Help me decide on an E6 duskblade build

[Veven1290]

I am either going to go Duskblade 5, warblade 1 or Duskblade 3, Swashbuckler 3

I will end up taking knowledge devotion either build. Also one thing i know i want to do is make it sort of a tripper, because it looks like i can arcane channel while tripping. I might take combat reflexes to keep people i'm fighting disabled and get an eternal wand of enlarge person for triping & reach goodness.

In the warblade build i would use a Guisarme and armor spikes. I would get a few lvl 2 maneuvers and 1 second level spell (probably dimension hop). I would also get a free quicken 1/day and the ability to wear medium armor (mithral full plate)

In the swash build i would get EWP spiked chain and pump Dex instead of Str. I would use the same tripping shenanigans and get free weapons finesse too. The nice thing here would be INT to damage (which with an 18 int would be an extra 8 dmg/ round in a full attack). I would take practiced spell caster to maximize shocking grasp damage output. I would loose medium armor a couple 1st level spells and my 2nd level spell.

The second build is more feat intensive but its E6 so that is not really an issue.

what are your thoughts? i'm torn here.

 

[Dandu]

Doesn't low Str hinder tripping?

 

[Veven1290]

Doesn't low Str hinder tripping?

aaaaahhhhh this is very true. Didn't think about that one

 

[Fallenibilis]

First off im not to knowledgeable about all the diffrent acronyms so if you could clear up what E6 is it would be quite helpfull.

But i must say the second build sounds like more fun and more usefull at higher levels when you get full channeling if thats the way you go, the triping thing is easly solved just in two ways one sweeping enchanment and two just casue you can use weapon finnese with the spiked chain doesnt mean you have too and keep you points in strength and that way you would do both damage with both your strength and you intelligence.

 

[Veven1290]

E6 is a 3.5e house rule in which characters stop gaining levels at level 6 and instead gain a feat every 5,000 exp. So no full channeling but oh well. Thanks for the input.

 

[Dandu]

E6 just makes me itch to try a Binder/Warlock with Summon Swarm and Dark Speech for some reason...

I should probably get that checked.