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[Klaus]

Anyone else?

I'm thinking of replacing Insight with Stealth in the tiefling's skill list, which bumps her Stealth to +10 (she can take it thanks to the Arcane Hunter background).

[blargney the second]

If the fighter is a tempest, ditch the spiked shield. She gets Two Weapon Defense for free as a class feature, which gives a +1 shield bonus.

She can gain a feat, a point of AC, and effectively one extra magic item by scrapping both bastard sword and the ranger multiclass to take a double weapon instead. FWIW, urgroshes make good weapons for rain of blows (doubly so for dwarves, but that's neither here nor there).
-blarg

[Klaus]

Gah! I'll have to rethink the Fighter, then!

[Klaus]

Originally Posted by blargney the second

If the fighter is a tempest, ditch the spiked shield. She gets Two Weapon Defense for free as a class feature, which gives a +1 shield bonus.

She can gain a feat, a point of AC, and effectively one extra magic item by scrapping both bastard sword and the ranger multiclass to take a double weapon instead. FWIW, urgroshes make good weapons for rain of blows (doubly so for dwarves, but that's neither here nor there).
-blarg

After looking at it again, I think I'll keep the spiked shield. While the AC bonus overlaps with Two-Weapon Defense, the shield adds an additional +1 to Reflex, whixh would otherwise be an Achille's Heel for her.

[Lord Ernie]

Are we reading the same feat? TWD adds a +1 shield bonus to AC and Reflex, the exact same bonuses as a light shield would. There's no reason at all to wield an off-hand spiked shield with the TWD feat, period.

Seriously, give the fighter a double weapon, and you get an extra +1 AC from defensive on top off everything else.

[Klaus]

Indeed it does.

More reading.

[Dan'L]

I'd say it comes down to how much you'd still want access to Tide of Iron. If you want it, keep the spiked shield; personally, I love Tide of Iron. If Footwork Lure is good enough, you can consider going with something else.

-Dan'L