1st and 2nd level spell slots, and fill them up with Snake's Swiftness and Snake's Swiftness mass. You can have all the +'s you want from the Marshal, Dragon Shaman or Bard, but giving everybody in the party an extra attack every round is priceless.
Fanged Fremont 06-13-06, 12:47 PM	I have a radiant servant of pelor with a vow of peace (not the feat, just a RP thing) and a level in heirophant for divine reach. First round, Righteous Wrath of the Faithful. Extra Attack and +3 morale to hit and damage. Next round, Recitation, +2 luck to hit, ac, and saves and +3 for my main char. Seems to work out pretty good since after the 2nd round he's usually off healing everybody.