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#1 venshad Feb 16, 2009 14:22:12	Hi I was wondering about a gish that uses Green Star Adpet from Complete Arcane, so I did this. I'd like some comments. Base Statistics Human (?) (Forgotten Realms) Barbarian (Unearthed Arcana variant) (Ape Totem) (1, 3, 5) Warmage (2, 4, 6) Fighter (7, 8, 9, 10) Green Star Adept (11-20) STR 16 (26) DEX 10 (-7) CON 12 INT 12 WIS 10 CHR 16 AC 10 + 6 Fort 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 13 Ref 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 = 7 Will 1 + 3 + 1 + 7 = 12 BAB +15 HP 12 + 11 + 9 + 22 + 55 + 20 = 129 (+20 = 149) OR (240 via Nether Scroll) Feats 1- Education (needed for knowledge) 1- Improved Toughness 3- Force of Personality (At 20th CON goes 0, Save goes for CHR) 5- Power Attack** (Feat gained from Barbarian substitution level UA) 6- Item Familiar (Campaign is hardcore with magic items, so I must make mine) 7- Weapon Focus (Halberd)* (reach weapon with slashing and piercing dmg) 8- Short Haft* 9- Combat Casting (requisite for Green Star Adept) 10- Leap Attack* (Damage, lots of damge) 12- Practiced Spellcaster (recover lost CLs) 15- Great Fortitude (improve deficient save) 18- Extend Rage (Rage 8 rounds lvl 20) (No con means 3 turns of rage) Special Habilities Rage 2/day (Variant Whirling Frenzy, +1 attack at -2 during rage) Armored Mage (light) Warmage Edge Advanced Learning Emerald Perfection Rapid Repair Starmetal Rigor 6 (+6 STR, +6 AC, -3 DEX) Improved Caster ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic Strategies As a primary melee combatant, this character is capable of delivery high amounts of damage via Power Attack and Leap Attack, also being able to cast some damage spells like fireballs and lightning bolts, enervation, orb of force etc. He is also able to wear light armor (mithral breast plate) without incurring in ASP, which stacks with his natural armor of +6. Besides, DR 10/Adamantine helps more than lots of HP, although they are really necessary. A basic tactic is to cast True Strike on round 1 and Leap Attack for maximum (+15) with Halberd, for a net damage of 15*3*2*2 = 180 in addition of STR (which is around 30 by 20th) and a +5 weapon, that goes to 180 + (15 STR + 5 Wp + 1d8) * 2 = 2d8 +220 Impressions? Is there a way to optimize? Thanks for reading!
#2 Endarire Feb 16, 2009 16:22:56	I fail to see the appeal of Green Star Adept. You turn into a construct, but by that time you could use polymorph any object to become an inevitable. A +1 Twilight Mithril Chain Shirt gives 5 AC, no armor check penalty, and no arcane spell failure. Since you're in the Realms, take Battle Jump (Unapproachable East 42), Leap of the Heavens, and wield a spear or reach weapon as well as armor spikes. A simple build is this, where you're only 1 or 2 levels behind a full Wizard: Human Barbarian1/Martial Transmuter5/Eldritch Knight9/Abjurant Champion5/Eldritch Knight1 1: Battle Jump, [Literacy], [Pounce], Leap of the Heavens, [Whirling Frenzy] 2: [Power Attack] 3: Practiced Caster 6: [Domain Granted Power: Time (Improved Initiative)], Leap Attack 7: [Cleave] 9: Arcane Strike 12: Combat Casting 15: Travel Devotion 18: Combat Reflexes