Brute-style cohort suggestions [Archive] - Wizards Community

Brute-style cohort suggestions [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Serrin
10-06-05, 04:29 PM So, here's the story. I'm playing a fleshwarper which, due to house rules, is CL 7 . Other than that, I'm mostly wizard-y. So my party is me, a ranger, and a cleric. Skill monkeys are lacking in large part because the DM favors a kicking down the door and shooting everything that moves type of campaign, and traps and locks would get in the way of that. To this end, I'd like to gain a cohort really good at kicking down doors and bashing faces using grafts to make a good basher even better. A familiar would work too. I just figure that cohorts level up better than familiars.

So, any thoughts on what it ought to be? I just got Savage Species and have been toying around with some possible bustedness. F'rinstance, feral (template) half-dragon (template) half-ogre (race). He'd be a level 1 fighter with retarded amounts of strength and a breath weapon. And an eye of flame. And some extra limbs. Wings, too. That's legal, right?

So that's one idea for a bruiser. What's everyone else think? Cohort's ECL should be somewhere around 5-7. Doesn't matter if they're monster levels, templates, or class levels. Just straight ECL, and ability to murder things good.
ck2001wendt
10-06-05, 04:38 PM My suggestion: Don't.

Cohorts with LA (and no-LA buyoff) are asking to die. Bruiser cohorts are asking to die, as they will be behind the rest of the party in Saves, HP, BAB, and damage output (worse equip, which a bruiser needs).

If you want someone who can stand toe to toe in Melee, your best bet might be a Cleric build with Persistant Righteous Might.
dog45
10-06-05, 09:28 PM Half-Minotaur Mineral Warrior Goliath
Barbarian/Fighter/Frenzied Berzerker

Half-Minotaur is from Dragon 313
Mineral Warrior is the the FR Underdark book
Goliath is in Races of Stone

Forget the exact numbers, but when you rage, STR and CON will be in the mid to high 30's. Take advantage of that CON with a Hammer of Earth (Magic of Rokugan - 9000gp) that adds your CON mod to damage.

Power Attack/Leap Attack after you take a few levels in barbarian/fighter, then make sure you have complete mental domination over your cohort when he takes his zerker levels. Nothin fancy, just wind him up and point him at the door.

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Serrin 10-06-05, 04:29 PM	So, here's the story. I'm playing a fleshwarper which, due to house rules, is CL 7 . Other than that, I'm mostly wizard-y. So my party is me, a ranger, and a cleric. Skill monkeys are lacking in large part because the DM favors a kicking down the door and shooting everything that moves type of campaign, and traps and locks would get in the way of that. To this end, I'd like to gain a cohort really good at kicking down doors and bashing faces using grafts to make a good basher even better. A familiar would work too. I just figure that cohorts level up better than familiars. So, any thoughts on what it ought to be? I just got Savage Species and have been toying around with some possible bustedness. F'rinstance, feral (template) half-dragon (template) half-ogre (race). He'd be a level 1 fighter with retarded amounts of strength and a breath weapon. And an eye of flame. And some extra limbs. Wings, too. That's legal, right? So that's one idea for a bruiser. What's everyone else think? Cohort's ECL should be somewhere around 5-7. Doesn't matter if they're monster levels, templates, or class levels. Just straight ECL, and ability to murder things good.
ck2001wendt 10-06-05, 04:38 PM	My suggestion: Don't. Cohorts with LA (and no-LA buyoff) are asking to die. Bruiser cohorts are asking to die, as they will be behind the rest of the party in Saves, HP, BAB, and damage output (worse equip, which a bruiser needs). If you want someone who can stand toe to toe in Melee, your best bet might be a Cleric build with Persistant Righteous Might.
dog45 10-06-05, 09:28 PM	Half-Minotaur Mineral Warrior Goliath Barbarian/Fighter/Frenzied Berzerker Half-Minotaur is from Dragon 313 Mineral Warrior is the the FR Underdark book Goliath is in Races of Stone Forget the exact numbers, but when you rage, STR and CON will be in the mid to high 30's. Take advantage of that CON with a Hammer of Earth (Magic of Rokugan - 9000gp) that adds your CON mod to damage. Power Attack/Leap Attack after you take a few levels in barbarian/fighter, then make sure you have complete mental domination over your cohort when he takes his zerker levels. Nothin fancy, just wind him up and point him at the door.