Advice on concentration please.

[insanogeddon]

I am looking for any boosts and uses or synergy of concentration be it thru feats or anything that I have overlooked.

+x Con
Ranks
+1 to 3 Con Item
+3 Skill Focus
+2 Djinni Bloodline
+4 Exemplar


Kensai concentration replaces reflex saves.
Ring of Evasion.
Any concentration based spell
Using a skill without provoking.

Thats all i got

 

[Ahnehnois]

Tunic of Steady Spellcasting (MIC, CAdv) grants +5. There's also a Headband of Conscious Effort in there that lets you use Concentration in place of a fort save 1/day (could use magic item creation rules to improve that I suppose).

 

[Nebten]

I'm sure you are aware about it, but Combat Casting gives +4 to Concentration checks when casting on the defensive and Steady Concentration (RoS) allows you to take 10 on all Concentration checks.

 

[Jhaelen]

Well, you should definitely check out the Diamond Mind discipline in Tome of Battle. It offers maneuvers to use Concentration checks in place of saves and damage rolls. Here's a guide that lists a few interesting options. I'm sure there's lots of other guides.

 

[Sunking]

if you are using expandet psionic handbook, and have powerpoints eighter throu class, race or the wildtalent feat, you can become psionic focused and by expending that you can make a take 15 on consentration (works like take 10, but 15 instead and you can only use it for consentration)

 

[Runestar]

While not exactly a boost, steady concentration (races of stone?) lets you take 10 on concentration checks.

 

[parinho7]

Divine Insight: You gain insight bonus of 5 + caster level
on one single skill check. (Level 2 cleric spell from spell compedium)

Heroism and Greater Heroism spells

 

[shadyizok]

From DMG:

Skill bonus (competence) = Bonus squared × 100 gp. Example: boots of elvenkind.

Ask your DM to just let you buy one that gives you +5 or +10 (2.5k or 10K)

 

[Halford]

The Magic Item Compendium also has the Third Eye Concentrate which gives a +10 bonus for 10,000gp and takes up the face slot. It is on page 141.

 

[insanogeddon]

Thanks. Some great suggestions.

The reason asked: We are playing savage tides, just started. I know its a idiot build but for RP reasons and challenge reasons I am sticking to it.'

Samurai 5, Kensai 5 (comp.war), Exemplar 2 (comp.adv), Kensai 2, Exemplar 2, Kensai 3, Samurai or Exemplar 1.

Before any start...
I know Samurai are poor warriors with behaviour restrictions and fewer AND limited feats than either fighters or rangers without any of their perks.
I know Kensai are a false power class as tho they can boost str +8 untyped (as a move action) it only lasts 1/2 kensai level worst you cannot do it at will but its tied to increasing concentration checks, and is equivocal to the 3 bab you loose 24/7. The str is best used for a 2H exotic weapon and 1 level exotic weapon master so the samurai 2 weapon thing is limited further nevermind the pathetic d8 HD and lack of fort save or that monk and kensai are a vastly superior option.
Exemplar are just crippled.

That said the 3 classes fit really well together (perfection in action zen style).

I was going to go intimidating strike and boost intimidate but decided to just stick to concentration for my exemplar focus as it fits samurai duel stories better and the goliath barbarian has intimidate down pat nevermind a 1st level: +10 strength (+4 race, +6 rage). The dm gave the player mountain hammer proficiency for free so inevitably exotic weapon master and x2 str to damage shall follow so on the bright side any build I would make would be out damaged so the style and flexibility this build has will be more rewarding than trying to play damage catch up.

(we all got +1 ECL free as apparently its a hard campaign... thus my djinni bloodline)

As such I will have a huge concentration (which exemplar 5 lets you use as diplomacy like a jedi mind trick) and may as well use it to make up for any lackings in my build choices.

Again due to external reasons my race is raptorian. Goliath was sweeter with its save feats and all but one cannot control their destiny always.

Unfortunately Diamond mind and Psionics are off the cards. If only I could add concentration to damage....