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#1 sareld Nov 18, 2008 15:32:36	I am making a BSF for the premade Key of Destiny campaign, which will take him all the way from level 1 to 20. There will be boss fights at levels 7, 12 and 20, in which I will need to be at the peak of my damage dealing capabilities. This is my first non-caster since 2e, so Im going to need a few pointers as to how well the character will perform, and what I will need to change in order to have him kick more ass. Race: Human Stats (bonuspoint from high levels): Str: 18 (+1 at lvl 4, 8, 12, 16 og 20), (+4 at level 10) Dex: 12 Con: 14 (+4 at level 10) Int: 6 Wis: 12 Cha: 8 Build: -1: Barbarian 1 Feat (Power Attack), bonus feat (Improved Bull Rush) -2: Barbarian 2 -3: Barbarian 3 Feat (Destructive Rage) -4: Fighter 1 Bonus feat (Cleave) -5: Fighter 2 Bonus feat (Shocktrooper) -6: Barbarian 4 Feat (Leap Attack) -7: Barbarian 5 -8: Bear Warrior 1 -9: Warshaper 1 Feat (Intimidating Rage) -10: Warshaper 2 -11: Frenzied Berserker 1 -12: Frenzied Berserker 2 Feat (Steadfast Determination) -13: Frenzied Berserker 3 -14: Frenzied Berserker 4 -15: Frenzied Berserker 5 Feat (Cumberous Will) -16: Frenzied Berserker 6 -17: Frenzied Berserker 7 -18: Frenzied Berserker 8 Feat (Improved Toughness) -19: Frenzied Berserker 9 -20: Frenzied Berserker 10
#2 arcane-surge Nov 18, 2008 16:32:20	Maybe swap out some of those later barbarian levels (read 2 through 5) for Warblade, or possibly Crusader? Also, the Lion Totem substitution from Complete Champion is your best friend. And Improved Toughness is for suckers. Even Powerful Charge would be better that that.
#3 rasmus_wagner Nov 18, 2008 16:42:59	Lion totem barbarian is a substitution level from Complete Champion, sooooo very cheesy that even the most permissive GM (like myself) might ban it. Especially for a Bear Warrior. But if you can get it, Pounce with no limits or strings attached at the low, low cost of +10 land speed. Actually, as you don't get Improved grab from only 1 level of Bear Warrior, you might want to grab the Bear Totem substitution level instead. For bookkeeping purposes, I'd keep the stat increases from Warshaper seperate from your base stats and note them with the Rage bonus, as ALL the class abilities of Warshaper only apply when you're in bear form.