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[HipMaestro]

Westan Willows wrote...
I am finding Divine Shield to be better than the Mage spell Shield.

Div Shield adds dodge AC, Shield spell, deflection.  Dodge AC stacks like with boots dodge AC.  But the two of them together will also prevent magic missile from hurting you.  And mage shield lasts turns per sorc level while Div Shield rounds of CHA modifier.

Modifié par HipMaestro, 22 octobre 2013 - 07:43 .

[Westan Willows]

HipMaestro wrote...

Westan Willows wrote...
I am finding Divine Shield to be better than the Mage spell Shield.

Div Shield adds dodge AC, Shield spell, deflection.  Dodge AC stacks like with boots dodge AC.  But the two of them together will also prevent magic missile from hurting you.  And mage shield lasts turns per sorc level while Div Shield rounds of CHA modifier.

And they stack well as I just found out.:happy:

[Empyre65]

MagicalMaster wrote...

If you're aiming for "Plays like a fighter but better than pure fighter due to RDD" then you want to shift to 26 Fighter/4 bard/10 RDD or even 28 Fighter/2 Bard/10 RDD

Maybe this is what you have in mind. I had to give up Dev Crit to make it work, and despite spending 2 more feats on saves, the saves are not as good. It does have 2 more AB. Here's an option: If you prefer, drop UMD and some of the Lore to maximize Taunt, or simply transfer some of the Lore to UMD.

Dragon Warrior 2 (Fighter 28 / Bard 2 / Red Dragon Disciple 10)
Human, Non-Lawful
Playable Level 40, PvM

Abilities:
STR: 18 (42)
DEX: 12
CON: 12 (14)
WIS: 8
INT: 14 (16)
CHA: 8 (10)

Leveling Guide:
Human: (Quick to Master)
01: Fighter(1): Snake Blood, Luck of Heroes, Weapon Focus: Scimitar
02: Fighter(2): Power Attack
03: Fighter(3): Blind Fight
04: Fighter(4): STR+1, Weapon Specialization: Scimitar, (STR=19)
05: Fighter(5)
06: Fighter(6): Skill Focus: Discipline, Cleave
07: Fighter(7)
08: Fighter(8): STR+1, Great Cleave, (STR=20)
09: Fighter(9): Alertness
10: Fighter(10): Improved Critical: Scimitar
11: Fighter(11)
12: Fighter(12): STR+1, Toughness, Knockdown, (STR=21)
13: Fighter(13)
14: Fighter(14): Improved Knockdown
15: Fighter(15): Lightning Reflexes
16: Fighter(16): STR+1, Called Shot, (STR=22)
17: Fighter(17)
18: Fighter(18): Iron Will, Expertise
19: Fighter(19)
20: Fighter(20): STR+1, Improved Expertise, (STR=23)
21: Bard(1): Epic Reflexes
22: Red Dragon Disciple(1)
23: Red Dragon Disciple(2): (STR=25)
24: Red Dragon Disciple(3): STR+1, Great Strength I, (STR=27)
25: Red Dragon Disciple(4): (STR=29)
26: Red Dragon Disciple(5)
27: Red Dragon Disciple(6): Great Strength II, (STR=30)
28: Red Dragon Disciple(7): STR+1, (STR=31), (CON=14)
29: Red Dragon Disciple(8)
30: Red Dragon Disciple(9): Great Strength III, (STR=32), (INT=16)
31: Red Dragon Disciple(10): {Darkvision}, (STR=36), (CHA=10)
32: Fighter(21): STR+1, (STR=37)
33: Fighter(22): Great Strength IV, Epic Weapon Focus: Scimitar, (STR=38)
34: Fighter(23)
35: Fighter(24): Epic Weapon Specialization: Scimitar
36: Fighter(25): STR+1, Great Strength V, (STR=40)
37: Fighter(26): Epic Prowess
38: Fighter(27)
39: Fighter(28): Great Strength VI, Armor Skin, (STR=41)
40: Bard(2): STR+1, (STR=42)

Stats:
Hitpoints: 496
Skillpoints: 229
Saving Throws (Fortitude/Will/Reflex): 25/18/25
Saving Throw bonuses: Spells: +9, Poison: +2
BAB: 30
AB (max, naked): 50 (melee), 32 (ranged)
AC (naked/mundane armor/shield only): 25/36
Spell Casting: Bard(0)
Alignment Changes: 0

Skills:
Discipline 43(62), Listen 43(44), Lore 30(35), Perform 6(6), Spellcraft 42(45), Tumble 40(41), UMD 25(25)

01: Discipline(4), Lore(4), Save(12)
02: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(15)
03: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(18)
04: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(21)
05: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(24)
06: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(27)
07: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(30)
08: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(33)
09: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(36)
10: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(39)
11: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(42)
12: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(45)
13: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(48)
14: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(51)
15: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(54)
16: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(57)
17: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(60)
18: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(63)
19: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(66)
20: Discipline(1), Lore(1), Save(69)
21: Discipline(1), Listen(24), Lore(1), Perform(6), Spellcraft(24), Tumble(20)
22: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Lore(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(1)
23: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Lore(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(2)
24: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Lore(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(3)
25: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Lore(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(4)
26: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Lore(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(5)
27: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Lore(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(6)
28: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(8)
29: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(10)
30: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(12)
31: Discipline(1), Listen(1), Spellcraft(1), Save(15)
32: Discipline(1), Save(20)
33: Discipline(1), Save(25)
34: Discipline(1), Save(30)
35: Discipline(1), Save(35)
36: Discipline(1), Save(40)
37: Discipline(1), Save(45)
38: Discipline(1), Save(50)
39: Discipline(1), Save(55)
40: Discipline(1), Listen(9), Spellcraft(8), Tumble(20), UMD(25)

[MagicalMaster]

Double post.

Modifié par MagicalMaster, 22 octobre 2013 - 11:59 .

[MagicalMaster]

Small tweak: if you want Dev Crit, drop to 19 Fighter/1 Bard pre-epic -- overall change of -1 AB, -2 Reflex, +2 Will along with gaining Overwhelming/Devastating Critical.

If you don't want Dev Crit, then you can also raise Dex to 13 and Con to 14 initially (dropping Str to 17) -- gets you the ability to pick up Dodge/Mobility if you want along with 40 HP (at the cost of 4 Reflex).

Also obviously have the option of moving Lore points into UMD if the world/module requires it.

HipMaestro wrote...

Apologies for the sermon, but I feel these are important issues to keep in mind when designing a build for a constrained SP environment and pertains to the OP topic.  Actually, I don't recall ever seeing a single 1-40 level module offered on the Vault... ever!  Doubt if they even exist.

Well, Aielund is pretty close -- 1 to 36.  But yeah.

Modifié par MagicalMaster, 22 octobre 2013 - 11:58 .

[HipMaestro]

MagicalMaster wrote...

HipMaestro wrote...
Actually, I don't recall ever seeing a single 1-40 level module offered on the Vault... ever!  Doubt if they even exist.

Well, Aielund is pretty close -- 1 to 36.  But yeah.

Actually 6 modules but surprisingly seamless and should be on any SP-lover's "must play" list.  The balancing is really incredible in that series.  My guess is that any single module containing enough encounters to provide the necessary XP opportunities would take forever to load and probably just as long or longer to download, heavy custom appointments or not.

[MagicalMaster]

HipMaestro wrote...

Actually 6 modules but surprisingly seamless and should be on any SP-lover's "must play" list.

It's more than one module but it uses the same ruleset throughout all six -- spells/feats/etc aren't different between the modules.

HipMaestro wrote...

My guess is that any single module containing enough encounters to provide the necessary XP opportunities would take forever to load and probably just as long or longer to download, heavy custom appointments or not.

Not really -- rate of XP is up to the builder.  I could make a module that would take like an hour per level (40 hours total, basically same as original campaign) easily -- or 30 minutes a level, or five hours a level.  Builder controls the leveling pace and the overall length.

[Westan Willows]

this thread should be in general not in spoilers. I finely got my fighter/Sorc/RDD to work.