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#1 noliar Nov 02, 2011 19:44:51	A PC in my current game has bit the dust and I'm giving thought to his replacement. The campaign is evil gestalt characters in FR operating out of Waterdeep. 32 point buy, LA goes down both sides questions of RHD and LA buyoff have not been raised.  No PRC//PRC, no 2 classes in 1 PRCs. Action points are in play, Taint is in play, no real alignment (but lets keep builds compliant anyway). All WotC books except ToB The party is 8th level. We have a dread necromancer//cleric of Velsharoon collecting undeads, a necromancer wizard//cleric (?cloistered ?archivist) of Shar summoning, debuffing and knowing secret **** and me - dragon shaman//warlock + dips buffing, zapping and social fu-ing. We have NPC trapmonkeys. The player likes melee types and hates keeping track of spells and the like. I'd love to see your suggetions and I'll post a couple of builds that I've thought up for criticism.
#2 noliar Nov 02, 2011 20:01:45	First build: Big Bob Threetotems Goliath Str 20+1 (31 raging), Dex 12, Con 18 (22 raging), Int 10, Wis 12, Cha 8 Goliath LA 1 GLA 1/ Barbarian (Lion Totem, Mountain Rage)1//GLA 1/ Scout 1 GLA 1/ Barb (wolf totem)2//GLA 1/ Sct 1/ Ftr 1 GLA 1/ Barb 3//GLA 1/ Sct 1/ Ftr (dungeoncrusher)2 GLA 1/ Barb 4//GLA 1/ Sct 1/ Ftr (Zhent)3 GLA 1/ Barb (Goliath RSL)5//GLA 1/ Sct 1/ Ftr 4 GLA 1/ Barb 5/ War Hulk 1//GLA 1/ Sct 1/ Ftr (zhent)5 GLA 1/ Barb 5/ War Hulk 2//GLA 1/ Sct 1/ Ftr (Dungeoncrusher 2)6 Feats: EWP spiked chain, power attack, [shaky flaw] Cleave Extra Rage SF: intimidate Improved Bull Rush Knockback or Shock Trooper progression would be more war hulk// more  dungeoncrushing zhent fighter future feats would be Shock Trooper or Knockback, Knock down, Leap attack, Travel devotion Nice, simple, brutal lockdown fighter. Adding the necropolitan template dumping CON and switching in whirling frenzy for rage is a tweak I'm considering.
#3 noliar Nov 02, 2011 20:04:58	This one is more complicated but I think it's cool:   Champion of the Black Court Unseelie Fey (DC p222) Changeling (ECS) Str 18 (22 raging) Dex 12 Con 18+2 Int 10 Wis 10 Cha 18 Barbarian (CC lion totem, SRD whirling frenzy)1/Hexblade 3/Warshaper 4//Paladin of Slaughter 2/Totemist 2/Fighter 4 Feats: lvl 1 - Extra Rage, Alertness, Shaky [flaw], Aggressive [trait], Plucky [trait] lvl 3 - intimidating rage ftr 1 - WF: claws ftr 2 - power attack lvl 6 - imperious command zhent fighter substitution lvl 3 - SF: intimidate ftr 4 - WS: claws Skills: Intimidate 11 ranks +26, Bluff 5 ranks +9, skill trick never outnumbered 2 ranks, Kn: Arcana 2 ranks 14 ranks open So at level 8 we have: HP = 52 + 7d10, Fort +18 (+4 v spells), Ref +9 (+4 v spells), Will +9 (+2 raging)(+4 v spells) Best attack sequence (raging, all essentia in girralon claws): primary claw +15/+15/+10 d6+10 and 3 claws +10 d6+7 and morphic weapons +7 d4+3 move 30, fly 60 average low light vision lesser shapeshift, social bonuses Other offense: Pounce demoralise multiple enemies to cowering by raging sudden unexpected reach All simple and martial weapon proficencies hexblade curse 1/day, smite good Soulmelds vernal touch vs undead Other Defenses: Mettle DR 10/cold iron, iron vulnerability (take extra d6 damage from iron and steel weapons) immunity to crits, fast heal 2 vernal touch to remove conditions All armour and shield proficiencies Soulmelds Progression would go: Soul Eater (BOVD)10/X 2//Ftr +6/PoS +1/Y 5 Feats to get soon would be multiattack, weapon mastery (slashing or piercing), leap attack, life drain Suggestions for X and Y, improvements, critiques, ways to cover weakpoints all welcome.
#4 Maat_Mons Nov 02, 2011 20:32:11	The dark companion alternative class feature for hexblade (Player's Handbook II) gives enemies a -2 penalty to saves and AC. Paladin of tyranny 3 gives enemies a -2 penalty to saves. Paladin of tyranny 3 / hexblade (dark companion) 4 could be quite good if you have party members using save-based effects.
#5 noliar Nov 03, 2011 10:43:50	Good call on the Dark Companion. I think the paladin of Slaughter and its Debilitating Aura fits better than Tyranny and Despair though - help getting hits from those later iterative attacks.
#6 noliar Nov 03, 2011 14:19:42	The Not Quite So Frenzied Berzerker Necropolitan Human (or half-orc + flaw) Str 16+2, Dex 14, Con -, Int 12, Wis 16, Cha 10 Fighter 2/Barbarian (whirling frenzy)2/Fighter +2/Frenzied Berzerker 2//Monk 2/Hexblade 3/cleric 2/Ftr +1 Feats: Power Attack, Cleave, Iron Will, Stunning fist ftr 2 - dungeoncrasher ACF Monk 2 - deflect arrows Destructive rage Zhent ftr 3 - SF: intimidate Intimidating rage Ftr 4 - Resolve ACF room for improvement here I feel