D&D 3E/3.5 [3.5e] What's the most broken character under the new rules?

[ascendance]

Okay, I know everyone's at least skimmed through the new rules or the SRD. What's the most broken character you can design under the new rules? You have 10 levels.

 

[Simplicity]

Okay, I know everyone's at least skimmed through the new rules or the SRD. What's the most broken character you can design under the new rules? You have 10 levels.

I can design a broken party far more easily than a broken character. Imagine a party of four wizards with four shocker lizard familiars. 8d6 damage a round just from from their familiars. Now that's pretty awesome.

 

[coyote6]

I would expect something with Improved Trip, Combat Reflexes, Power Attack, and a spiked chain.

You could substitute some other trippy reach weapon (gets you those extra AoOs and that double Power Attack damage), and probably get better critical hits (if not damage); but spiked chain lets you trade a feat (Exotic WP) for 5'-10' reach, which can be quite handy.

However, the real powergaming will have to wait for the 3.5e splatbooks; once the Complete Warrior is out (and maybe the D&D Minis book, too), then we'll see real smackdowns.

 

[Willtell]

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Dwarven fighter 1/cleric6/cleric prestiage class3

With con and wis of 16 (and the iron will feat) the dwarf has base saves against magic of fort +15/reflex +3/will +15, Bab +7/+2, hps 85, casts spells as a 9th lvl cleric.

 

[EricNoah]

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[James McMurray]

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Dwarven fighter 1/cleric6/cleric prestiage class3

With con and wis of 16 (and the iron will feat) the dwarf has base saves against magic of fort +15/reflex +3/will +15, Bab +7/+2, hps 85, casts spells as a 9th lvl cleric.

How is this broken? High saves is nice, but certainly not worth blowing a feat to increase a +13 to a +14 at 10th level.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Monk 1/Wizard 4/Ur Priest 2/Mystic Theurge 10/Archmage 3 (Spell Power +6)

Access to 9th level arcane and divine spells at ECL 20, spells known/per day as a 17th level wizard and 19th level Ur-Priest. Cast spells as a 23rd level wizard and 25th level Ur Priest, I suggest spell penetration and greater spell penetration as well.

Edit-that's 20 levels, my bad, didn't read the whole part of the initial post. A toned down version of that would be, Monk 1/Wiz 4/Ur Priest 2/Mystic Theurge 3, cast 5th level divine spells (caster level 10) and 4th level arcane spells (caster level 7)

 

[Pax]

Re: Re: [3.5e] What's the most broken character under the new rules?

I can design a broken party far more easily than a broken character. Imagine a party of four wizards with four shocker lizard familiars. 8d6 damage a round just from from their familiars. Now that's pretty awesome.

Four Sorcerors, each with Leadership and one-level-lower "apprentices".

That's EIGHT shocker lizards for SIXTEEN d6 damage per round.

 

[Zoelef]

Monk 1/Wizard 4/Ur Priest 2/Mystic Theurge 10/Archmage 3 (Spell Power +6)

3.5 Archmage - Spell Power:
Raises your effective Caster Level by one for variables in spells you cast (range, dice damage, caster-level checks). Costs a 5th level slot.

Not that it's necessarily a bad idea, just wanted to point that out.

 

[Sollir Furryfoot]

Uh, how does that effect my build?

Edit-Oh, nm, it only slightly hurts it-if it can be taken multiple times. Otherwise, another PrC could easily be used.