Here's the starting requirements for characters in this campaign:
Faerûn races only (I'm thinking about going Human or Half Orc with a Werewolf template)
5 levels total, including level adjustments
5 levels of Gestalt are allowed, and may be used at any level.
For flavor, I was thinking about making a character that revels his wild personality and instincts, as well as a cruel and vile nature.
Classes I'm considering (I'm completely open to other classes, too):
Monk
Fist of the Forest (Complete Champion)
Ranger
Warshaper (Complete Warrior)
Can you put level adjustment on one side of gestalt? Can you put level adjustment opposite racial hit dice?
Also, I just rolled up the numbers for my ability scores (4d6 drop lowest), and here's what I got:18 14 15 17 18 14
The DM is also allowing us to have one bonus feat as a freebie from the regional section in the beginning of the Faerûn Campaign Setting, depending on the region we choose to be from.
Also, what do you think of the feat Beast Strike from Dragon 355 (p.76)? It adds claw (or slam) damage to unarmed strikes and grapple damage.
Also, the starting gold is 5,332
For your feats i would think it to be something like:
1. Two weapon fighting/ human bonus feat Power attack (required for the hunter prc) and you get alertness for free(oh boy!) this is a racial bonus feat from Weretiger.
3. would have to be the vile strike one which actually isnt bad since you already have 3 natural weapons and 2 unarmed strike in tigerform along with pounce, or 5 attacks if you in hybred, i would advise against being in human form during combat.
your monk bonus feats should probably be imrpoved grapple, which at this point isnt the worst idea especially if you went jotunbrund as your bonus. and for the second level feat it should be probably combat reflexs, there arent great choices and im only vaguely familiar with most variants.
For stat distribution i would look into going something along the lines of 18str 17 dex 18 con 14 int 15 wis and 14 cha with the final stats in your hybred form being 30 str (holy crap) 23 dex 24 con 14 int 17 wis 14 cha. those stats will not only ensure you cna hit but also allow for some power attack to stack on some extra damage, especially sinc ein hybred form you have pounce
A general strategy i would use would be to pounce them and use the bonus 2 to hit to be extra fuel for your moderately weak power attacks, this will give you a decent chance to hit your target as well as being able to pump out huge damage. For future feats look into multi attack (i wouldnt worry about the improved verson) and superior unarmed strike to boost your unarmed strike. I am begining to think that jotunbrund will be better for this build but this could merely be a flavour choice since both of them are decently equal except in extreme situations.
spalshing in a level of crusader or 2 when you eventuall have room (remember you have one more level of animal HD on the gestalt side) would allow you access to thicket of blades which can help your action advantage or maybe warblade for the flavour of tiger claw. Either way would be good and perhaps if you can try to enter bloodclaw master or warshaper, or as you had thought fist of the forest. Any of these classes will ensure that you have a multitude of damage and options to play with. If you require more help just ask
*cough* MM3 fleshraker *cough*
I'd say that's entirely open for debate. A bog standard Fleshraker has:
+6 Str, +8 Dex, +4 Con
+8 Hide (+10 in forests) +6 Jump
50' speed, Medium, Poison, Leaping Pounce (pounce w/ trip), 4 Attacks and a rake
Deinonychus will net you:
+8 Str, +4 Dex, +8 Con
+8 Hide, Jump, Listen, Spot, and Survival
60' speed, Large, Pounce, 4 attacks
Consider that the Fleshraker Poison won't scale without any additional racial HD, but Large will screw up your ability to function in 5' spaces.
- Charge
- Full Attack
- Rake
- Trip
- Pin - not start a grapple, pin
all in the same action. It's a godsend to many classes; psywar springs to mind.
Can I see what book the Werefleshraker is in? My DM has a pretty strict "Things have to be from a printed source" policy. Online-only things won't fly.
The fleshraker dinosaur (a type of animal) is in the Monster Manual 3. The lycanthrope template (for making were-creatures) is in the core Monster Manual.
I'm assuming the maneuvers I should consider much higher than others are the Tiger's Claw, due to their great synergy with TWFing? (I've only ever looked at Warblade out of this book thus far)
Also, which Weretiger version should I use? Races of Faerûn, or Monster Manual v3.5?
Also, how does everything from Unarmed Strikes and Natural Weapons stack? I mean, with the Morphic Weapons from Warshaper, the Unarmed Strike progression from Unarmed Swordsage, ect...
How would it work with the Beast Strike feat, as well?
Anyways, here are all of the fragmented pieces I have so far. No feats have been chosen yet. I'm in a hurry to get home at the moment, as well, so I'll try to fix anything that's incorrect.
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Str 22 (+1 from level 4)(+4 from Morphic Body)
Dex 18
Con 19 (+4 from Morphic Body)
Int 14
Wis 20 (+2 from Lycanthrope)
Cha 14
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Weretiger 2
Med
Low Light
Scent
HD: +Tiger
Feats: Racial HD = class levels
Iron Will
Natural armor +2
Alternate form
Lycanthropic empathy
Curse of lycanthropy
DR 10/silver
Level Adjustment: +2
Racial HD: 6d8
BAB: +4
Saves: +5, +5, +2
Shifting: +12, +4, +6
Feats: Alertness, Weapon Focus (bite, claw), Alertness, Improved Natural Attack (bite), Improved Natural Attack (claw)
Skill Points: (2+Int mod) x9
Skills: Hide, Move Silently, Swim
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Unarmed swordsage 5
Quick to act +2
Discipline focus (Weapon focus)
AC bonus
Discipline focus (insightful strike)
Maneuvers known: 10
Readied: 6
Stances known: 2
Base attack bonus: +3
Saves: +1, +4, +4
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Warshaper 2:
BAB: +2
Saves: +3, +1, +1
Abilities: Morphic immunities, weapons, body, reach
Skill points: (2+Int) x3
Also, should I spend two ranks in Knowledge (local, Taer) and take a flaw to get Battle Jump? (DM is allowing two flaws)
Luckily the DM says that Jotunbrud is Powerful Build in feat form, so he okayed it giving Large natural weapons and unarmed strikes. Adding the size increments from Jutunbrud, Improved Natural Attack, and Morphic Weapons (which my character will likely use frequently) his damage for claws/bites really add up. If I understand Beast Strike well enough, he's able to tack on the 2d6+6+1Vile to his regular Unarmed Strike (Which isn't buffed by the latter two abilities, but is still buffed by DM's word)
Here's what I've managed to work out so far:
Name: ???
Alignment: ??? Evil
Deity: Malar
Race: Weretiger Human (The North) / Shapechanger
Ability scores:
Str: 22 (34 in Hybrid)
Dex: 18 (24 in Hybrid)
Con: 19 (25 in Hybrid)
Int: 14
Wis: 20
Cha: 14
BAB: +8
HP: 132 (We always max out HD rolls for all characters when accounting for HP)
Unarmed Strike
Attack Bonus: 15(21 Hybrid)/10(16 Hybrid)
Damage: 2d6 (Counted as size large monk)+6 + Beast Strike (Claw damage)
Claw:
Attack Bonus: 15(21 Hybrid)/10(16 Hybrid)
Damage: 1d8 (2d6 with Morphic Weapons and Hybrid both active)+6 + (1 Vile damage)
Bite:
Attack Bonus: 15(21 Hybrid)/10(16 Hybrid)
Damage: 2d6 (2d8 with Morphic Weapons and Hybrid both active)+6 + (1 Vile damage)
Fortitude: 8
Reflex: 9
Will: 8
AC: 21 (23 in Hybrid)
Feats:
Alertness (Bonus from Weretiger)
Weapon Focus (Bite/Claw) (Bonus from Weretiger)
Discipline Focus: Weapon Focus (Tiger's Claw)
Improved Natural Attack (Bite/Claw) (Bonus from Weretiger)
Iron Will (Bonus from Weretiger)
Jotunbrud (Bonus regional feat)
Two Weapon Fighting (Level 1)
Improved Unarmed Strike (Human Bonus 1)
Beast Strike (Level 3)
Equipment: None figured out just yet. Starting gold 5332.
Class skills: Balance, Climb, Concentration, Craft, Disguise, Escape Artist, Heal, Hide, Intimidate, Jump, Knowledge (History, Local, Nature, Nobility), Listen, Martial Lore, Move Silently, Profession, Ride, Sense Motive, Swim, Tumble
Maneuvers known: Undecided
Stances known: Undecided