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saidin0111 04-18-07, 01:13 AM	I posted this build on the char op boards, but I don't think it's exactly an optimized build, so I'm putting it here, let me know what you think of it and if you have any ideas to make it better race: Elan, just because I like them, that's not exactly optimized, but I don't think they're too bad either Starting Ability Scores STR 8 DEX 15 CON 10 INT 16 WIS 13 CHA 8 (-2) total levels: Rogue 2/ Psion (Egoist) 6/ Sword Sage 2/ Shadowmind 10 class abilities are enclosed in [ ] 1 - Rogue - [Sneak Attack +1d6, Trapfinding] ----------- Feat: Weapon Finesse 2 - Rogue - [Evasion] 3 - Psion (Egoist) - Feats: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Spiked Chain) ----------------- Practiced Manifester (Psion) --------- Powers: Inertial Armor, Conceal Thoughts, Energy Ray 4 - Psion - Powers: Catfall, Force Screen INT +1 5 - Psion - Powers: Chameleon, Damp Power 6 - Psion - Feat: Extend Power ---------- Powers: Concealing Amorpha, Animal Affinity 7 - Psion - Feat: Expanded Knowledge (Concussion Blast) ---------- Powers: Ectoplasmic Form, Touchsight 8 - Shadowmind - Powers: Body Adjustment, Psionic Darkvision, [Read Thoughts] INT +1 9 - Swordsage - [Quick to Act +1, Discipline Focus (Weapon Focus): Shadow Hand] ---------------- Feat: Adaptive Style ---------------- Maneuvers: Cloak of Deception, Bone Crusher, Death Mark, Sapphire Nightmare Blade, Flashing Sun, Emerald Razor --------------- Stance: Island of Blades 10 - Swordsage - [AC Bonus] ---------------- Maneuver: Strength Draining Strike ---------------- Stance: Assassin's Stance 11 - Shadowmind - [Sneak Attack +2d6] 12 - Shadowmind - Feat: Shadow Blade ------------------ Powers: Metamorphosis, Aura Sight, [Cloud Mind] WIS +1 13 - Shadowmind - Powers: Psionic Dimension Door, Mindwipe 14 - Shadowmind - [Sneak Attack +3d6] 15 - Shadowmind - Feat: Metamorphic Transfer ------------------ Powers: Power Resistance, Psychic Crush 16 - Shadowmind - Powers: Incarnate, Psionic True Seeing DEX +1 17 - Shadowmind - [Sneak Attack +4d6] 18 - Shadowmind - Feat: Staggering Strike ------------------ Power: Inconstant Location, [Mass Cloud Mind] 19 - Shadowmind - [Mind Stab] ------------------ Powers: Stygian Bolt, Aura Alteration 20 - Psion - Power: Eyes of the Basilisk INT +1 Final Ability Scores STR 8 DEX 16 CON 10 INT 19 WIS 14 CHA 6 Max damage output in a single strike is: 2d4 -1(STR) + 3(Shadow Blade) + 6d6(Death Mark) + 4d6(Sneak Attack) + 2d6(Assassin's Stance) and that's from 10 ft. instead of toe to toe avg.: 5 + 2 + 21 + 14 + 7 = 49, of course that's minus animal affinity, metamorphosis, and any item bonuses/abilities, and don't forget, they're limited to one move or standard action for one round, and this char. is very adept at continually disappearing for more sneak attacks or 17d6(Energy Ray) + 17(if cold or fire) - 17 (if sonic) + 4d6(Sneak Attack) + 2d6(Assassin's Stance) up to 30 ft away avg.: 59 + 17(c/f) - 17(s) + 14 + 7 = 80 of electricity, 97 of fire or cold, or 63 of sonic on a surprise round: 2d4 + 2 + 4d6(Sneak Attack) + 2d6(Assassin's Stance) x4 using Flashing Sun, Cloak of Deception comes into play here, or Cloud Mind/Mass Cloud Mind, add a Mind Stab for two surprise rounds and they probably won't be standing NOTE: useful mainly for quietly assassinating BBEG, as Mind Stab is useable only once/day 28 x 4 = 112 + 84 = 196 + powers/gear, once per day nearly assured assassination also, with the elan repletion, the char. is good at making long out of the way treks to assassinate those that think they're safely hidden away in their remote lairs, also, no need for a camp fire to cook, so passage is less likely to be noted
brahmin 04-18-07, 10:05 AM	where's shadowmind from? idk, i kinda like your build, but then again, i'm partial to tome of battle, elans, and psionics (duh).
saidin0111 04-18-07, 10:21 AM	Shadowmind is from Complete Adventurer, it grants 1/day reduced cost read thoughts, Cloud Mind, and Mass Cloud Mind, in addition to adding them to your powers known, you get +3d6 sneak attack over 10 levels (the otherwise dead SM levels), plus very rougish skill selection, and it caps off with Mind Stab that allows you to deliver your reduced cost Cloud Mind with a successful melee attack (I think it has to be a sneak attack, but I can't remember right now), but yeah, it's a very nice prc, though not the most powerful, definitely a very flavorful and well planned class, and it has its own organization consisting of nothing less than mid level characters, very elite and subtley powerful sorry about not posting the names of class abilities on the progression, but I was kinda tired when I first posted it, I might go back today and update with class abilities
saidin0111 04-18-07, 12:04 PM	I've added the names of class abilities to the progression, I don't think that should violate anything if I don't post the RAW descriptive text