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DrRufio 05-22-07, 04:56 PM	Ok, so I have a charater that right now is a half orc barbarian 1/Fighter 6 that I have been plaing since lvl 3, and I am looking for something more than just taking a few more barbarian and fighter levels. At the end of last gaming session we gained a level and won't add it on until the next session. I looked as Prestige Classes in a few books and the only thing that would even remotely fit the character is a Bear Warrior, which isn't aweful, but I can't really justify why my character would start suddely turning into bears. If I started doing the bear warrior thing I could also take ranks in Warshaper, which would make the unique character I am kind of wanting now, but again I just can't justify randomly turning into bears in any sort of way that makes sense roll-playing wise. Also, just about any other PrC I look at doesn't really work because my half-orc is lacking in wis/cha/int. I'm not against looking into taking up a 3rd normal class, but again I haven't seen anything that fits. Does anyone have any ideas on other Prestige Classes that would fit better, or ways I could make the Bear Warrior/Warshaper thing work from a role playing perspective? Just for a little more background if anyone wants it (I am not completely opposed to a little rebuilding if it follows PHBII rebuilding rules): The Character (Skrep) is a chaotic neutral mercenary that is fairly reserved and fights with two bastard swords. I have all the needed TWF feats and Weapon Focus/Specialization/Exotic Wep feats, Powerattack, Cleave, and Extra Range. Stats are Str: 21 Dex: 16 Con: 18 Wis/Cha/Int: 10 by house stat rules (84 points, max 18 base before modifiers) He is maxed out for his role in battle but we do role play alot, so don't fret.
DrRufio 05-23-07, 04:23 PM	Hmmm... Worng forum or just a tough problem? (And shameless bump back to page 1)
DrRufio 05-23-07, 11:27 PM	I still haven't found a solution...
pmurray@bigpond.com 05-23-07, 11:56 PM	I'm not against looking into taking up a 3rd normal class, but again I haven't seen anything that fits. Have you seen Tome of Battle? It does require the mental stats if you want to proceed to high levels, but even the lower level maneuvers can be sweet if played well.
DrRufio 05-24-07, 02:41 PM	Have you seen Tome of Battle? It does require the mental stats if you want to proceed to high levels, but even the lower level maneuvers can be sweet if played well. No I haven't. I have all the core books, PHBII, Complete Warrior, Complete Arcane, Complete Mage, Complete Divine, Complete Adventurer, and the Spell Compendium, Expanded Psionics, and another psionics book (drawing a blank on the name) if that helps anyone. I will look into the Tome of Battle though.
Elemental_Elf 05-24-07, 03:10 PM	What about the Tempest from Complete Adventurer? I can't remember its prereq's off the top of my head but you might need to do a little reorganizing of your feats. Still it would be a good combo for a Mercenary who focuses on his two bastard swords.
Comus 05-24-07, 03:35 PM	There just aren't many decent barbarian prestige classes, sadly. Bear Warrior is one of the best, in my opinion - and you can easily reflavor it by making the 'bear' part any large animal, and use the bear stats for it - kinda like how the shapeshift druid uses the same stats for a variety of similar animals. My G/F used it to simulate the dragon form for a Breath of Fire-style character. Worked out pretty well, too. You might want to just look into basic fighter PrCs. Dervish is pretty good for a TWF-user.