I was hoping to use a finesse weapon and add dex to damage as well. But I dont want to PrC out to champion of Corellon, or the Bo9S stuff. I want to keep the simple build, unless anyone has an awesome suggestion for leaving it.
Are there any feats or magic abilities that will let me add dex to melee damage? There wasnt much to go on in the add x to y thread.
http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=1143941
Try there.
Note that Shadow Blade does not apply to Finesse Weapons, only to Shadow Hand weapons, which is a limited list (Spiked Chain, Dagger, Sai, Siangham, Unarmed Strike, and possibly 1-2 more I'm forgetting). It also requires a Shadow Hand Stance as a pre-requisite, which requires you to take a level of Swordsage (that or spend three feats to get to it, as you can take a feat to gain a Stance but all Shadow Hand stances require at least one Shadow Hand maneuver, which would require another feat). A good Stance to take is the Assassin's Stance, which adds 2d6 Sneak Attack Dice.
FYI, you can take Martial Stance on it's own by using a Shadow Hand item to grab a 1st-level maneuver. Once you take Martial Stance, the stance qualifies for itself and the feat, and you can take off the item.
CLASSES
Champion of C.L. 2 Races o' Wild p113 3.5 Damage
Corsair 9 Dragon #321 p86 3.5 Damage (replaces Strength)
Fighter Variant Dragon #310 Ranged Damage (replaces Strength)
Fighter 1 (Drow) DotU p58 3.5 Damage vs Flat-footed foes
FEATS
Crossbow Sniper Players Handbook II p?? 3.5 1/2 Damage to crossbow
Dead Eye DragMag304/DragComp p95 Damage (Eratta)
Shadow Blade Tome of Battle p32 Damage with Shadow Hand weapons
Weapon finese PHB p102 3.5 Hit (replaces Strength)
SPELLS/POWERS
EQUIPMENT
Fey-craft Template DMG II p275 Damage, replaces Strength, light weapons only
Fierce enchantment Arms/Equip guide p96 3.0 Damage, Removes AC bonus
Sword of Graceful Strikes Arms/Equip guide p120 3.0 Damage
Which was found in this thread.
X stat to Y bonus
Which was in Some handy links for CO work
Due remember this is not all of them but probably most of them. Check out the Handy-Links thread next time you have question you'll probably find what you're looking for there.
Cheers
I am not opposed to Bo9S, but I dont have it.
I also know that some of the threads around here that are referenced are pretty old.
So I was asking if there was any new info, or something that I hadnt happened to have read.
Dum de dum Ignore the fact I linked the wrong one in my original Post, however the *New* X to Y is still in the Surreal Dex. No updates as far as Dex is concerned, sadly, but the Drow Fighters Variant which is in both lists does not require you to BE a Drow. See if that flies with your DM.
Does anyone know if the deadeye feat adds to ranged attacks only?
Even worse than that. Only works on ranged weapons which you have the weapon focus feat for, and you're within thirty feet of the target.
Your (only) options for getting Dex to melee damage without a severe level dip are the following:
Take Swordsage 1 with a Shadow Hand Maneuver, Shadow Hand Stance, and the Shadow Blade Feat. This will grant you Dex to Melee Damage as long as you are using a Shadow Hand Preferred weapon (which level 1 Swordsage will also grant you Focus in), which notably includes Daggers, Unarmed Strikes, and Spiked Chains but not much else.
Equip the Shadow Hands equipment to gain a Shadow Hand Maneuver, take the Martial Stance to gain a Shadow Hand Stance, take a feat to gain Shadow Blade. See above.
Take the Martial Study Feat to gain a Shadow Hand Maneuver, take the Martial Stance feat to gain a Stance, take the Shadow Blade feat. See above.
Feycraft will NOT do it, it merely makes a weapon act as if it has automatic Weapon Finesse, adding Dex to Hit, not to Damage.
Your final option is being a Lesser Drow (+0 LA) and taking one level of Drow Fighter, which gets +2 Init and the ability to add Dex to damage when hitting Flat-Footed Foes (but loses proficiency with heavy armor and tower shields and cannot gain those from any multi-class or anything besides the appropriate feats).
Additionally, note that the Spiked Chain, one of the best melee weapons around, is both finessable and shadowbladeable...... pretty awesome.
What is a good way to mitigate the low hp from having several wizard levels in these builds? (besides the con item)
What is a good way to mitigate the low hp from having several wizard levels in these builds? (besides the con item)
It is really a non-issue, but if it makes you feel better, cast False Life. Or take the Improved Toughness feat.
What is a good way to mitigate the low hp from having several wizard levels in these builds? (besides the con item)
I agree with Phaedrus, in that, it's a non-issue. With the right buff choices, you'll only rarely be hit and often be unaffected by the damage when you are.
In addition to False-Life, there's Heart of Earth, for up to 30 temp hitpoints.
Need weapon proficiencies? Otherworldly, Tiefling, Militia.
Note that Shadow Blade does not apply to Finesse Weapons, only to Shadow Hand weapons, which is a limited list (Spiked Chain, Dagger, Sai, Siangham, Unarmed Strike, and possibly 1-2 more I'm forgetting). It also requires a Shadow Hand Stance as a pre-requisite, which requires you to take a level of Swordsage (that or spend three feats to get to it, as you can take a feat to gain a Stance but all Shadow Hand stances require at least one Shadow Hand maneuver, which would require another feat). A good Stance to take is the Assassin's Stance, which adds 2d6 Sneak Attack Dice.
*cough cough and shortsword cough cough*
:D