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breyd 02-15-07, 07:45 AM	hi there, I'm looking for some help to find a way to advance my character. Since I tend to design characters based on a background story, more than stat effectiveness, a lot of my characters tend to get hopelessly broken by the time they reach lvl 5+, so I figure it's time to talk to the experts. This is what the character has so far: Human CG lvl 1/1 Favored soul of Kord/Barbarian str 14 dex 14 con 12 int 10 wis 12 cha 14 feats: endurance, die-hard the role of the character tends to be the party reserve since she can do decent combat, has some healing in the pocket and doesn't do too bad in the diplomacy-game. at this point I personally see the following options but they are not set in stone (and featwise with the dawn of LGCS Y597 I've totally no clue where to take her next (with the exception of iron will for holy avenger in option 2) option 1: lvl1 favored soul (endurance, diehard) lvl2 barbarian lvl3 barbarian lvl4 barbarian lvl5 favored soul lvl6 favored soul lvl7 favored soul lvl8 favored soul lvl9 favored soul lvl10 divine crusader lvl11 divine crusader lvl12 divine crusader lvl13 divine crusader lvl14 divine crusader lvl15 divine crusader option 2: lvl1 Favored Soul (endurance, diehard) lvl2 Barbarian lvl3 Favored Soul (iron will) lvl4 Favored Soul lvl5 Favored Soul lvl6 Barbarian lvl7 Holy Liberator lvl8 Holy Liberator lvl9 Holy Liberator lvl10 Holy Liberator lvl11 Holy Liberator lvl12 Holy Liberator lvl13 Holy Liberator lvl14 Holy Liberator lvl15 Holy Liberator so, if anybody has any suggestions or nifty combinations to expand or improve on this character? -B
Sieylianna 02-15-07, 07:55 AM	I'd start with the Barbarian level for hit points and skill points. Ed
breyd 02-15-07, 07:59 AM	well, that's the thing, the character already has ARs under her belt and started out as favored soul. I'm looking for a way to 'make the most of it' so to say :) -B
Jay_Ibero_911 02-15-07, 08:27 AM	Where's this "Holy Avenger" class? Do you mean Holy Liberator?
breyd 02-15-07, 08:32 AM	Where's this "Holy Avenger" class? Do you mean Holy Liberator? yup. what you get for doing 4 things at the same time :) I edited it in the original post.
UMiskatonic 02-15-07, 10:27 AM	Well, here goes... 1) Retrain your feats, there are MUCH better options out there. 2) If you are going to be a barbarian who casts buff spells, then you don't need high spell DCs. That said, you'll want to be able to cast high level spells. You'll unfortunately need more wisdom. That makes an amulet of CON unlikely. That's too bad. On the whole, I think you would be better off with an INT of 8, and a DEX of 10, and more Str and Con. 3) You can make up for poor stats with the right choices of spells. Take things like Divine Favor, Bull Strength, Divine Power as soon as you can. 4) The barbarian of Kord is the diplomat? Huh? 5) Take extra rage. That way, you'll need fewer barbarian levels. Get into a prestige class as soon as possible. 6) Take power attack, prefereably as a 1st level feat. 7) Use a two handed weapon, so you can cast and power attack at maximum effectiveness. Greatsword is Kord's weapon, isn't it?