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3.5 newbie help: High melee damage output builds
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<blockquote data-quote="Andion Isurand" data-source="post: 5463058" data-attributes="member: 10062"><p><strong>Here's something to look at:</strong></p><p></p><p>Wood Elf = +2 Str, +2 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Int</p><p></p><p>"Arctic" Template = +2 Con, -2 Cha (Dragon 306) is optional</p><p>Quick Trait (-1 HP/HD for +10 speed) is optional</p><p>Skilled City Dweller ACF (trade Ride for Tumble) is optional</p><p></p><p>° Prerequisite for Frenzied Berserker</p><p>°° Prerequsite for Revenant Blade</p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p><strong>01/ FLEET OF FOOT (1st level only feat)</strong> <em>(from Players Guide to Faerun)</em></p><p>02/ Power Attack° (Fighter bonus feat)</p><p><strong>03/ DESTRUCTIVE RAGE°</strong></p><p>04/ TWF°° (Ranger bonus feat)</p><p>05/ Cleave° (Fighter Bonus feat)</p><p><strong>06/ INTIMIDATING RAGE°</strong></p><p><strong>09/ IMPROVED TWF</strong></p><p><strong>12/ BLADE BEARER OF THE VALENAR°°</strong></p><p><strong>15/ WEAPON FOCUS (DOUBLE SCIMITAR)°°</strong></p><p><strong>18/ GREATER TWF</strong></p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>1 lvl Ranger</p><p><em>(Elf Ranger Substitution @ 1st lvl from Races of the Wild) for extra skill points... put 5 ranks in Balance</em></p><p><em>(Arcane Hunter ACF from Complete Mage)</em></p><p></p><p>1 lvl Fighter</p><p></p><p>1 lvl Barbarian</p><p><em>(Spiritual Lion Totem Variant in Complete Champion)</em></p><p><em>(Whirling Frenzy Variant in Unearthed Arcana)</em></p><p></p><p>+1 lvl Ranger</p><p>+1 lvl Fighter</p><p>+1 lvl Barbarian <em>(Wolf Totem ACF from Unearthed Arcana is optional)</em></p><p>10 lvls Frenzied Berserker <em>(from Complete Warrior)</em></p><p>4 lvls Revenant Blade <em>(from Player's Guide to Eberron pg. 142)</em></p><p></p><p>+20/+17/+07/+07 = Base Scores @ lvl 20</p><p></p><p>--------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>add the 5th Revenant Blade lvl @ lvl 21</p><p></p><p>You start out a bit squishy, and can rely on ranged attacks, but as you progress you can shift towards melee as you approach frenzied berserker.</p><p></p><p>As you approach epic, you can hold onto whatever 2hander you got going for yourself, and switch to to the double scimitar as you see fit.</p><p></p><p>Essentially, at 21st level you can treat each end of a double scimitar as a 2-handed weapon... getting 1.5x strength to dmg and 2 for 1 Power Attack... which is actually a 4 for 1 power attack due to Frenzied Berserker.</p><p></p><p><span style="color: Orange">But yeah, not exactly a good fit for a first time 3.5 player, but it was a fun build to write.</span></p><p></p><p>Then, if you can manage to fit in the Favored Power Attack feat... then you have a 5 for 1 power attack situation going against Arcanists as your Favored Enemy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andion Isurand, post: 5463058, member: 10062"] [b]Here's something to look at:[/b] Wood Elf = +2 Str, +2 Dex, -2 Con, -2 Int "Arctic" Template = +2 Con, -2 Cha (Dragon 306) is optional Quick Trait (-1 HP/HD for +10 speed) is optional Skilled City Dweller ACF (trade Ride for Tumble) is optional ° Prerequisite for Frenzied Berserker °° Prerequsite for Revenant Blade -------------------------------------------- [B]01/ FLEET OF FOOT (1st level only feat)[/B] [I](from Players Guide to Faerun)[/I] 02/ Power Attack° (Fighter bonus feat) [B]03/ DESTRUCTIVE RAGE°[/B] 04/ TWF°° (Ranger bonus feat) 05/ Cleave° (Fighter Bonus feat) [B]06/ INTIMIDATING RAGE° 09/ IMPROVED TWF 12/ BLADE BEARER OF THE VALENAR°° 15/ WEAPON FOCUS (DOUBLE SCIMITAR)°° 18/ GREATER TWF[/B] -------------------------------------------- 1 lvl Ranger [I](Elf Ranger Substitution @ 1st lvl from Races of the Wild) for extra skill points... put 5 ranks in Balance (Arcane Hunter ACF from Complete Mage)[/I] 1 lvl Fighter 1 lvl Barbarian [I](Spiritual Lion Totem Variant in Complete Champion) (Whirling Frenzy Variant in Unearthed Arcana)[/I] +1 lvl Ranger +1 lvl Fighter +1 lvl Barbarian [I](Wolf Totem ACF from Unearthed Arcana is optional)[/I] 10 lvls Frenzied Berserker [I](from Complete Warrior)[/I] 4 lvls Revenant Blade [I](from Player's Guide to Eberron pg. 142)[/I] +20/+17/+07/+07 = Base Scores @ lvl 20 -------------------------------------------- add the 5th Revenant Blade lvl @ lvl 21 You start out a bit squishy, and can rely on ranged attacks, but as you progress you can shift towards melee as you approach frenzied berserker. As you approach epic, you can hold onto whatever 2hander you got going for yourself, and switch to to the double scimitar as you see fit. Essentially, at 21st level you can treat each end of a double scimitar as a 2-handed weapon... getting 1.5x strength to dmg and 2 for 1 Power Attack... which is actually a 4 for 1 power attack due to Frenzied Berserker. [COLOR="Orange"]But yeah, not exactly a good fit for a first time 3.5 player, but it was a fun build to write.[/COLOR] Then, if you can manage to fit in the Favored Power Attack feat... then you have a 5 for 1 power attack situation going against Arcanists as your Favored Enemy. [/QUOTE]
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