Getting most out of Avalanche of Blades

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Senevri

May 26, 2009 18:56:32
Yes, at it again. Keeps spinning in my brain.

I have some thoughts but I just want WAY too many feats.
Need at least 7 martial adept levels.

If AB is high enough, all you need is to avoid ones. I guess Cleric 1 + Imbued Healing (luck) or maybe a DivO dip would be good, to negate nat ones.

19-20 isn't that impressive a crit rate, but it's 1 in 10 chance to improve attack bonus whilst you have 1 in 20 chance of having to stop the avalanche.

Ol' Crushing Blow to make the penalty -3 instead of -4 per hit, or with 19-20 critical range, -29 per 10 hits. If we fit in Practiced Spellcaster, and get all caster levels to stack, we can add a maximum of +10 from improvisation to hit. So effectively, you can attack at your full attack bonus three times, after which you get another three strikes before you run out of improvisation points.

Wraithstrike is another fabulous pick from Sorc/Wiz list, if possible.

The Luck feats don't really pan out here, though. Lyric Thaum 3 is to pick up Dolorous Blow (which is already a good reason to pick few LT levels. even better for bard/war weavers. )

Build stub: Bard 5/Lyric Thaum 3/Warblade 1/JPM 3/SubChord 1/JPM +7

Stance: Blood in the Water
Attack: Avalanche of Blades

Ready: Lightning Recover

Feats:
Melodic Casting,
Weapon Focus (bludgeoning)
Weapon Spec (some bludgeoning)
Weapon Mastery (bludgeoning)
Crushing Blow
Battle Dancer (+2 morale)
Vexing Flanker (+4 flanking bonus)
Victor's Luck
Fortituous Strike
Better Lucky Than Good


Spells:
Improvisation
Dolorous Blow
Bite of the Werebear


Attack Bonuses:
15
+16 STR(42)
+5 weapon
+2 morale
+4 flanking
+3 (WF + mastery)
+1 (first miss)(swift)
+2 (second miss)(immediate)

+45/+42/+39/+36....